Google Analytics Reporting for Splunk
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Overview
Details
Adds a simple modular input for bringing in Google Analytics Report data. The input runs daily and the ga:dateHour dimension is automatically added to every report.
Google Analytics Reporting for Splunk
Adds a simple modular input for bringing in Google Analytics Report data. The input runs daily
and the ga:dateHour dimension is automatically added to every report.
Installation
For distributed Splunk environments, install this app on a forwarder and every search head.
Configuration only needs to be performed on the forwarder. Create inputs on the forwarder as well.
Configuration
App config
- Create OAuth credentials. Follow step 1
here
and note down your client ID and client secret. - Open the app. You will be redirected to the setup page automatically.
- On the setup page, enter your client ID and secret, then click "Get code!"
- A pop-up should appear. Authorize Splunk to use your Google account, and copy the
authorization code back into the Splunk setup page. - Click "Save code!"
Input config
- In SplunkWeb, navigate to Settings->Data Inputs->Google Analytics Input->New
- Name your input, and then enter comma-separated lists of metrics/dimensions. Available
metrics/dimensions can be found
here.
Note that some metrics and dimensions cannot be combined. All inputs have the "ga:dateHour"
metric automatically applied. Set your amount of backfill days, and select a view. - Click save. If you set a backfill, you should begin seeing data shortly. Otherwise you will
see the latest data at around midnight.
Release Notes
Version 0.2.0
Sept. 11, 2018