Google Analytics Embed API: How to Auto-Authenticate? - google-analytics

Question

I'm using the Google Analytics Embed API to embed some GA data on a custom dashboard. I'm using the method from the demo site:
https://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/embed-api/
gapi.analytics.auth.authorize({
container: 'embed-api-auth-container',
clientid: 'MY CLIENT ID',
});
This works fine. But it requires the user to authenticate before they can see the data. How do I get around this or auto-authenicate using this method (so anyone that can access the page doesn't have to login)?

Answer 1

I want to use Google Analytics Embed in my admin dashboard. After hours, searching similar posts on stackoverflow, and any other sites found by google search, i have solved my auth problem. Then i want to share.
Firstly, you know, you need some credentials. get your client_id and client_secret keys from https://console.developers.google.com. Add your site(example.com) to authenticated js source... and follow directions...
Secondly, go to https://developers.google.com/oauthplayground/ and select api (Google Analytics Reporting API v4) check https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics and https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly
And this is important: Before pressing Authorize Apis button, you should press settings button on top rigth side of page. then check "Use your own OAuth credentials" on settings popup and write your own client_id client_secret
Now you can press Authorize Apis button.
Then press "Exchange authorization code for tokens" button and copy refresh token code. Seems like 1/gwPrtXcdqpC_pDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXzvVA.
So you have client_id, client_secret and refresh_token(taken by your own auth via settings popup)
Let see javascript code:
of course, add
<script>
(function (w, d, s, g, js, fs) {
g = w.gapi || (w.gapi = {}); g.analytics = { q: [], ready: function (f) { this.q.push(f); } };
js = d.createElement(s); fs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
js.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js';
fs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fs); js.onload = function () { g.load('analytics'); };
}(window, document, 'script'));
</script>
Then you can use this script as example:
<script>
//CX Google Auth Process
var client_id = "111XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXson.apps.googleusercontent.com";
var client_secret = "edXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXabW";
function CXAuth(parameters) {
var credits= { client_secret: client_secret, grant_type: 'refresh_token', refresh_token: '1/AXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXi7', client_id: client_id };
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "https://www.googleapis.com/oauth2/v4/token",
contentType: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded",
data: credits,
dataType: "json",
success: function (credits) {
//console.log("CX Auth success");
gapi.analytics.auth.authorize({
serverAuth: {
"access_token": credits.access_token,
"expires_in": credits.expires_in,
"token_type": credits.token_type
},
container: 'embed-api-auth-container', //Your auth div id in html
clientid: client_id,
clientsecret: client_secret
});
}, error: function (xhr, textStatus, errorThrown) {
console.log("cx ajax post error:" + xhr.statusText);
}
});
}
gapi.analytics.ready(function () {
CXAuth();
//CX Get your ids no from https://ga-dev-tools.appspot.com/query-explorer/
var report = new gapi.analytics.report.Data({
query: {
ids: 'ga:18XXXXX', //Your ids no
//CX ga:visits,ga:sessions,ga:users for Tekil kullanıcı Sayısı-Unique user count
metrics: 'ga:pageviews', // Not unique user count
dimensions: 'ga:date',
'start-date': '2018-01-01',
'end-date': 'today'
}
});
var total = 0;
report.on('success', function handleCoreAPIResponse(resultsAsObject) {
if (resultsAsObject.rows.length > 0) {
resultsAsObject.rows.forEach(function pushNumericColumn(row) {
total = Number(total) + Number(row[1]);
});
document.getElementById("totalCounter").textContent = total;
}
});
report.execute();
var dataChart = new gapi.analytics.googleCharts.DataChart({
query: {
'ids': 'ga:18XXXXX', // <-- Replace with the ids value for your view.
'start-date': '30daysAgo',
'end-date': 'today',
'metrics': 'ga:sessions,ga:users',
'dimensions': 'ga:date'
},
chart: {
'container': 'site_statistics', //Your div id
'type': 'LINE',
'options': {
'width': '100%'
}
}
});
//CX Responsive Google Charts
window.addEventListener('resize', function () {
dataChart.execute();
});
$(document).ready(function () {
dataChart.execute();
});
});
</script>
and finally in your html like this:
<div id="embed-api-auth-container"></div>
<div id="site_statistics" class="chart"> </div>
<div id="totalCounter">0</div >
if all steps correct, you can get auto refresh token via js on your Admin Dashboard without pressing sign in button manually everytime.

Answer 2

Essentially, you're asking about authorizing server side on behalf of your visitors.
Various forms of this question have been asked before, so rather than re-answer I'll just send you some links:
Using Google Analytics to show subset of data for customers of web application using embed api
Google Analytics Embed API: How to retireve access token?
And here's the documentation for the auth method, which discusses the serverAuth option:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/embed/v1/component-reference#auth

Answer 3

I would suggest you follow this:
Go to this website: Google Analytics
SignUp for a Google Analytics Account
Go to the Admin Tab
Create a new Property (put your website URL)
Under new Property go to Tracking Info > Tracking Code, and there is a piece of code
Copy it and put in every JS file of each page you want to track in your site
Go to Reporting Tab on Google Analytics and on the left side click on Real-Time
Start seeing real-time data of visitors of your page