Run Report in GA4 with Google Analytics API on Daily schedule from Schedule API

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Getting Started#

This integration creates a workflow with a Schedule trigger and Google Analytics action. When you configure and deploy the workflow, it will run on Pipedream's servers 24x7 for free.

Select this integration
Configure the Daily schedule trigger
1. Connect your Schedule account
2. Configure Cron Schedule
Configure the Run Report in GA4 action
1. Connect your Google Analytics account
2. Configure Property
3. Configure Start Date
4. Configure End Date
5. Configure Metrics
6. Optional- Configure Dimensions
7. Optional- Configure Dimension filter
Deploy the workflow
Send a test event to validate your setup
Turn on the trigger

Details#

This integration uses pre-built, source-available components from Pipedream's GitHub repo. These components are developed by Pipedream and the community, and verified and maintained by Pipedream.

To contribute an update to an existing component or create a new component, create a PR on GitHub. If you're new to Pipedream component development, you can start with quickstarts for trigger span and action development, and then review the component API reference.

Trigger#

Daily schedule on Schedule

Description:Trigger your workflow every day.

Version:0.0.1

Key:schedule-daily

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Schedule Overview#

The Schedule app in Pipedream is a powerful tool that allows you to trigger workflows at regular intervals, ranging from every minute to once a year. This enables the automation of repetitive tasks and the scheduling of actions to occur without manual intervention. By leveraging this API, you can execute code, run integrations, and process data on a reliable schedule, all within Pipedream's serverless environment.

Trigger Code#

import schedule from "../../schedule.app.mjs";

export default {
  name: "Daily schedule",
  version: "0.0.1",
  key: "schedule-daily",
  type: "source",
  description: "Trigger your workflow every day.",
  props: {
    schedule,
    cron: {
      propDefinition: [
        schedule,
        "cron",
      ],
      default: {
        cron: "0 11 * * *",
      },
    },
  },
};

Trigger Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI and CLI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Schedule	`schedule`	`app`	This component uses the Schedule app.
Cron Schedule	`cron`	`$.interface.timer`	Enter a cron expression

Trigger Authentication#

The Schedule API does not require authentication.

About Schedule#

Trigger workflows on an interval or cron schedule.

Action#

Run Report in GA4 on Google Analytics

Description:Returns a customized report of your Google Analytics event data. Reports contain statistics derived from data collected by the Google Analytics tracking code. [See the documentation here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/runReport)

Version:0.1.0

Key:google_analytics-run-report-in-ga4

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Google Analytics Overview#

The Google Analytics API unlocks the power of your analytics data, enabling automated access to custom reports, real-time statistics, and user behavior analysis. With it, you can extract actionable insights, push data to other platforms, and tailor your business strategy with precision. Leveraging Pipedream's serverless platform, these capabilities can be seamlessly integrated into workflows that trigger actions in other apps, send alerts, or even feed data warehouses for deeper analysis.

Action Code#

import analytics from "../../google_analytics.app.mjs";

export default {
  key: "google_analytics-run-report-in-ga4",
  version: "0.1.0",
  name: "Run Report in GA4",
  description: "Returns a customized report of your Google Analytics event data. Reports contain statistics derived from data collected by the Google Analytics tracking code. [See the documentation here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/rest/v1beta/properties/runReport)",
  type: "action",
  props: {
    analytics,
    property: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Property",
      description: "A Google Analytics GA4 property identifier whose events are tracked. Specified in the URL path and not the body. To learn more, [see where to find your Property ID](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/property-id). Within a batch request, this property should either be unspecified or consistent with the batch-level property.",
    },
    startDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "Start Date",
      description: "Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format",
    },
    endDate: {
      type: "string",
      label: "End Date",
      description: "End date in YYYY-MM-DD format",
    },
    metrics: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Metrics",
      description: "Metrics attributes for your data. Explore the available metrics [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/api-schema#metrics)",
    },
    dimensions: {
      type: "string[]",
      label: "Dimensions",
      description: "Dimension attributes for your data. Explore the available dimensions [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/api-schema#dimensions)",
      optional: true,
    },
    dimensionFilter: {
      type: "object",
      label: "Dimension filter",
      description: "Dimension filters let you ask for only specific dimension values in the report. Read more about dimension filters [here](https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/data/v1/basics#dimension_filters)",
      optional: true,
    },
  },
  async run({ $ }) {
    const metrics = this.metrics || [];
    const dimensions = this.dimensions || [];

    const dimensionFilter = typeof this.dimensionFilter === "string"
      ? JSON.parse(this.dimensionFilter)
      : this.dimensionFilter;

    const data = {
      dateRanges: [
        {
          startDate: this.startDate,
          endDate: this.endDate,
        },
      ],
      dimensions: dimensions.map((dimension) => ({
        name: dimension,
      })),
      metrics: metrics.map((metric) => ({
        name: metric,
      })),
      dimensionFilter: dimensionFilter,
    };
    const report = await this.analytics.queryReportsGA4({
      property: this.property,
      data,
    });
    $.export("$summary", `Successfully retrieved report for the property ${this.property}`);
    return report;
  },
};

Action Configuration#

This component may be configured based on the props defined in the component code. Pipedream automatically prompts for input values in the UI.

Label	Prop	Type	Description
Google Analytics	`analytics`	`app`	This component uses the Google Analytics app.
Property	`property`	`string`	A Google Analytics GA4 property identifier whose events are tracked. Specified in the URL path and not the body. To learn more, see where to find your Property ID. Within a batch request, this property should either be unspecified or consistent with the batch-level property.
Start Date	`startDate`	`string`	Start date in YYYY-MM-DD format
End Date	`endDate`	`string`	End date in YYYY-MM-DD format
Metrics	`metrics`	`string[]`	Metrics attributes for your data. Explore the available metrics here
Dimensions	`dimensions`	`string[]`	Dimension attributes for your data. Explore the available dimensions here
Dimension filter	`dimensionFilter`	`object`	Dimension filters let you ask for only specific dimension values in the report. Read more about dimension filters here

Action Authentication#

Google Analytics uses OAuth authentication. When you connect your Google Analytics account, Pipedream will open a popup window where you can sign into Google Analytics and grant Pipedream permission to connect to your account. Pipedream securely stores and automatically refreshes the OAuth tokens so you can easily authenticate any Google Analytics API.

Pipedream requests the following authorization scopes when you connect your account:

emailprofilehttps://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit

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