REST API - Reports Payload?

[Moneypointz]

Hi,

I am new into Shopify API and am confused by the resulting payload from the REST API. 

I am able to connect and create a report using:

POST /admin/api/2020-10/reports.json

However, when I retrieve the report using:  

GET /admin/api/2020-10/reports/517154478.json   

 The payload doesn't actually contain any of the results of the actual report. The payload is only the report 

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
  "report": {
    "id": 517154478,
    "name": "Changed Report Name",
    "shopify_ql": "SHOW total_sales BY order_id FROM sales SINCE -12m UNTIL today ORDER BY total_sales",
    "updated_at": "2020-11-04T19:36:55-05:00",
    "category": "custom_app_reports"
  }
}

How the heck do I actually query the results of that report? E.g. How do I return the total sales in the payload?

[Greg_Kujawa · Accepted solution]

This API endpoint is just for managing reports. As for actually running them (presumably using the Shopify QL), you would need to use the Embedded App SDK. Explained here --> https://shopify.dev/docs/admin-api/rest/reference/analytics/shopify-ql. 

[Moneypointz]

Thanks for the quick feedback.
Looks like I need the Analytics API and not the Admin API.