What are the IDs in Google Analytics 4? | BCS What are the IDs in Google Analytics 4? | BCSBCS

What are the IDs in Google Analytics 4?

Google Analytics BCS 4 years ago (2021-05-16) 513 Views 0 Comments

Update time: January 17, 2025

Account ID

ID Example
Account ID 69988360

If your Tracking ID is UA-69988360-1, then the Account ID is 69988360,you can see it in 「Admin」——「Account details」:

 

Property ID

ID Example
Property ID UA-69988360 Or 249945720

Property ID is a string of numbers, such as 249945720, which is only available in GA4, you can see it in 「Admin」——「Property details」:

 

Tracking ID

No more Tracking ID.

ID Example
Tracking ID UA-69988360-1

The tracking ID is a string like UA-69988360-1, It must be included in your tracking code to tell Analytics which account and property to send data to.

The first set of numbers (69988360 in the example above) refers to your account number, and the second set of numbers (1) refers to the specific property number associated with the account.

View ID

No more View IDs.

ID Example
View ID 111552585

 

Measurement ID

ID Example
Measurement ID G-4X87W9BLM3

You can see it in “Web stream details”:

Stream ID

ID Example
Stream ID 2120419673

You can see it in “Web stream details”:

Client ID

ID Example
Client ID 1197596843.1673515099

Client ID consists of random number and timestamp:

1197596843.1673515099 composed of 1197596843 and 1673515099 is what we usually call Client ID.

Read More:

User ID

ID Example
User ID c046f9efa4a3d9c5bc14a2a56f870933after

Note: User ID cannot contain PII information.

Read More : How to Configure User ID in Google Analytics 4?

 

Google Signal

This is Google’s ID system, you can’t see it.

 

Container ID

No more Google Optimze Container ID.

ID Category Example
Container ID Google Tag Manager GTM-MQ8Z6H
Google Optimize GTM-MABC8Z Or OPT-N9SP69Z

 

FPID

The full name of FDID is First-party device IDs, which is actually an ID managed by the user server. It is also the first-party Cookie ID.

Read more:FPID: First Party Device ID

 

 

Effective user ID

Effective user ID only exists in GA4 User Explorer:

The display logic of Effective User ID is:

  • If User ID is deployed, User ID is displayed
  • Otherwise, Device ID is displayed
    • For APP:Device ID is Instance ID
    • For Website:Device ID is Client ID
      • For Client-Side Tracking, Client ID is a random number plus a timestamp, eg: 1262312975.17103315909
      • For Server-Side Tracking, Client ID is two strings of characters plus a timestamp, eg: F99Fd7gVuQuP93MZdJiEn07o/eZba6j9bAt8ETLsn8E=.1733280703

The Effective user ID corresponds to the user_pseudo_id field in BigQuery.

Read more: What is 「Effective user ID」 in GA4 ?


If you don't understand, You can leave a comment below.
Like (1)
Post my comment
Cancel comment
Expression Bold Strikethrough Center Italic

Hi, you need to fill in your nickname and email!

  • Nickname (required)
  • Email (required)
  • Website