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  • Alternative method to retrieve google analytics property id without accessing the google analytics dashboard

    Posted by Henry on 16 April 2023 at 4:20 am

    “Hey, I’m working on this project using the Google Analytics data API. I was wondering if there’s a way to suggest a user’s Google Analytics property ID directly from my site, rather than having them go to their dashboard and copying it over. Any ideas? Cheers!”

    John replied 1 year, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Lucas

    Member
    17 June 2023 at 11:12 pm

    Hey there! Unfortunately, it’s not feasible to fetch the user’s Google Analytics Property ID directly from your site due to security and privacy reasons. Google doesn’t provide such functionality. So the users still need to get the ID from their dashboard. It’s all about keeping the data safe and secure. Cheers!

  • John

    Member
    30 June 2023 at 4:18 am

    Unfortunately, due to security and privacy considerations, Google does not provide a direct way to fetch or suggest a user’s Google Analytics property ID from any site other than the Google Analytics dashboard itself. This helps to prevent unauthorized access to a user’s Google Analytics details. Therefore, your users will need to retrieve the property ID from their Google Analytics account and provide it to your site for the data integration.

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