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NielsenIQ (NIQ) provides retail measurement and consumer point-of-sale data covering sales, distribution, and market share across categories, markets, and time periods. With BonData, you can connect to your NielsenIQ data services to pull measurement facts and reference dimensions within Agent workflows.

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NielsenIQ API Key Setup

NielsenIQ data services authenticate with client credentials issued by NIQ. Follow these steps to connect BonData.

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Step 1: Request API Access from NielsenIQ

  1. Contact your NielsenIQ account representative or NIQ Connect administrator to request API access for your subscription
  2. NIQ provisions a Client ID and Client Secret (or an API Key) scoped to the datasets included in your contract
  3. Note the base URL of the NIQ data service or Connect API assigned to your account
NielsenIQ data is licensed per subscription. The categories, markets, and periods available through the API are limited to what your organization has purchased.

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Step 2: Confirm Your Dataset Scope

  1. In NIQ Connect, review the categories and markets included in your entitlement
  2. Confirm which facts/measures (for example sales value, sales volume, and distribution) your subscription exposes

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Step 3: Enter Credentials in BonData

  1. In BonData, navigate to Integrations and select NielsenIQ
  2. Enter your Client ID and Client Secret (or API Key)
  3. Click Connect - BonData validates the credentials and retrieves your available datasets

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Required Fields

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Available Data

Once connected, BonData can sync the following NielsenIQ data:
  • Products / Items - Product and item reference data including UPC/EAN, brand, and manufacturer
  • Markets - Retail markets, channels, and geographies used to slice measurement data
  • Periods - Time periods (weekly, monthly, quarterly) available in your subscription
  • Categories - Category and subcategory hierarchy used to organize items and facts
  • Facts / Measures - Measurement values such as sales value, sales volume, and distribution (ACV/PCV)