Data Source - Google Analytics
  • 03 Mar 2022
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Article Summary

Overview

Help page for setting up a data transfer for Google Analytics report data.

Supported Protocol

Data Loader: Embulk
Using the embulk-input-google_analytics plugin.

Limitations

None.

Settings

STEP 1: General Settings

Field Name
Required
Default Value
Description
Google Analytics Connection ConfigurationsYes-From the Google Analytics Connection Configurations created in advance, select the one with the necessary permissions for this transfer.
If you have not previously created any Connection Configurations, click the Add Connection Configuration button to set up a new one.
View IDYes-Enter the View ID for the data you wish to extract.
You can find your View ID in the View Settings tab under Admin in the Google Analytics Management page.
Timestamp FormatYes-Select the timestamp format of the report.
Note: the value set here cannot be set in the dimension field.
DimensionsNo-Enter the name of the dimensions you wish to extract.
You can set up to 8 dimensions.
For more information on the dimensions you can set, please refer to the following Google Analytics documentation.
MetricsNo-Enter the name of the metrics you wish to extract.
You can set up to 10 metrics.
For more information on the metrics you can set, please refer to the following Google Analytics documentation.
Extraction Date RangeNo-Enter the start and end date range, for the data you wish to extract.
If unspecified, the start date will automatically be set to 7 days prior to the current date, and the end date will be set to 1 day prior.
Transfer MethodYesFull LoadChoose between the Full Load or Incremental Load transfer methods.
If Incremental Load is selected, only new data since the previous job will be transferred.

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