Creating a Google API service account

Create a service account on the Google APIs site https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials . Create credentials using a service account key that is a JSON key type. The key is downloaded as a JSON file. You'll use this file in the section <a href="/configuring-a-site-to-retrieve-google-analytics" data-cms-id="00000181-ab43-da99-a9a3-efd3d3ae0000" data-cms-href="/configuring-a-site-to-retrieve-google-analytics" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000017a-e99b-d9c6-a5fa-eddf364e0000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30006"},"cms.content.publishDate":1656435909968,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000171-7e3f-db90-a57b-7ebfd55a0000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30018"},"cms.content.updateDate":1656435909968,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000171-7e3f-db90-a57b-7ebfd55a0000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30018"},"rekognitionVideo.timeFrameMetadata":[],"link":{"rekognitionVideo.timeFrameMetadata":[],"attributes":[],"item":{"_ref":"00000181-ab43-da99-a9a3-efd3d3ae0000","_type":"75918a10-b479-3fb1-bb84-6a57df4b0241"},"_id":"00000181-ab46-d415-a9b7-bf460a800001","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ed10000"},"linkText":"Configuring a site to retrieve Google Analytics","theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:link:Link.hbs.linkStyle":null,"theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.enhancementAlignment":null,"theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template":null,"_id":"00000181-ab46-d415-a9b7-bf460a800000","_type":"00000162-ab56-d787-af72-fb57299f0000"}">Configuring a site to retrieve Google Analytics . Grant your Service Account access to read from the Google Analytics account. Go to <a href="https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/" target="_blank" link-data="{"cms.site.owner":{"_ref":"0000017a-e99b-d9c6-a5fa-eddf364e0000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30006"},"cms.content.publishDate":1648591086065,"cms.content.publishUser":{"_ref":"00000165-6c20-dfe9-abef-edbd9fd90000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30018"},"cms.content.updateDate":1648591086065,"cms.content.updateUser":{"_ref":"00000165-6c20-dfe9-abef-edbd9fd90000","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ee30018"},"rekognitionVideo.timeFrameMetadata":[],"link":{"target":"NEW","attributes":[],"url":"https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/","rekognitionVideo.timeFrameMetadata":[],"_id":"0000017d-34c7-dc6e-a17f-35d70dbe0001","_type":"0000015d-56b9-d2db-a5dd-f6fd6ed00010"},"linkText":" https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/ ","theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:link:Link.hbs.linkStyle":null,"theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:link:Link.hbs._template":null,"theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs.enhancementAlignment":null,"theme.0000017a-e99c-d9c6-a5fa-eddf027f0000.:core:enhancement:Enhancement.hbs._template":null,"_id":"0000017d-34c7-dc6e-a17f-35d70dbe0000","_type":"00000162-ab56-d787-af72-fb57299f0000"}">https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/ and log in. Go to Google Analytics > Admin > Property Access Management Click the (+) at the upper right corner of the screen to add a user. Copy the service account email generated by Google when you set up your service account. Paste the service account email and add the Read & Analyze permission. Click Add on the upper right corner to save the configuration.