Page Summary
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The content provides a reference for the IngestEvents method, which uploads a list of Event resources.
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The HTTP request method is POST to
https://datamanager.googleapis.com/v1/events:ingest. -
The request body requires specifying the list of destinations and events.
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The response body returns a
requestIdstring if successful. -
The API requires the
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/datamanagerauthorization scope.
- HTTP request
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
- Event
- AdIdentifiers
- EncryptedUserId
- EncryptionEntityType
- EncryptionSource
- EventSource
- CartData
- Item
- ItemParameter
- ItemCustomVariable
- CustomVariable
- ExperimentalField
- UserProperties
- CustomerType
- CustomerValueBucket
- UserProperty
- EventParameter
- EventLocation
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Uploads a list of Event
resources from the provided Destination
.
HTTP request
POST https://datamanager.googleapis.com/v1/events:ingest
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Request body
The request body contains data with the following structure:
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "destinations" : [ { object ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
destinations[]
|
Required. The list of destinations to send the events to. |
events[]
|
Required. The list of events to send to the specified destinations. At most 2000 |
consent
|
Optional. Request-level consent to apply to all users in the request. User-level consent overrides request-level consent, and can be specified in each |
validateOnly
|
Optional. For testing purposes. If |
encoding
|
Optional. Required for |
encryptionInfo
|
Optional. Encryption information for |
Response body
Response from the IngestEventsRequest
.
If successful, the response body contains data with the following structure:
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "requestId" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
requestId
|
The auto-generated ID of the request. |
Authorization scopes
Requires the following OAuth scope:
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https://www.googleapis.com/auth/datamanager
Event
An event representing a user interaction with an advertiser's website or app.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "destinationReferences" : [ string ] , "transactionId" : string , "eventTimestamp" : string , "lastUpdatedTimestamp" : string , "userData" : { object ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
destinationReferences[]
|
Optional. Reference string used to determine the destination. If empty, the event will be sent to all |
transactionId
|
Optional. The unique identifier for this event. Required for events sent as an additional data source for tag conversions. |
eventTimestamp
|
Required. The time the event occurred. Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: |
lastUpdatedTimestamp
|
Optional. The last time the event was updated. Uses RFC 3339, where generated output will always be Z-normalized and use 0, 3, 6 or 9 fractional digits. Offsets other than "Z" are also accepted. Examples: |
userData
|
Optional. Pieces of user provided data, representing the user the event is associated with. |
consent
|
Optional. Information about whether the associated user has provided different types of consent. |
adIdentifiers
|
Optional. Identifiers and other information used to match the conversion event with other online activity (such as ad clicks). |
currency
|
Optional. The currency code associated with all monetary values within this event. |
eventSource
|
Optional. Signal for where the event happened (web, app, in-store, etc.). |
eventDeviceInfo
|
Optional. Information gathered about the device being used (if any) when the event happened. |
cartData
|
Optional. Information about the transaction and items associated with the event. |
customVariables[]
|
Optional. Additional key/value pair information to send to the conversion containers (conversion action or FL activity). |
experimentalFields[]
|
Optional. A list of key/value pairs for experimental fields that may eventually be promoted to be part of the API. |
userProperties
|
Optional. Advertiser-assessed information about the user at the time that the event happened. |
eventName
|
Optional. The name of the event. Required for GA4 events. |
clientId
|
Optional. A unique identifier for the user instance of a web client for this GA4 web stream. |
userId
|
Optional. A unique identifier for a user, as defined by the advertiser. |
additionalEventParameters[]
|
Optional. A bucket of any event parameters to be included within the event that were not already specified using other structured fields. |
thirdPartyUserData
|
Optional. The same type of data provided in userData, but explicitly flagged as being provided as owned by a third-party and not first-party advertiser data. |
eventLocation
|
Optional. Information gathered about the location of the user when this event occurred. |
appInstanceId
|
Optional. A unique identifier for the user instance of an app client for this GA4 app stream. |
conversionValue
|
Optional. The conversion value associated with the event, for value-based conversions. |
conversionCount
|
Optional. The conversion quantity associated with the event, for counting-based conversions. |
AdIdentifiers
Identifiers and other information used to match the conversion event with other online activity (such as ad clicks).
