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rschiefer
8 years ago

Google Analytics Datasource?

Does anyone know how to use Google Analytics as a data source?  I would like to have graphs and alerts of page response times in LogicMonitor.
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    David_Lee
    8 years ago

    Hi,  You may be interested to know we have 2 Beta datasources

    • Google_Analytics_RealTime_Stats
    • Google_Analytics_PageStats
    Which if you contact support can be imported into your account.
     
    The need a  bit of set up

    setup for Google Analytics Datasources: Step-by-step guide

    (a)The following items must be included in the Device Properties
    analytics.client.id
    analytics.clientsecret.pass
    analytics.refreshtoken.pass
    system.categories -> GoogleAnalytics

    (1) Follow these steps in order to get an Access Token and the Refresh Token.
    On your browser, log-in at Google with the account you want to use to access Analytics info.

    (2) Visit https://code.google.com/apis/console . Click on create a "project". Search for "Analytics API" and click 'Enable'. Afterwards, navigate to Credentials -> OAuth Consent Screen.
    Choose the 'email address' and 'Product name shown to users' and save.

    (3) Create Credentials -> OAuth Client ID.
    Application Type: Other
    Input any name (i.e. : LM Client ID)

    (4)You should now be presented with a Client ID & Client Secret.

    (5) Navigate to the following URL and insert the correct Client ID.
    https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?scope=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fanalytics&redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob&response_type=code&client_id=INSERT_CLIENT_ID_HERE
    You will be presented with a screen to allow access and code string you will need to copy and save.

    (6) Go into a terminal and paste the following cURL command.
    curl -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d 'code=INSERT_CODE_STRING_HERE&client_id=INSERT_CLIENT_ID_HERE&client_secret=INSERT_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE&redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob&grant_type=authorization_code' https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token

    (7)The output of the previous cURL command should be a JSON response similar to the following:
    {code:json}
    {
    "access_token" : "ya29.AH3afsdfasdfjhahskjhskkskjh",
    "token_type" : "Bearer",
    "expires_in" : 3600,
    "refresh_token" : "1/HH9E7dfdf4saf3wah7899a8sd989"
    }
    {code}

    (8)You should now have the ClientID, Client Secret & Refresh Token. Insert these into the device properties to get the datasource properly working.

David_Lee's avatar
David_Lee
Former Employee
8 years ago

Hi,  You may be interested to know we have 2 Beta datasources

  • Google_Analytics_RealTime_Stats
  • Google_Analytics_PageStats
Which if you contact support can be imported into your account.
 
The need a  bit of set up

setup for Google Analytics Datasources: Step-by-step guide

(a)The following items must be included in the Device Properties
analytics.client.id
analytics.clientsecret.pass
analytics.refreshtoken.pass
system.categories -> GoogleAnalytics

(1) Follow these steps in order to get an Access Token and the Refresh Token.
On your browser, log-in at Google with the account you want to use to access Analytics info.

(2) Visit https://code.google.com/apis/console . Click on create a "project". Search for "Analytics API" and click 'Enable'. Afterwards, navigate to Credentials -> OAuth Consent Screen.
Choose the 'email address' and 'Product name shown to users' and save.

(3) Create Credentials -> OAuth Client ID.
Application Type: Other
Input any name (i.e. : LM Client ID)

(4)You should now be presented with a Client ID & Client Secret.

(5) Navigate to the following URL and insert the correct Client ID.
https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?scope=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fanalytics&redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob&response_type=code&client_id=INSERT_CLIENT_ID_HERE
You will be presented with a screen to allow access and code string you will need to copy and save.

(6) Go into a terminal and paste the following cURL command.
curl -H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" -d 'code=INSERT_CODE_STRING_HERE&client_id=INSERT_CLIENT_ID_HERE&client_secret=INSERT_CLIENT_SECRET_HERE&redirect_uri=urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob&grant_type=authorization_code' https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/token

(7)The output of the previous cURL command should be a JSON response similar to the following:
{code:json}
{
"access_token" : "ya29.AH3afsdfasdfjhahskjhskkskjh",
"token_type" : "Bearer",
"expires_in" : 3600,
"refresh_token" : "1/HH9E7dfdf4saf3wah7899a8sd989"
}
{code}

(8)You should now have the ClientID, Client Secret & Refresh Token. Insert these into the device properties to get the datasource properly working.