Important: This is an advanced level integration. If you do not have Google Analytics experience, please contact our support team first.
To connect your Google Analytics to the Apostle Platform you have to complete the following steps:
Create GA service account authorization
Add API key in GA Property ID
GA service account authorization
Navigate to https://console.cloud.google.com
Make sure you are logged in to the correct Google account (you can switch the account by clicking the avatar in the top right corner)
Click on APIs and services
Click on + Enable APIS and Services.
Search Google Analytics Data API.
Click on Google Analytics Data API under the marketplace category.
Click on Enable.
Navigate back to API and Services by clicking on Enabled APIs and services in the left navigation bar.
Find the Google Analytics Data API in the list and click on it.
Click on Create credentials on the top right.
Select the Google Analytics API in the dropdown.
Select the Application data option to create a service account.
Select No, i'm not using them and click on next.
Select a service account in the dropdown or create a new one.
If you have to create a new service account:
Give your service account a name and description
Click on create and continue
Select the owner role
Click on continue
Click on done
The service account is now added and should be visable on screen under the tab Credentials. (Please save the e-mail shown here, because you'll need that later in Google Analytics).
Click on the service account you added.
Click on the Keys tab in the top menu.
Click on Add key and Create new key.
Select the JSON key type and click on Create.
The key will be created and automatically downloaded.
Navigate to Insights in the Apostle platform.
Click on Add API Key (scroll down to the Google Analytics graph overview).
Upload the JSON file in the Apostle platform with the button Upload your JSON file here.
GA Property ID
Navigate to https://analytics.google.com.
Make sure you are logged in to the correct Google account (you can switch the account by clicking the avatar in the top right corner).
Navigate to the analytics account and property you want to connect with Apostle.
Click on the Admin gear icon in the bottem left corner.
Click on Property Access Management.
Click on the + icon and Add users.
Paste the email address of the service account here that you saved before. (The role does not matter so it can stay on Viewer).
Click the Add button in the top right corner.
The link in your browser bar should look something like (note: this can be different): analytics.google.com/analytics/web/?authuser=1#/p352580133/reports/intelligenthome.
Copy the numbers from the browser bar after the letter p (in this case: 352580133).
Navigate back to the Insights in the Apostle platform.
Click on Add API Key.
Paste the number in the Apostle platform in the Property ID field.
Click on Save.
Your Google Analytics should now be connected to Apostle.
Please refresh the page if the graph is not updated immediately.