Google Analytics
Access Google Analytics with managed OAuth authentication. This skill covers both the Admin API (manage accounts, properties, data streams) and the Data API (run reports on metrics).
Quick Start
# List account summaries (Admin API)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
# Run a report (Data API)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'dateRanges': [{'startDate': '30daysAgo', 'endDate': 'today'}], 'dimensions': [{'name': 'city'}], 'metrics': [{'name': 'activeUsers'}]}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}:runReport', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Base URLs
Admin API (manage accounts, properties, data streams):
https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/{native-api-path}
Data API (run reports):
https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/{native-api-path}
Replace {native-api-path} with the actual Google Analytics API endpoint path. The gateway proxies requests to analyticsadmin.googleapis.com and analyticsdata.googleapis.com and automatically injects your OAuth token.
Authentication
All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY
Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:
export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
Getting Your API Key
- Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
- Go to maton.ai/settings
- Copy your API key
Connection Management
Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://ctrl.maton.ai.
Important: The Admin API and Data API use separate connections:
- google-analytics-admin - Required for Admin API endpoints (manage accounts, properties, data streams)
- google-analytics-data - Required for Data API endpoints (run reports)
Create the connection(s) you need based on which API you want to use.
List Connections
# List Admin API connections
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-analytics-admin&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
# List Data API connections
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections?app=google-analytics-data&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Create Connection
# Create Admin API connection (for managing accounts, properties, data streams)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-analytics-admin'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
# Create Data API connection (for running reports)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'google-analytics-data'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Get Connection
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Response:
json
{
"connection": {
"connection_id": "21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"creation_time": "2025-12-08T07:20:53.488460Z",
"last_updated_time": "2026-01-31T20:03:32.593153Z",
"url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
"app": "google-analytics-admin",
"metadata": {}
}
}
Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.
Delete Connection
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Specifying Connection
If you have multiple Google Analytics connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '21fd90f9-5935-43cd-b6c8-bde9d915ca80')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
If omitted, the gateway uses the default (oldest) active connection.
Admin API Reference
Accounts
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accounts
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accounts/{accountId}
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries
Properties
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties?filter=parent:accounts/{accountId}
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}
Create Property
POST /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties
Content-Type: application/json
{
"parent": "accounts/{accountId}",
"displayName": "My New Property",
"timeZone": "America/Los_Angeles",
"currencyCode": "USD"
}
Data Streams
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/dataStreams
Create Web Data Stream
POST /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/dataStreams
Content-Type: application/json
{
"type": "WEB_DATA_STREAM",
"displayName": "My Website",
"webStreamData": {"defaultUri": "https://example.com"}
}
Custom Dimensions
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/customDimensions
Create Custom Dimension
POST /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/customDimensions
Content-Type: application/json
{
"parameterName": "user_type",
"displayName": "User Type",
"scope": "USER"
}
Conversion Events
GET /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/conversionEvents
POST /google-analytics-admin/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/conversionEvents
Data API Reference
Run Report
POST /google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}:runReport
Content-Type: application/json
{
"dateRanges": [{"startDate": "30daysAgo", "endDate": "today"}],
"dimensions": [{"name": "city"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "activeUsers"}]
}
Run Realtime Report
POST /google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}:runRealtimeReport
Content-Type: application/json
{
"dimensions": [{"name": "country"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "activeUsers"}]
}
Batch Run Reports
POST /google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}:batchRunReports
Content-Type: application/json
{
"requests": [
{
"dateRanges": [{"startDate": "7daysAgo", "endDate": "today"}],
"dimensions": [{"name": "country"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "sessions"}]
}
]
}
Get Metadata
GET /google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/{propertyId}/metadata
Common Report Examples
Page Views by Page
{
"dateRanges": [{"startDate": "30daysAgo", "endDate": "today"}],
"dimensions": [{"name": "pagePath"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "screenPageViews"}],
"orderBys": [{"metric": {"metricName": "screenPageViews"}, "desc": true}],
"limit": 10
}
Users by Country
{
"dateRanges": [{"startDate": "30daysAgo", "endDate": "today"}],
"dimensions": [{"name": "country"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "activeUsers"}, {"name": "sessions"}]
}
Traffic Sources
{
"dateRanges": [{"startDate": "30daysAgo", "endDate": "today"}],
"dimensions": [{"name": "sessionSource"}, {"name": "sessionMedium"}],
"metrics": [{"name": "sessions"}, {"name": "conversions"}]
}
Common Dimensions
date,country,city,deviceCategorypagePath,pageTitle,landingPagesessionSource,sessionMedium,sessionCampaignName
Common Metrics
activeUsers,newUsers,sessionsscreenPageViews,bounceRate,averageSessionDurationconversions,eventCount
Date Formats
- Relative:
today,yesterday,7daysAgo,30daysAgo - Absolute:
2026-01-01
Code Examples
JavaScript
// List account summaries (Admin API)
const accounts = await fetch(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries',
{
headers: {
'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
}
}
);
// Run a report (Data API)
const report = await fetch(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/123456:runReport',
{
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
},
body: JSON.stringify({
dateRanges: [{ startDate: '30daysAgo', endDate: 'today' }],
dimensions: [{ name: 'country' }],
metrics: [{ name: 'activeUsers' }]
})
}
);
Python
import os
import requests
# List account summaries (Admin API)
accounts = requests.get(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries',
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
# Run a report (Data API)
report = requests.post(
'https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/123456:runReport',
headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'},
json={
'dateRanges': [{'startDate': '30daysAgo', 'endDate': 'today'}],
'dimensions': [{'name': 'country'}],
'metrics': [{'name': 'activeUsers'}]
}
)
Notes
- GA4 properties only (Universal Analytics not supported)
- Property IDs are numeric (e.g.,
properties/521310447) - Use
accountSummariesto quickly list all accessible properties - Use
updateMaskfor PATCH requests in Admin API - Use metadata endpoint to discover available dimensions/metrics
- IMPORTANT: When using curl commands, use
curl -gwhen URLs contain brackets (fields[],sort[],records[]) to disable glob parsing - IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to
jqor other commands, environment variables like$MATON_API_KEYmay not expand correctly in some shell environments. You may get "Invalid API key" errors when piping.
Error Handling
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 400 | Missing Google Analytics connection |
| 401 | Invalid or missing Maton API key |
| 429 | Rate limited (10 req/sec per account) |
| 4xx/5xx | Passthrough error from Google Analytics API |
Troubleshooting: Invalid API Key
When you receive a "Invalid API key" error, ALWAYS follow these steps before concluding there is an issue:
- Check that the
MATON_API_KEYenvironment variable is set:
echo $MATON_API_KEY
- Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://ctrl.maton.ai/connections')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF
Troubleshooting: Invalid App Name
- Ensure your URL path starts with the correct app name:
- For Admin API: use
google-analytics-admin - For Data API: use
google-analytics-data
- For Admin API: use
Examples:
- Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries
- Correct: https://gateway.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/v1beta/properties/123456:runReport
- Incorrect: https://gateway.maton.ai/analytics/v1beta/accountSummaries