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Google Analytics 4 properties have an ID that starts with "G-" instead of a Tracking ID that starts with "UA-."
Find your updated tracking "G-" ID
Only GA4 properties have a "G-" ID.
- Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
- Click Admin.
- At the top of the Property column, select your property.
- In the Property column, click Data streams.
- Click the data stream for which you need the ID .
- Your "G-" ID appears in the top right.
Don't see a Data streams option in the Property column? You have a Universal Analytics property instead of a GA4 property.
I need a "UA-" ID
If you are using a website builder platform that requires you to enter a "UA-" ID and will not accept a "G-" ID, you'll need to set up a Universal Analytics property.
Find your "UA-" ID
Only Universal Analytics properties have a "UA-" ID.
- Click Admin in your Universal Analytics property.
- In the Property column, click Property Settings.
- Your "UA-" ID appears at the top of the Property Settings page.
Find your Google tag
The Google tag and "G-" ID are not the same.
To find your Google tag, do the following:
- Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
- Click Admin.
- At the top of the Property column, select your property.
- In the Property column, click Data streams > Web.
- Click the data stream for your website.
- Under Google tag, click View tag instructions.
- On the Installation instructions page, select Install manually:
- On the screen, you’ll see the JavaScript snippet for your account's Google tag. Your Google tag is the entire section of code that appears, beginning with:
<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->
and ending with
</script>
- On the screen, you’ll see the JavaScript snippet for your account's Google tag. Your Google tag is the entire section of code that appears, beginning with:
Don't see a Data streams option in the Property column? You have a Universal Analytics property instead of a GA4 property. Find your Google tag for a Universal Analytics property.