Unfortunately, because data in Google Analytics is processed at the time of collection and is not retroactive, you cannot recover the old dimensions data that was incorrectly configured. The incorrect setup would mean the data was likely not stored in the way you intended. However, any dimensions sent in the URLs during page views might be… Read more

In simpler terms, what you are experiencing is because Google Analytics 4 (GA4) doesn’t use the same method for client ID tracking as Google Analytics 3 (GA3) does. While GA3 uses “_ga” cookies, GA4 provides this ID differently. Therefore, when using both on the same page, they are not sharing the same client ID, they just work in different ways.

Is this term specifically used in Analytics? I’ve been searching through Google Analytics guides but can’t seem to find anything about it.

Hey guys, I’m noticing something weird. The number from the API is more than what’s showing on the UI. I attached screenshots for better understanding.

The UI is showing a total of 5,275 users
(See this)

On the other hand, I’m seeing 6,152 users from the API.
(Check here)

Anyone got any tips to get the correct user count?

The issue might be related to how the Google Analytics 4 API is interpreting the dateRange values you are providing. Check first if the date format you are using is correct, the valid format for GA4 is “YYYY-MM-DD”. Moreover, ensure that there’s data for the whole range of dates you’ve requested. The GA4 API only returns data for the dates where… Read more

Hey there! So, I’ve been playing around with Google Analytics on my site, messing around with the different dashboards and stuff. They’re a cool way to see the who/what/where of site visitors.

I had this thought – how sick would it be to stick those Google Analytics dashboards right on my own website? It’s all hosted at mycompany.com.au. It’ll be…

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To count the instances where the last event of a session occurred on a specific page (a.k.a “Exits”), you can make use of the user_pseudo_id and event_timestamp fields to find the last event in each session. The approach involves grouping by user_pseudo_id and then ordering matters by event_timestamp to find the last event for each user.

You… Read more

The behavior you are observing may be attributed to how Google Analytics 4 (GA4) processes and attributes user data. Active users, considered as a metric, are deduplicated across the selected dimension. If you select “session default channel” as the dimension, GA4 deduplicates the user counts across the different channels. Consequently, when… Read more

From your shared code, it’s hard to pinpoint the issue without additional details. However, common issues can be related to spelling/case-sensitivity in the class name or the structure of the HTML. You can use the Google Tag Manager’s preview mode feature for troubleshooting—this will help to ensure that clicks on the target element are properly r… Read more

From your explanation, it appears you’re trying to break down your event counts by itemId. However, you’re facing an issue because the recently announced schema compatibility changes make it impossible as item-scoped dimensions like itemName are incompatible with event-scoped metrics like eventCount. Unfortunately, with these new changes, you… Read more

You may not be able to get your GA4 results to look exactly like your Universal Analytics results because these are two different platforms with different ways of measuring and reporting. The main difference is that Universal Analytics is session-based while GA4 is event-based. That being said, you may be able to get similar data by exploring… Read more

Sorry mate, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) doesn’t have built-in tools the way GA3 does for tracking site speed. You’re going to have to DIY this one – you’ll need to generate your own data using custom metrics on the page_view event and create a tailor-made report.

They’ve got this interface called PerformanceNavigationTiming with loads of timing… Read more

GA4’s Measurement Protocol is significantly different from Universal Analytics. The familiar ‘dh’ parameter (document hostname) from Universal Analytics, doesn’t exist in GA4. Therefore, the idea of passing ‘host_name’ in the same manner does not work in GA4. The GA4 protocol uses an event-based model, therefore, most of the parameters you passed… Read more

The error message is saying that the function “PERCENTILE_CONT” isn’t being used correctly. This function needs two specific types of numbers as inputs, but in your code, it’s getting a different type of data that it doesn’t know how to handle. To fix this error, you need to make sure that the data you’re feeding into the function is of a… Read more