We have a website with GA4 and want to set up data collection using Google Analytics Data API v4. We can see all custom events we defined show up Google Analytics UI under Engagement/Events. But when we call https://analyticsdata.googleapis.com/v1beta/ some of them are missing.
To be specific we are running the following to get list of all dimensions and metrics:
from google.analytics.data_v1beta import BetaAnalyticsDataClient
from google.analytics.data_v1beta.types import GetMetadataRequest
property_id = "PROPERTY_ID"
client = BetaAnalyticsDataClient()
request = GetMetadataRequest(name=f"properties/{property_id}/metadata")
print(client.get_metadata(request=request))
Does anyone know why some events are not showing up with the above code?
Thank you!
EDIT:
I found that only events marked as conversion (Configure/Events) show up in the metadata. But why?
EDIT2:
According to https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/advanced#event-scoped_custom_dimensions https://analyticsdata.googleapis.com/v1beta/properties/GA4_PROPERTY_ID/metadata only returns metrics and dimensions. So I guess I need to use something else to retrieve all events?
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Im trying to extend Google Analytics 4 reports with data from the contact form submission.
Im sending event with a custom data through dataLayer to Google Tag Manager. Then GTM sends this to Google Analytics 4.
window.dataLayer.push({
event: 'formSubmission',
formData: {
lead_name: 'Lorem',
lead_email: 'lorem#ipsum.com',
lead_areas: ['web app design', 'mobile development']
}
});
I've correctly registered all custom dimensions and my data proceed correctly.
However, when im trying to create the report using lead_areas, Im facing a trouble that my areas listed as a string with comma-separated values instead of single values.
I don't have much experience in GA4. Please help me understand,
How can I send multiple values for one custom dimension in the scope of single event?
Thanks!
There are two type of custom parameters: text or number. So you can't send an array as value of a parameter but you can send different parameters like lead_area1, lead_area2, etc...
I am running a React web app on Firebase. Firebase automatically generates G-type measurement ID (G-XXXX). I'd like to get a UA-type measurement ID (UA-XXXX) and somehow integrate it into Firebase project.
Reason: I want to use React-GA package (https://github.com/react-ga/react-ga) but the package apparently does not support G type measurement IDs.
Is there any way to create and integrate the UA-type measurement ID somehow to Firebase project configuration? I'd love to see the data reflected into the Firebase console dashboard, not having to leave the console to see the data.
Any idea on how to do this? Thanks!
I had done it before with the same package.
First; you need to add a "universal analytics property" manually on google analytics page. Because Firebase is only using latest version. Click admin icon at the bottom-left and then click + Create Property
You will see Show Advanced Options button. Enable this of an earlier version of Google Analytics. Once you finish you get your UA-xxxx code.
import ReactGA from 'react-ga';
class GAService {
init() {
ReactGA.initialize('UA-XXXXXXX-X');
//ReactGA.pageview(window.location.pathname + window.location.search);
}
}
const instance = new GAService();
export default instance;
Trying to extract a userID from GoogleAnalytics. This is to view which user is the using the website most and least.
I would to retrieve the top 5 user IDs and bottom 5 user IDs that were passed using either:
gtag('config', 'GA_TRACKING_ID', {
'user_id': 'USER_ID'
});
OR
using a custom dimension... ( https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/2709828?hl=en )
I'm (vaguely) aware of policies and TOS to keep 'non identifying' information on Google BUT there are posts online indicating you can link back to CMS data.
Steps so far
Google Analytics with UserID and view setup - Working in Google dashboard and showing filtered userID and All website data using the idea.
Requirements:
Extract page view and session data for each userId between a date
range (or all by default)
UserID via standard GA method
UserID via Custom dimension method
Any help, pointers or examples how someone has completed something like this are appreciated.
NOTE: This is to PULL data out of GA and manipulate/display it on an external system/dashboard.
Seen this which states it's not possible: Google analytics userID tracking
and this which states it (kind of) is google analytics API implementation for tracking a specific user activities in php
The solution I used:
Tracking
Create Google Analytics account
Create a new view by activating the UserID tracking (labeled NewView1)
Use https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gtagjs/custom-dims-mets
i.e. Define your custom dimension
Get Analytics tracking code + Add custom definition code
Create a Custom report using the 'metrics' you want to see and filtering by the 'custom dimension' I created earlier.
