REST Resource: properties.dataStreams.measurementProtocolSecrets

  • Measurement Protocol Secret is a mechanism to securely send data to Google Analytics 4 using the Measurement Protocol API.

  • It involves a secret value that needs to be passed to the api_secret field when sending hits.

  • You can manage these secrets through the Google Analytics Admin API, allowing you to create, delete, get, list, and update them.

  • Each secret is associated with a specific Google Analytics 4 property and data stream for data organization and security.

Resource: MeasurementProtocolSecret

A secret value used for sending hits to Measurement Protocol.

JSON representation 
{
  "name": string,
  "displayName": string,
  "secretValue": string
}
Fields
name

string

Output only. Resource name of this secret. This secret may be a child of any type of stream. Format: properties/{property}/dataStreams/{dataStream}/measurementProtocolSecrets/{measurementProtocolSecret}
displayName

string

Required. Human-readable display name for this secret.
secretValue

string

Output only. The measurement protocol secret value. Pass this value to the api_secret field of the Measurement Protocol API when sending hits to this secret's parent property.

Methods

create

 Creates a measurement protocol secret.

delete

 Deletes target MeasurementProtocolSecret.

get

 Lookup for a single MeasurementProtocolSecret.

list

 Returns child MeasurementProtocolSecrets under the specified parent Property.

patch

 Updates a measurement protocol secret.