Comments on: Google Analytics API http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=google-analytics-api Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:16:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jonathan Dingman http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-113 Jonathan Dingman Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:43:14 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-113 I'm just going to wait until they come out with an official API. I don't have time to be wasting on something that coule exactly, just break later on without a moments notice. I don't like wasting development time on "hacks". I’m just going to wait until they come out with an official API. I don’t have time to be wasting on something that coule exactly, just break later on without a moments notice. I don’t like wasting development time on “hacks”.

]]> By: George http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-112 George Mon, 13 Nov 2006 21:10:40 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-112 Man, would an api for Analytics by nice. We are afraid of using the CakePHP one because of the breakability. We may try to make direct call to the report exports and then use it kind of like a limited feed to include info in our systems. Man, would an api for Analytics by nice. We are afraid of using the CakePHP one because of the breakability. We may try to make direct call to the report exports and then use it kind of like a limited feed to include info in our systems.

]]> By: Jonathan Dingman http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-111 Jonathan Dingman Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:13:29 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-111 Thanks Caleb, I updated the post with that link so people can find it. Thanks Caleb, I updated the post with that link so people can find it.

]]> By: Caleb Whitmore http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-110 Caleb Whitmore Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:43:05 +0000 http://www.ginside.com/2006/393/google-analytics-api/#comment-110 Good topic. I too would love to see an API and I wouldn't be surprised if Google releases one eventually. There are certainly more issues with something like that given the nature of analytics data (although that's mitigated by the fact Google doesn't allow PII in reports). FYI, there is a pseudo API available from <a href="http://www.thinkingphp.org/2006/06/19/google-analytics-php-api-cakephp-model/" title="Google Analytics CAKE-PHP API" rel="nofollow">Thinking PHP</a>. I would be cautious of building a production app around this since Google could easily enough change something on their end at any time and render the whole thing useless. But, it's something and a step better than nothing. Lastly, you can access exported reports pretty easily by directly linking to them. I've done this and extended the ability using Excel so that I can access most reports for any date range and pull them right into excel without navigating the GA interface. Best, -Caleb Good topic. I too would love to see an API and I wouldn’t be surprised if Google releases one eventually. There are certainly more issues with something like that given the nature of analytics data (although that’s mitigated by the fact Google doesn’t allow PII in reports).

FYI, there is a pseudo API available from Thinking PHP. I would be cautious of building a production app around this since Google could easily enough change something on their end at any time and render the whole thing useless. But, it’s something and a step better than nothing.

Lastly, you can access exported reports pretty easily by directly linking to them. I’ve done this and extended the ability using Excel so that I can access most reports for any date range and pull them right into excel without navigating the GA interface.

Best,

-Caleb

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