Google Analytics Input

Google Analytics Input

Description

The Google Analytics Input transform reads data from a Google Analytics 4 account, using the Google Analytics Data API.

The GA4 Query Explorer provides a dedicated website to developing and testing queries with the Google Analytics API (outside of Apache Hop).

Hop Engine	✓
Spark	?
Flink	?
Dataflow	?

Configuration

• You need a Google Analytics account with access and sufficient permissions to a GA4 property.

• You need a Google Cloud project with a service account. The Google Analytics api needs to be enabled for this project.

Check the Google Cloud docs for more information on how the create a service account and to set up a project for use with the Google Analytics Data API.

Options

Google Analytics Connection Settings

Option	Description
Application name	Enter an application name such as "Apache Hop" or leave the default.
OAuth service email	Your Google Developer Service Account’s Email Address (e.g. "<random [email protected]>").
Key file	The path to the P12 private key associated with your OAuth Service account.
Property Id	the GA4 property to read from

Query Definition

Option	Description
Start date (YYYY-MM-DD	Specifies the start date associated with the query. The date must be entered in the following format: YYYY-MM-DD.
End date (YYYY-MM-DD	Specifies the end date associated with the query. The date must be entered in the following format: YYYY-MM-DD.
Dimension	Specifies the dimension fields for which you want to query. The Google Analytics Data API documentation provides you with a list of valid inputs and metrics that can be combined.
Metrics	Specifies the metrics fields you want returned. At least one metric must be provided.
Sort	Specifies a dimension field on which to sort.

Fields

Click Get Fields to retrieve a list of possible fields based on the query you defined. Click Preview to preview data based on the defined query.

Limit Size

Limit the number of rows to retrieve for the specified GA4 property to a number of rows. Set the limit size to 0 to fetch all available rows.