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				<title>Jacob replied to the discussion Connecting server-side purchases/renewals with initial ad clicks on Google Ads in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/connecting-server-side-purchases-renewals-with-initial-ad-clicks-on-google-ads/#post-7615</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:39:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/connecting-server-side-purchases-renewals-with-initial-ad-clicks-on-google-ads/#post-7615"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Connecting server-side purchases/renewals with initial ad clicks on Google Ads</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Absolutely, you can handle this by using the Google Ads API&#8217;s ConversionUploadService. This service lets you record &#8220;offline&#8221; or server-side conversions. The key is to keep track of the ad click that originally brought the user to your site, this is done by storing the click ID, referred to as &#8216;gclid&#8217; &#8211; or if it&#8217;s for iOS, it&#8217;s &#8216;wbraid&#8217; or&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1964"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/connecting-server-side-purchases-renewals-with-initial-ad-clicks-on-google-ads/#post-7615" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob replied to the discussion Integrating Google Analytics GA4 API in Ruby on Rails using the google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta gem in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/integrating-google-analytics-ga4-api-in-ruby-on-rails-using-the-google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta-gem/#post-7118</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:17:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/integrating-google-analytics-ga4-api-in-ruby-on-rails-using-the-google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta-gem/#post-7118"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Integrating Google Analytics GA4 API in Ruby on Rails using the google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta gem</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>The &#8220;request invalid&#8221; error you&#8217;re encountering could be due to a number of factors, but one common issue is improper syntax or formatting in the API request. With the &#8216;google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta&#8217; gem, you need to ensure that all your custom fields and events are formatted correctly in accordance with the expectations of the Google Analytics&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1470"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/integrating-google-analytics-ga4-api-in-ruby-on-rails-using-the-google-apis-analyticsdata_v1beta-gem/#post-7118" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob replied to the discussion Troubleshooting the issue of (other) language in Google Analytics 4 during migration from Universal Analytics in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-the-issue-of-other-language-in-google-analytics-4-during-migration-from-universal-analytics/#post-6414</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:37:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-the-issue-of-other-language-in-google-analytics-4-during-migration-from-universal-analytics/#post-6414"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> Troubleshooting the issue of (other) language in Google Analytics 4 during migration from Universal Analytics</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>The issue here seems to be due to the transition from Universal Analytics to Google Analytics 4. In Google Analytics 4, the method for tracking user language has changed and it doesn&#8217;t appear to support the &#8220;set&#8221; command anymore. Instead, Google Analytics 4 now auto-tracks user language using the browser&#8217;s language setting, and the &#8216;language&#8217;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-1134"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-the-issue-of-other-language-in-google-analytics-4-during-migration-from-universal-analytics/#post-6414" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob started the discussion How to Use a Custom Dimension with GA4 and JDBC in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-use-a-custom-dimension-with-ga4-and-jdbc/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:12:42 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-use-a-custom-dimension-with-ga4-and-jdbc/">How to Use a Custom Dimension with GA4 and JDBC</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Hey, I could really use some help here. I&#8217;m working with the JDBC driver for GA4 and attempting to query some custom dimensions. After checking the metadata API, it looks like one of the custom dimensions is labeled as &#8216;customUser:dimension1&#8217;.</p>
<p>However, when I try to run a query— specifically &#8216;SELECT Date, conversions, dimensions FROM &#8220;&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-332"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-use-a-custom-dimension-with-ga4-and-jdbc/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob started the discussion Troubleshooting: Inconsistency with GA4 custom event firing outside of tagassistant preview mode in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-inconsistency-with-ga4-custom-event-firing-outside-of-tagassistant-preview-mode/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:54:46 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-inconsistency-with-ga4-custom-event-firing-outside-of-tagassistant-preview-mode/">Troubleshooting: Inconsistency with GA4 custom event firing outside of tagassistant preview mode</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Hey there, I&#8217;ve got a bit of a conundrum on my hands. I&#8217;ve been messing around with a custom page_view event that only fires under one specific circumstance. When this happens, I actually get two page_view events.</p>
<p>Now, when I&#8217;m in preview mode in GTM or using the tagassistant, everything&#8217;s peachy. It fires just fine, even sends out a POST&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-187"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/troubleshooting-inconsistency-with-ga4-custom-event-firing-outside-of-tagassistant-preview-mode/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob replied to the discussion How to Resolve Missing Total Revenue Calculation Issue in GA4? in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-resolve-missing-total-revenue-calculation-issue-in-ga4/#post-5429</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:53:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-resolve-missing-total-revenue-calculation-issue-in-ga4/#post-5429"><span class="bb-reply-lable">Reply to</span> How to Resolve Missing Total Revenue Calculation Issue in GA4?</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>I&#8217;m sorry for the inconvenience, but currently I&#8217;m unable to directly open and interpret the contents of the links included in your question as they lead to images of code, and image analysis is not within my capabilities. However, I could suggest that you verify if your Javascript is correctly configured and is properly communicating with&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-156"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/how-to-resolve-missing-total-revenue-calculation-issue-in-ga4/#post-5429" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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				<title>Jacob started the discussion Identifying the origin of unexpected events in Google Analytics 4 in the forum Google Analytics 4</title>
				<link>http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/identifying-the-origin-of-unexpected-events-in-google-analytics-4/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2023 22:53:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class = "activity-discussion-title-wrap"><a href="https://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/identifying-the-origin-of-unexpected-events-in-google-analytics-4/">Identifying the origin of unexpected events in Google Analytics 4</a></p> <div class="bb-content-inr-wrap"><p>Man, over the last month I&#8217;ve seen about 50 new event types rocking and rolling! Oddly enough, I didn&#8217;t add these in GTM or as custom dimensions or audiences. Some of them are buck wild, recording hundreds of event occurrences every day. We&#8217;re talking curious monikers like &#8220;Create Report Viz&#8221;, &#8220;Resize pancake&#8221;, or &#8220;Add New Component&#8221;. Does any one&hellip;</p>
<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-63"><a href="http://googleanalytics4.co/forums/discussion/identifying-the-origin-of-unexpected-events-in-google-analytics-4/" rel="nofollow"> Read more</a></span></p>
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