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Giuseppe89
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Retrieve data from Google Analytics by calculating a dimension

Hi all,   In PowerBI Desktop I would like to retrieve some web traffic data from Google Analytics (GA4). The data I need have the following structure: YearMonth Category TotalUsers 202401...
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    Anonymous
    2 years ago

    Hi Giuseppe89 

     

    If you don't want to import your data. 
    You can use the REST API in Power Query, which is a viable way to do it at the moment:

    Google Analytics Data API  |  Google for Developers

    You can use the API to get data from data source and write mcode to get the output data you want.

    Here is a sample for your reference, and this code needs to be modified:

     

    let
        Source = Web.Page(Web.Contents("YOUR_API_ENDPOINT", [Headers=[Authorization="Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"]])),
        Data = Source{0}[content],
        JsonData = Json.Document(Data),
        #"Converted to Table" = Record.ToTable(JsonData),
        #"Added Custom" = Table.AddColumn(#"Converted to Table", "Category", each if Text.Contains([PagePath], "category_a") then "A" else if Text.Contains([PagePath], "category_b") then "B" else "Other"),
        #"Grouped Rows" = Table.Group(#"Added Custom", {"YearMonth", "Category"}, {{"TotalUsers", each List.Sum([Users]), type number}})
    in
        #"Grouped Rows"

     

    Here for your reference:

    javascript - Google Analytics Reporting API V4, User does not have sufficient permissions for this profile - Stack Overflow

    The above is an implementation that requires you to have a deep understanding of Power Query M code and understand the relevant knowledge of API.

     

    Best Regards

    Zhengdong Xu
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