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Ariel Rotem
Ariel Rotem

Reputation: 170

How to create a custom event with custom parameters in GA4 - google analytics 4

I am trying to create a GA4 (google analytics) custom event with custom params, like this:

{ "event_name": "game_over", "action": "message shown", "label": {the current url}, "data": {some JSON object data} }

Which I will send from my react website to the already setup google analytics project.

What I have tried:

I read the docs of GA4 and has found it unhelpful and in the google searches nothing came but 'Universal Analytics' and no GA4 articles.
Except for 1, the following: custome event GA4, which helped me to create a custom event but not custom params as well.

I am still searching for an answer, but if someone will be able to help it would be great!

(Note for 1500 or higher stack overflow members: Please add the GA4 (or ga4) tag to the question as I can't do it because I don't have permit to do so, and also erase this note after [I think it is needed])

Upvotes: 4

Views: 7516

Answers (1)

Ariel Rotem
Ariel Rotem

Reputation: 170

Finally I have found a solution.

You need to do as written in the following article: custome event GA4
But in step 2 change the 'TrackGoogleAnalyticsEvent' method to be as follow:

const TrackGoogleAnalyticsEvent = (
    category,
    event_name,
    label,
    data
) => {
    console.log("GA event:", category, ":", event_name, ":", label);

    let event_params = {
        category,
        label,
        ...data
    };
    // Send GA4 Event
    ReactGA4.event(event_name, event_params);
};

And in the client side you need to have the following code:

TrackGoogleAnalyticsEvent(
                "game_over",
                "message shown",
                window.location.pathname + window.location.search,
                { id: 1234, username: "john" }
            );

Note: You can enter as many parameters you like in the JSON object.

For more information, a link to the 'react-ga4' package: react-ga4 docs

Upvotes: 2

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