Requires authorization
Create a new custom metric. Try it now or see an example.
Request
HTTP request
POST https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/management/accounts/accountId/webproperties/webPropertyId/customMetrics
Parameters
Parameter name | Value | Description |
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Path parameters | ||
accountId |
string |
Account ID for the custom metric to create. |
webPropertyId |
string |
Web property ID for the custom dimension to create. |
Authorization
This request requires authorization with the following scope (read more about authentication and authorization).
Scope |
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit |
Request body
In the request body, supply a management.customMetric resource.
Response
If successful, this method returns a management.customMetric resource in the response body.
Examples
Note: The code examples available for this method do not represent all supported programming languages (see the client libraries page for a list of supported languages).
Java
Uses the Java client library.
/* * Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics service object. */ /* * This request creates a new custom metric. */ // Construct the body of the request and set its properties. CustomMetric body = new CustomMetric(); body.setName("Level Completions"); body.setScope("HIT"); body.setType("INTEGER"); body.setActive(true); try { analytics.management().customMetrics() .insert("123456", "UA-123456-1", body).execute(); } catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) { System.err.println("There was a service error: " + e.getDetails().getCode() + " : " + e.getDetails().getMessage()); }
Python
Uses the Python client library.
# Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics service object. # This request creates a new custom metric. try: analytics.management().customMetrics().insert( accountId='123456', webPropertyId='UA-123456-1', body={ 'name': 'Level Completions', 'scope': 'HIT', 'type': 'INTEGER', 'active': True } ).execute() except TypeError, error: # Handle errors in constructing a query. print 'There was an error in constructing your query : %s' % error except HttpError, error: # Handle API errors. print ('There was an API error : %s : %s' % (error.resp.status, error.resp.reason))
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