Questions tagged [measurement-protocol]

The Google Analytics Measurement Protocol allows developers to make HTTP requests to send raw user interaction data directly to Google Analytics servers.

This allows developers to measure how users interact with their business from almost any environment. Developers can then use the Measurement Protocol to:

  • Measure user activity in new environments.
  • Tie online to offline behavior.
  • Send data from both the web and server.

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How to get a geoID for the Google Analytics Measurement Protocol from a zipcode or coords?

is it possible to get a geoID for the Geographical Override parameter in the Google Analytics Measurement Protocol from a zipcode or coordinates?
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Can I get server side events sent into Google Tag Manger

We need to track some server-side events given that some of the activity done by our users is offline over the phone and send these events over to multiple tracking tools and ad networks to stop or intensify remarketing budget. We have been reading…
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How does measurement protocol work for internal promotions with multiple promos

I have been trying to use measurement protocol to send data to google analytics and I had stumbled upon the point on how to send the hit for Internal Promotions. The Measurement Protocol offers promo$id, promo$nm, promo$cr and promo$ps for the…
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Google analytics events real time appeared, not in reports

I have hit events to google analytics using measurement protocol parameters from java. worked fine more than 5 months. but within a week event hits only appear in real time data, but not in reports. JS api hits already works fine and no issue. i…
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Google Analytics Measurement Protocol events sent via REST API are not seen on the dashboard

I am trying to use the Google Analytics Measurement Protocol to record some events happening on my server-side code. I am using the REST API as suggested here but I don't see any events on the Google Analytics dashboard. When I try to add the event…
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Google Measurement Protocol advanced e-commerce hits not showing up in Analytics

I'm having issues with tracking advanced e-commerce transactions through Google Measurement Protocol. I want to use this because we can track sales with the most accuracy if it is done server-side. So we take over the cid from the frontend and track…
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How to know if data comes from measurement protocol?

How do you recognize measurement protocol data transfer in GA?
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GA's Measurement Protocol is sending events to the wrong view and not because of filters

I'm trying to send an event to GA using their measurement protocol events, however, the damn thing is not going into All website data. Rather it goes into a different view I have created. I made sure to double-check filters and they should not be…
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Google Analytics Measurement Protocol - Data Shows in Real Time Analytics and disappears

I am hoping someone can help shed some light on what is going on here, I am at my wits end and fear I have been looking at the problem too long. I have searched up and down without finding a resolution to the issue. I have C# application that is…
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Google Analytics Measurement Protocol Large Transactions

Is it possible to split your transaction using Google Analytics Measurement Protocol and still have accurate results? Problem to tackle: Big Order which exceeds 8000K limit in protocol. I can't shrink them at the moment. I could replace product…
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GA - how to measure source, medium and campaign using measurement protocol (auctions)?

We have an online marketplace website with auctions. We would like to measure won auctions in Google Analytics, but this is not a frontend event, but a backend event (a timer for auction end expires). The user, who leads with the highest bid placed,…
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Using not described parameters in measurement protocol

Is a transfer of parameters tel and email that aren't part of Measurement Protocol and aren't described in docs, the identificational data upload ? For…
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Sending GA for Firebase event via Measurement Protocol

I'm using Google Analytics property for Firebase project, and I'm trying to send some event via Measurement Protocol but as far as I see there is no specific MP parameters for such events. Is there any way to do this?
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Sending custom event data to Google Analytics

I need to track events in Google Analytics from a server through the Measurement Protocol. I can do this just fine, but my problem is that I want to send additional/custom data along with the event. Specifically, I want to send a UUID along with the…
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Is user IP needed to make Google Analytics see a single visitor from both the tag and the Measurement Protocol?

I wish to use the Google Analytics Measurement Protocol to supplement the information GA stores about a visitor that was already constructed client side, using the GA tag. I might want to set a Custom Dimension for a user, or to record an event, or…