Raw data

When we talk about data in Matomo we often refer to Raw data, and the report data. RAW data is the tracking information gathered from your site and stored in your Matomo database.

To view the RAW data in Matomo, go to Matomo > Visitors > Real-time (or "Visits log"). Other reports such as heatmaps and session recording also rely on RAW data. Learn more how to work with Raw data in the guides below.

Getting started

What is the difference between RAW data and report data?

Export data

Make the Matomo Analytics RAW data available to my data warehouseExport the Raw data from Matomo (users, actions, clicks)Write SQL queries to select visitors, list of pageviews, searches, events in the Matomo database