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Pieter le Roux
Pieter le Roux

Reputation: 69

Client ID is missing when I try to create a Custom Report in Google Analytics

I see other posts saying that I can create a custom report in Google Analytics and use client ID as a dimension but I don't have client ID as a dimension even after setting up the User-ID View.

I'm tracking the usage of a Google Data Studio Report with Google Analytics and I can see data pulling through to the User Explorer but there's no Client ID field in the Custom Report Dimension drop down box. Do I need to set up something else?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1874

Answers (1)

Pavlo H
Pavlo H

Reputation: 89

First Client id and user id are different identifiers. Client id is a just randomly generated UUID v4 used in GA to identity visitors. It’s stored in _ga cookie so, I.e. if I’ll visit your site from 2 different browser there will be 2 different client ids.

User id is a field to store user id from your own authentication system. You can use it for cross platform and cross browser user tracking.

Second Client id aren’t one of default dimensions in GA. To have it as a dimension you have to read it from _ga cookie or from model object and set it as a custom dimension.

Upvotes: 1

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