Get pageview's from Google Analytics API in Javascript

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I am having trouble with fetching data from Google Analytics API with javascript. I can't seem to fetch anything but lets say its something basic like pageviews.

I am using Analytics.js

This is the code i am using to connect to GA API:

(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){
        (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),
            m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)
    })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');

    ga('create', 'XXX', 'example.com');
    ga('send', 'pageview');

So how do i get the pageviews now? I tried using this code but it returns undefined:

ga(function() {
      var tracker = ga.getByName('t0');
      alert(tracker.get('page'));
    });

Eduardo · Accepted Answer · 2013-04-15 15:08:19Z

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Analytics.js is a tracking API. It just tracks/sends data to Google Analytics.

In order to retrieve data from Google Analytics you need to use a different API. Look for the Reporting API.

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/reporting/

answered Apr 15, 2013 at 15:08

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GV3 Over a year ago

Eduardo, I have another question that might be relevant: Since GA get all this info about the demographics of the user, referal, etc... is ther a way that I can access that I can read that data at the moment of the visit? I mean, if I already have GA in the site and it has the data that my user is from Germany... I would prefer not to get that data from GA and not to add more .js's that can retrieve me this.

Eduardo Over a year ago

@GV3 Nope. That information is only available after Google has processed the data and finds the country based on ip ranges. This doesn't happen in real time, so at the time of the visit this info is not even available. You should use a different tool to get visitor Geolocation. Google Analytics is not a tool for that.

GV3 Over a year ago

OK! but then again I see that in the REPORTING page of GA they have a LIVE reporting... can I not somehow query the same data that is there while my visitor is visiting so that I can have the same wished result ?

Eduardo Over a year ago

Nope, there's no API to access the data in the live reports yet. And when/if it comes out it will be a different api, not the same you use for tracking. To pull data you have to be authenticated as well so it won't be as simple as you imagine.

jrosell · Accepted Answer · 2018-01-15 18:22:54Z

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You can get variables you send as payload using tracker object.

For example:

ga(function(tracker) {
  var defaultPage = tracker.get('location');console.log(defaultPage);
});

(See analytics_debug.js for more information)

edited Jan 15, 2018 at 18:22

answered Jul 31, 2015 at 7:32

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