You can set up the reporting to send events only to your GA4, or to both your Universal GA and GA4.

💡Universal GA will be replaced by GA4 on 1 July 2023. Don't forget to set up your GA4 property to ensure you don't lose historical data.  

How to get started

Step 1: Gtag.js 

• Check if you have installed gtag.js according to  Google’s default configuration ( which contains a Google Analytics measurement ID, *see snippet below).
• If your gtag.js setup differs from Google’s default configuration, you can easily amend this by adding a snippet to enable events to your gtag.js with the help of a tag manager, such as Google Tag Manager (GTM).

💡Note: to set up events for both Universal GA and GA4, make sure your gtag.js contains measurement IDs for both instances. 

💡Note: “G-XXXXXXXXXX” is your GA4 ID.

👉 Option 1: Send Videoly events ONLY to GA4:

<script>
 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
 function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
 gtag('js', new Date());
 gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');
</script>

👉 Option 2: Send Videoly events to BOTH Universal GA and GA4:

<script>
 window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];
 function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}
 gtag('js', new Date());
 gtag('config', 'G-XXXXXXXXXX');
gtag('config', 'UA-XXXXXXX-X');
</script>

Step 2: Extend your data retention limit

GA4's data retention is automatically set to 2 months. To adjust this, do the following:

• Go to 'Admin'
• Click 'Data Settings'
• Click 'Data Retention' and set to '14 months'

Step 3: Give us a shout

Contact us at support@videoly.co to confirm that your gtag is set up and we'll configure everything on our end.

Step 4: Set up audiences in GA4. Watch our short video guide HERE. 

Questions? Please reach out to our team via support@videoly.co

Want to know more about the GA events we send you? Read more HERE.

👉 Want to get the most from your video statistics? Our Google Analytics integration is the best way to upgrade your analytics. Just contact support@videoly.co to learn more.