Setting up Google Analytics API for Statistics

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I followed the video instructions to install Hivepress Statistics:

I’m confused on a couple points:

  1. I already have Google Analytics on our website. So I should not enter the View ID? But I should add the Tracking ID?
  2. What’s the purpose of connecting to the Google Analytics API? Is it necessary?

I opened our Google Developer Console and added a new project with the Google Analytics API enabled as instructed in the video. And I added our domain as an authorized Redirect URI. But I’m getting this error when trying to “grant access”:

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Hi,

Please make sure you add Google APIs How to enable Google APIs - HivePress Help Center.
You must add two fields (View ID and Tracking ID) as the instructions specify How to integrate Google Analytics - HivePress Help Center.
If you do not configure the Google Analytics API correctly, the Statistics extension will not work.

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Thank you for the clarification about the API.

I’m still unclear about if I need to enter the View ID. I already have Google Analytics on this site through another plugin (Google Site Kit). So it sounds like I only need to enter the Tracking ID and authorize the API?

According to this help file, it sounds like I don’t need to enter it again?

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Yes, if another plugin already loads the GA tracking code you can leave the Tracking ID field empty. Setting View ID and granting access to Google Analytics is required though.

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@ihor just to clarify, I think you said it backwards.

The help file says to…

Enter the Tracking ID
Leave the View ID blank

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Sorry if it’s not clear, I meant that View ID is always required, but Tracking ID is needed only if there are no other plugins related to Google Analytics that already load the tracking code:

Set Tracking ID only if there’s no tracking code on your site yet…

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