[Jeffrey]

Hello,

The error with the placeholder username and the missing public key suggests that the key pair hasn’t been properly generated or registered. Ensure that you’ve clicked Create & Generate Key in the Google Analytics interface. This step should generate a public/private key pair. Download the generated public key and upload it to your SFTP server under the appropriate user’s authorized keys directory. Verify permissions: Ensure the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file on your server has the correct access permissions (chmod 600).

The 500 error could indicate a misconfiguration in the SFTP settings or an issue on the server side. Check these settings:
– The server URL matches your SFTP hostname (not IP address, unless explicitly required).
– The username in Google Analytics matches the SFTP user created on your server.
– Review SFTP server logs carefully to identify if the connection attempt is failing at the authentication stage or due to another reason.

If troubleshooting the SFTP setup becomes too time-consuming, consider using a tool like Skyvia. It is a no-code integration platform that can help automate Google Analytics and SFTP data synchronization without manual configuration headaches. It supports near real-time synchronization and is easy to set up for users with minimal technical expertise. You can learn more about how it works here.

I hope this helps resolve your issue.

[Jeffrey]

Hi,

The issue you’re facing with your landing page typically happens when GA4 is unable to attribute the session’s landing page.

Here are a few steps you can take to resolve this:

1. Ensure your GA4 tag is implemented correctly on all pages, especially the landing pages. If you’re using Google Tag Manager, confirm that the GA4 configuration tag is firing on the page load.

2. Go to your GA4 property settings and confirm that the data stream connected to your website is active and correctly set up.

3. Sessions originating from direct traffic might show (not set) if no referrer or campaign data is passed. Make sure other traffic sources like campaigns, ads, or referrals are tagged properly using UTM parameters.

4. In the GA4 interface, ensure you’re using the Page path and screen class dimension under the landing page report. This gives a clearer view of your landing pages.

5. Use the DebugView in GA4 to monitor the live flow of data from your site. Visit your landing pages and check if the page_view events are being logged correctly.

Hope it helps

[Jeffrey]

Hello @,

I think you can find easier ways for your task, for example, using some third-party tools, like Skyvia or Elastic. It can extract data from BigQuery, handle nested JSON parsing, and load it directly into SQL Server without requiring custom Python scripts or manual ETL processes, so this approach is much simpler and automated.

Hope it will be useful

[Jeffrey]

Since GA4 doesn’t auto-track page views on SPAs, you could try setting up custom page_view events that fire every time the URL changes. Adding page_location to these custom events should help capture the path. If you’re using Google Tag Manager, you could set up a trigger based on URL changes too. That way, you’ll see each “virtual” page in your reports without refreshing.

Hope it helps