Google Analytics

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://api.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://api.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

Data API (read-only — run reports):

https://api.maton.ai/google-analytics-data/{native-api-path}

Admin API (write-capable — manage accounts, properties, data streams):

https://api.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/{native-api-path}

Prefer the Data API for reporting tasks. Use the Admin API only when the user explicitly needs to create, update, or delete analytics configuration. Admin API mutations are high-impact — changes to properties and data streams affect analytics data collection.

Maton 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

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai 2. Go to maton.ai/settings 3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your Google OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

Important: The Admin API and Data API use separate connections:

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://api.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://api.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://api.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://api.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://api.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:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "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://api.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://api.maton.ai/google-analytics-admin/v1beta/accountSummaries')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

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

Common Metrics

Date Formats

Code Examples

JavaScript

// List account summaries (Admin API)
const accounts = await fetch(
  'https://api.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://api.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://api.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://api.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

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:

1. Check that the MATON_API_KEY environment variable is set:

echo $MATON_API_KEY

2. Verify the API key is valid by listing connections:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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

1. Ensure your URL path starts with the correct app name: - For Admin API: use google-analytics-admin - For Data API: use google-analytics-data

Examples:

Resources

# List account summaries (Admin API)
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.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://api.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