Google Analytics 4 report building guide

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Use the Google Analytics 4 data source connector to pull your website analytics data, such as events, sessions, and users. Centralize analytics data from all of your accounts and combine it with other marketing platforms.

Before you begin

Before you build reports, you need to connect the data source to Supermetrics.

Popular queries

These query configurations help you track key performance indicators and analyze trends. You can use these settings in any Supermetrics destination, such as Data Explorer, Dashboards, Google Sheets, Looker Studio, or data warehouse destinations.

Compare event count to the previous period

See last month's total event count alongside the previous period's figure, so you can quickly assess whether engagement is trending up or down.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last month

Date range comparison

Previous period

Metrics

Event count

Suggested visualization

Scorecard

Understanding the data

  • Event count: The total number of events recorded within the reporting period.

Track views by property over time

See how your GA4 properties have been viewed day by day this month, making it easy to spot traffic trends and compare performance across properties.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

This month to date

Metrics

Views

Dimensions

GA4 property, Date

Suggested visualization

Time series or line chart

Understanding the data

  • Views: The number of app screens or web pages your users viewed. Repeated views of a single page or screen are counted (screen_view + page_view events).

  • GA4 property: The specific GA4 property the data belongs to, used to compare traffic across multiple properties.

  • Date: Splits results by day so you can track view trends over time.

Analyze sessions and conversions by campaign

See how many sessions and conversions each campaign generated in the last 7 days, helping you evaluate which campaigns are most effective at driving traffic and desired actions.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last 7 days

Metrics

Conversions, Sessions

Dimensions

Session campaign name

Suggested visualization

Table

Understanding the data

  • Conversions: The count of conversion events recorded within the reporting period.

  • Sessions: The number of sessions that began on your site or app, triggered by a session_start event.

  • Session campaign name: The name of the campaign associated with the session, used to compare conversion and session performance across campaigns.

View website traffic by country

Take a look at which countries your website attracts users from. See if you have a growing audience in a region you have recently targeted.

To fetch this data, use the following settings in your reporting or visualization tool:

Setting

Value

Date range

Last 28 days

Metrics

Views, Sessions

Dimensions

Country

Suggested visualization

Pie or geo chart

Understanding the data

  • Views: The number of app screens or web pages your users viewed. Repeated views of a single page or screen are counted (screen_view + page_view events).

  • Sessions: The number of sessions that began on your site or app, triggered by a session_start event.

  • Country: The country from which the user activity originated.

More resources

See the Supermetrics blog for the ultimate guide to Google Analytics 4, a comparison between Google Analytics 4 and Adobe Analytics, and ways to bring your Google Analytics 4 data to Looker Studio.

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