(note: data took ~ 12 hours to be visible so don't expect to work instantly)
Front end tracking additions
gtag('config', 'GA_TRACKING_ID', {
'custom_map': {'dimension<Index>': 'dimension_name'}
});
// Sends the custom dimension to Google Analytics.
gtag('event', 'any_event_name', {'dimension_name': dimension_value});
Extraction
Create New Google Developer Console Project (API)
Use a Service Account to connect the API with Analytics ( https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/core/v4/quickstart/service-php ) -- API -> credentials -> Create Credentials (Service Account key)
(assign role [mine was set to Project => View])
Save the Text file to your filesystem and rename to json as per examples
Add permissions to your Analytics project by copy/pasting the 'Email' from the Service account details into Analytics User Management.
Get the view ID of the data you wish to extract (Analtyics created in step 2 in tracking)
Use the sample Code (HelloAnalytics.php) to connect and extract data
Use your custom dimension to filter results
The dimension filter I used was $dimensions (see below)
...
$dimensions = new \Google_Service_AnalyticsReporting_Dimension();
$dimensions->setName('ga:dimension1'); // as per docs
// Create the ReportRequest object.
$request = new \Google_Service_AnalyticsReporting_ReportRequest();
$request->setViewId($VIEW_ID);
$request->setDateRanges($dateRange);
$request->setMetrics(array($sessions, $pageviews));
$request->setDimensions($dimensions);
From there I was able to see the same data via API that I could see in the custom report on analytics web.
NOTE: be careful of which Google project and view you're in while setting up
permissions and dimensions.
NOTE: using gtag() code and not Universal (ga()) js code
The answer is a very brief/rough summary of how I achieved my specific goal. It is not a one-size-fits all solution but hopefully it will give someone a better idea of how to set and extract custom variable data within Google.
The final result was data from the API. From there it's up to you.
I am in the process of setting up enhanced Ecommerce for GA and have had a few requests of additional of what else the client would like to see in their reports. Once of which is
"Where can i see a report if the locations that a use types in when they use the store locator"
There is already an internal search functionality thats been set up and is tracking the search terms people are typing when looking for products, but i'm not sure if i would need to set this up as a second search terms report or if it's something different?
The URL of the page is different to the internal search results and is www.domain.com/store-locator#wales|GB|0|0|0
Any insight into this would be really helpful.
Thanks,
Roxi
As to me knowledge, you are not able to use bookmarks (#something) in GA for internal site search setup. Only GET and POST parameters are allowed. In your situation I think the best solution is to use GA events to send the data about used location each time the user is using this functionality. You need to include addition ga() function call to track those events. Info about how to set it up you could find here: event tracking. After setting things up, you will see all the info about number and type of called events in Behavior -> Events reports section in GA.
Example code:
<button onlick="var hash_location=window.location.hash;ga('send','event','Locator',has_location)">Click me</button>
With such function new event will be send to GA with Event Category=Locator and Event Action=hash in the url. You have some complicated hash, so most probably you need to extract first some info from this using regular expression. Example to get first item from |-separated list in the hash:
var pattern = new RegExp('[^#|]+');
var hash_location = pattern.exec(window.location.hash)[0];
Any ideas how i would filter the response based on a custom dimension when making an api call to the real time reporting api?
Below is what i have tried setting the filter to in the api call, my custom dimension is called dimension1.
filters=rt:dimension1==test
filters=ga:dimension1==test
Both the above filter do not work for the real time api.
But it seems i can use the following filter when doing an api call to the Core Reporting Api
filters=ga:dimension1==test
So it looks like the real time API doesn't support custom dimensions
List of supported dimensions and metrics below for the real time api.
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/realtime/dimsmets/
You should be able to use filters=rt:dimension1==test as long as you are putting the dimension in your call. I'm not sure how you are making the call to the API. I'm using the javascript library and sending in JSON like this:
'params': {'ids': 'ga:xxxxxx', 'metrics': 'rt:totalEvents', 'dimensions': [ 'rt:eventCategory', 'rt:eventAction', 'rt:eventLabel', 'rt:minutesAgo'], 'filters': 'rt:eventLabel==Submit', 'fields': 'rows' }
Hope this helps!