[Jose]

It’s quite possible that GTM (Google Tag Manager) and the hardcoded GA4 tag are interfering with each other. As such, you might have to consider consolidating your setup around a single implementation. In your case, it’s advisable to move the hardcoded GA4 tag into GTM as GTM can natively handle GA4 tags. For your custom events, instead of using gtag('event',...) in your code, you will need to make use of GTM’s event tag setup. You can continue triggering certain events in your single page application via Javascript. Ensure to use dataLayer.push to push the events into data layer and then instruct GTM to listen for that using the Custom Event trigger. It might initially seem a bit more work, but it will help debug issues in the future and provide a centralized platform for managing your all of your tags along with the custom events you need.

[Jose]

This can be quite challenging because GA4 has changed quite a lot from UA, including how the data is structured and reported. For GA4, there is currently no public reporting API like there was for UA. As of now, GA4 only has the Data API which is in alpha phase and does not provide the complete functionality of the previous version. This might be the reason why your events and parameters are not returning the expected data. Also, custom dimensions and metrics are treated as event parameters in GA4, so there may be changes in how they are queried. For accurate implementation, it would be best to check Google’s up-to-date documentation or reach out to Google’s support network for guidance.

[Jose]

The issue you’re encountering while installing the “Google.Analytics.Data.V1Beta” package using NuGet is likely not related to the .NET Framework version. Although you’re using .NET Framework 4.7.2 and the package is supposed to be compatible with net462 and beyond, the installation issue seems to be caused by the version of Visual Studio you’re using. I have personally experienced a similar issue in Visual Studio 2015, but the package installed successfully in other versions like Visual Studio 2017, 2019, and 2022. Hence, I suggest trying to install the package on a later version of Visual Studio.

[Jose]

Sure, let me break it down for you a bit more conversationally.

So, you’ve got this handy tool, the GA4 Dimensions & Metrics Explorer, which you can access through this link here: https://ga-dev-tools.web.app/ga4/dimensions-metrics-explorer/. What it does is basically help you determine if the metrics and dimensions you’re working with are compatible or not.

When you go to use it, just make sure to have your account and property ID ready because you’ll need to pop them in – there’s an image here that shows you exactly where you’ll need to do that: https://i.stack.imgur.com/S9qFU.png.

Okay, so once you’ve got that sorted, you can start ticking off dimensions and metrics that you’re interested in – there’s a little checkbox next to their names. And, as you’re doing that, you’ll see them get added to your list.

Now, this is the really cool part – if any of the dimensions and metrics are not quite compatible with each other, they’ll gray out. It’s like a real-time compatibility check. So, this might give you a clearer idea of why you’re running into the “[GA4] Data compatibility” error.

[Jose]

Yes, there is a simple way to get the GA4 Measurement ID. You can use the Google Tag Assistant, a free Chrome extension, to quickly find this information. Once installed, browse to the website you want to get the GA4 Measurement ID from and simply click the Tag Assistant icon. It will display all Google tags found on the site, including Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and others. Then find the Google Analytics 4 tag mentioned in the displayed list and click on it, your GA4 measurement ID will be visible there. Note that it usually starts with “G-“. Keep in mind, however, that this method works only if the website does not block or restrict the visibility of these tags.