how to send events to multiple trackers in google analytics without two send calls (analytics.js)

Question

According to google's documentation for the new analytics.js - you can set up multiple trackers, and send events to them by explicitly mentioning the trackers by name in separate send calls:

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/advanced#multipletrackers

ga('create', 'UA-XXXX-Y');
ga('create', 'UA-12345-6', {'name': 'newTracker'});  // New tracker.
ga('send', 'pageview');
ga('newTracker.send', 'pageview'); // Send page view for new tracker.'

I'm wondering if there's a way to send one event to both trackers without having to write two separate send calls for every event, or even if there is a way to send using one send call and a comma delineated list of trackers or something. Anybody know?

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 25 '14 at 13:02

Based on the Asynchronous Synchronization docs & example code, you might be able to do something like:

function multiSend() {
  var trackers = ga.getAll();
  for (var i = 0; i < trackers.length; i++) {
     tracker=trackers[i].get('name')+'.send';
     argum = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
     argum = argum.toString();
     ga(tracker,argum);
  }
}

ga(multiSend('pageview')); // send a pageview to all defined trackers...

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 10 '13 at 00:25

0

Create a function with three parameters (you could include the additional two optional parameters for events, too, but for this example I only used category, action, and label.)

On your link, button, etc., use onclick to call the function and pass your parameters for the event.

<head>
    <script>
        function evtTrack(evtCat,evtAction,evtLabel) {

            ga('send', 'event', evtCat, evtAction, evtLabel);
            ga('newTracker.send', 'event', evtCat, evtAction, evtLabel);
}
    </script>
</head>

//Example
<body>
    <a href="blah.com" onclick="evtTrack('Product Category','Image Click', 'Shoes');">Example</a>
</body>

answered Oct 10 '13 at 00:25

Blexy

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This will send two requests to Google Analytics. My understanding is that OP is asking for a way to only send one request to GA with two different trackers. – Bjørn Børresen Dec 02 '14 at 15:33
Currently, this does work. Each property only receives 1 event. – frodo2975 Mar 10 '15 at 17:52

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 09 '17 at 00:26

Based on Mike's answer and it works with GA Universal.

function multiSend() {
  var trackers = ga.getAll();
  for (var i = 0; i < trackers.length; i++) {
    tracker=trackers[i].get('name')+'.send';
    argum = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments); 
    argum.unshift(tracker);
    ga.apply(window, argum);
  }
}

how to send events to multiple trackers in google analytics without two send calls (analytics.js)

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