Google analytics real time conversions
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:50 am
3) Check the Real Time Analytics Report for conversions data coming in
If you look at the real time Conversions by event name card, you should see your conversions rolling in on the report. If you don't see anything right away, wait a few minutes to see if there is a delay.
If you still don't see any goals coming in, make sure that your profile is receiving any data in GA realtime. If you receive data in other real time data cards, your goals are likely configured incorrectly.
What else can you test real time in GA?
Besides events and conversions, you can also use the engineer data real time report to test if GA4 collects information about
traffic sources and medium, such as referral, organic, paid, newsletter and so on
audiences
page title and screens
and user properties. To give one example, you could test if GA tracks if users are logged in to your site or web shop.
Ga test user property real time
You can test numerous things directly in GA.
However, keep the words of Jeff Sauer, founder of Data Driven U, in mind:
The real time report is wonky. But the simple policy of testing before recommending is not only common sense; it's also my responsibility as an analytics practitioner and instructor.
If you look at the real time Conversions by event name card, you should see your conversions rolling in on the report. If you don't see anything right away, wait a few minutes to see if there is a delay.
If you still don't see any goals coming in, make sure that your profile is receiving any data in GA realtime. If you receive data in other real time data cards, your goals are likely configured incorrectly.
What else can you test real time in GA?
Besides events and conversions, you can also use the engineer data real time report to test if GA4 collects information about
traffic sources and medium, such as referral, organic, paid, newsletter and so on
audiences
page title and screens
and user properties. To give one example, you could test if GA tracks if users are logged in to your site or web shop.
Ga test user property real time
You can test numerous things directly in GA.
However, keep the words of Jeff Sauer, founder of Data Driven U, in mind:
The real time report is wonky. But the simple policy of testing before recommending is not only common sense; it's also my responsibility as an analytics practitioner and instructor.