Google Analytics
Google Analytics is the leading analytics platform by Google, now at the edge.
Find it on GitHub: /edgee-cloud/ga-component
Google Analytics 4 is now available at the edge. This means you can use Google Analytics 4 without having to load the Google Analytics 4 script on your website. This is a huge win for privacy and performance.
Google Analytics component accepts page
, identify
, and track
events.
Getting Started
Google Analytics 4 supports server-to-server integration via its Measurement Protocol API. Edgee monitors the capabilities of the Measurement Protocol API and regularly updates the GA component to propose the best level of reporting.
To add Google Analytics to your project:
- From the Edgee console, go to your project and go to the Data Collection service.
- Click on “Add Destination” and choose “Google Analytics”.
- Enter the
Measurement ID
and theAPI Secret
associated with your GA4 stream and click Save.
(To create a new API Secret, navigate in the Google Analytics UI to Admin > Data Streams > choose your stream > Measurement Protocol > Create) - You can now start sending events to Google Analytics.
Destination name
When specifying the destination in the Edgee Data Layer or using SDK methods, please use google_analytics
as the component name.