The issue you’re experiencing could be due to several factors. One common reason is the delay between when data is collected and when it appears in reports in Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This processing latency might make data appear in BigQuery before it shows up in GA4. The delay can take anywhere from a few hours to 48 hours. Additionally, it’s… Read more

Yes, you can associate labels with phone numbers in your GA4 exploration with the help of Google Tag Manager (GTM). Here’s a snapshot of how you might do it:

1. First, locate the tag in GTM that triggers when people click on phone numbers.
2. Next, add a custom event property to this tag that will hold the descriptive label for the phone… Read more

I am using GA4 API with Google Python Client and Google Analytics Data Python Client. It works fine until my access token expires after an hour. I’ve been trying to refresh it, but I keep getting an “invalid_grant” error. I’ve checked the usual suspects like system clock, user permissions and so on, but haven’t managed to resolve it yet. Plus, I’m… Read more

Sure, you’re heading in the right direction. The process is fairly straightforward; it’s just a matter of waiting. Custom dimensions can take up to 48 hours to update in Google Analytics 4. So don’t worry, even if you see a value of (not set) for your custom dimension initially, it should start showing up after a couple of days. This is perfectly… Read more

I’m sorry to hear about the issues you’ve encountered while trying to create GA4 tags through the Google Tag Manager REST APIs. It’s unclear why you’re receiving errors suggesting the vendorTemplate parameter is causing issues; especially when you’re noting it isn’t specified as a necessary attribute in the official API documentation. This… Read more

Hey folks! Just wondering, has anyone else been using @google-analytics/data to pull data from Google Analytics? It’s looking good so far in the example from the library. But here’s the thing – it’s still in BETA. Does that make anyone nervous? Like, could it flip out on me at any moment? ‘Cause that’s what I’m thinking!

Here’s a snippet from the…

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I get what you’re saying, it might be frustrating to not see the ‘location’ dimension in the Real Time metrics of Google Analytics 4 API. You’re right, it’s not there as of now. But, I believe this is because the team is still working on the new GA4 API – it’s in beta and they’re adding on it constantly. As for the latitude and longitude data, the… Read more

Hey! This one’s been tripping me up, should’ve been a walk in the park but here we are. So, I’ve made this custom report in GA4 – it’s focused on User traffic with bits and bobs of different cards. Now, when I choose my Reports tab and the Library, there it is. It’s comfortably sitting in the Reports list, as it should.

Now, here’s where it gets… Read more