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In andrewgeisler/GAR: Authorize and Request Google Analytics Data

GAR - Google Analytics R

Instructions for use.

The package is designed to help easily retreive data from Google Analytics.

Use of the package assumes the user has a Google Analytics accounts as well as an 'installed application' project in the Google API/Developer console.

Set Up How To: Create API project in Google console * Log into Google API/Developer console * console.developers.google.com * Create New Project - Name whatever you'd like. Set up project * Navigate into project and select APIs & auth from left nav * Under API's enable Analytics API * Select Credentials * Create new client ID > select installed application * Copy client id and secret into R Authenticate * Use the getCode() to authenticate. This will open up a browswer window and display a code= in the URL bar. Copy this to R. * Use the getRefresh() function with the code from previous set to retrieve and long-lived refresh token. Save refresh token for continual use. Get Data * Always request an updated access token using the tokenRefresh() with the refresh token saved from before. * Use gaRequest() with the access token to retreive analytics data * Get Core Reporting Dimensions and Metrics * Use getMeta() to retrieve a list of dimensions and metrics availbe in the Core Reporting API.

andrewgeisler/GAR documentation built on May 10, 2019, 10:31 a.m.