engti/python-analytics-data

Python Client for Analytics Data

Analytics Data API: Access report data in Google Analytics.

• Client Library Documentation
• Product Documentation

Quick Start

In order to use this library, you first need to go through the following steps:

1. Select or create a Cloud Platform project.
2. Enable billing for your project.
3. Enable the Analytics Data API.
4. Setup Authentication.

Installation

Install this library in a virtualenv using pip. virtualenv is a tool to create isolated Python environments. The basic problem it addresses is one of dependencies and versions, and indirectly permissions.

With virtualenv, it's possible to install this library without needing system install permissions, and without clashing with the installed system dependencies.

Mac/Linux

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
source <your-env>/bin/activate
<your-env>/bin/pip install google-analytics-data

Windows

pip install virtualenv
virtualenv <your-env>
<your-env>\Scripts\activate
<your-env>\Scripts\pip.exe install google-analytics-data

Next Steps

• Read the Client Library Documentation for Cloud Analytics API API to see other available methods on the client.
• Read the Analytics Data API Product documentation to learn more about the product and see How-to Guides.
• View this README to see the full list of Cloud APIs that we cover.