Server side GA4 tracking
Install
pip install django-ga4-serverside
Settings
INSTALLED_APPS = [
# …
'django_ga4_serverside',
]
MIDDLEWARE = [
# …
'django_ga4_serverside.middleware.TrackingMiddleware',
]
GA4_ID = 'G-XXXXXXXXXX'
GA4_SECRET = 'XXXXXXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXXX'
GA4_DEBUG = FalseAdvanced settings
GA4_IGNORE_URL_REGEX - allows to configure ignored URLs
GA4_PROCESS_ANALYTICS - callback used to modify payload. Default implementation configures client_id from cookies. Default implementation:
def process_analytics(context):
client_id, created = get_or_create_client_id(context.request)
if created:
store_user_cookie(context.response, client_id)
store_parameters(context.request, client_id=client_id)GA4_GENERATE_PAYLOAD - callback to generate payload
GA4_SHOULD_TRACK_CALLBACK - callback to filter tracked requests
API
Storing custom events
from django_ga4_serverside.utils import store_event
# inside view
store_event('custom_event', {'custom': 'property'})