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "sessionAttributes" : string , "gclid" : string , "gbraid" : string , "wbraid" : string , "landingPageDeviceInfo" : { object ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
sessionAttributes
|
Optional. Session attributes for event attribution and modeling. |
gclid
|
Optional. The Google click ID (gclid) associated with this event. |
gbraid
|
Optional. The click identifier for clicks associated with app events and originating from iOS devices starting with iOS14. |
wbraid
|
Optional. The click identifier for clicks associated with web events and originating from iOS devices starting with iOS14. |
landingPageDeviceInfo
|
Optional. Information gathered about the device being used (if any) at the time of landing onto the advertiser’s site after interacting with the ad. |
mobileDeviceId
|
Optional. The mobile identifier for advertisers. This would be IDFA on iOS, AdID on Android, or other platforms’ identifiers for advertisers. |
dclid
|
Optional. The display click ID associated with this event. |
impressionId
|
Optional. The impression ID associated with this event. |
matchId
|
Optional. The match ID field used to join this event with a previous event. |
encryptedUserIds[]
|
Optional. Any number of encrypted user IDs. |
EncryptedUserId
A user identifier issued to be used for attribution. All fields are required if this is used.
| JSON representation |
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{ "encryptedId" : string , "entityType" : enum ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
encryptedId
|
Required. The alphanumeric encrypted id. |
entityType
|
Required. The encryption entity type. This should match the encryption configuration for ad serving or Data Transfer. |
entityId
|
Required. The encryption entity ID. This should match the encryption configuration for ad serving or Data Transfer. |
source
|
Required. Describes whether the encrypted cookie was received from ad serving (the %m macro) or from Data Transfer. |
EncryptionEntityType
The encryption entity type.
| Enums | |
|---|---|
ENCRYPTION_ENTITY_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
|
Unspecified encryption entity type. |
CAMPAIGN_MANAGER_ACCOUNT
|
Campaign Manager 360 account. |
CAMPAIGN_MANAGER_ADVERTISER
|
Campaign Manager 360 advertiser. |
DISPLAY_VIDEO_PARTNER
|
Display & Video 360 partner. |
DISPLAY_VIDEO_ADVERTISER
|
Display & Video 360 advertiser. |
GOOGLE_ADS_CUSTOMER
|
Google Ads customer. |
GOOGLE_AD_MANAGER_NETWORK_CODE
|
Google Ad Manager network code. |
EncryptionSource
The encryption source.
| Enums | |
|---|---|
ENCRYPTION_SOURCE_UNSPECIFIED
|
Unspecified encryption source. |
AD_SERVING
|
Ad serving encryption source. |
DATA_TRANSFER
|
Data transfer encryption source. |
EventSource
The source of the event.
| Enums | |
|---|---|
EVENT_SOURCE_UNSPECIFIED
|
Unspecified EventSource. Should never be used. |
WEB
|
The event was generated from a web browser. |
APP
|
The event was generated from an app. |
IN_STORE
|
The event was generated from an in-store transaction. |
PHONE
|
The event was generated from a phone call. |
MESSAGE
|
The event was generated from a message. |
OTHER
|
The event was generated from other sources. |
CartData
The cart data associated with the event.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{
"merchantId"
:
string
,
"merchantFeedLabel"
:
string
,
"merchantFeedLanguageCode"
:
string
,
"transactionDiscount"
:
number
,
"items"
:
[
{
object (
|
| Fields | |
|---|---|
merchantId
|
Optional. The Merchant Center ID associated with the items. |
merchantFeedLabel
|
Optional. The Merchant Center feed label associated with the feed of the items. |
merchantFeedLanguageCode
|
Optional. The language code in ISO 639-1 associated with the Merchant Center feed of the items.where your items are uploaded. |
transactionDiscount
|
Optional. The sum of all discounts associated with the transaction. |
items[]
|
Optional. The list of items associated with the event. |
couponCodes[]
|
Optional. The list of coupon codes that were applied to the cart. Cart-level and item-level coupon codes are independent. If the event is for a Google Analytics destination, only provide a single coupon code. Google Analytics ignores additional coupon codes. |
Item
Represents an item in the cart associated with the event.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "merchantProductId" : string , "quantity" : string , "unitPrice" : number , "itemId" : string , "additionalItemParameters" : [ { object ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
merchantProductId
|
Optional. The product ID within the Merchant Center account. |
quantity
|
Optional. The number of this item associated with the event. |
unitPrice
|
Optional. The unit price excluding tax, shipping, and any transaction level discounts. |
itemId
|
Optional. A unique identifier to reference the item. |
additionalItemParameters[]
|
Optional. A bucket of any event parameters related to an item to be included within the event that were not already specified using other structured fields. |
merchantId
|
Optional. The Merchant Center ID associated with the item. For Store Sales events this will override the value set at the cart level. This field is ignored for other events. |
merchantFeedLabel
|
Optional. The feed label of the Merchant Center feed. If countries are still being used, the 2-letter country code in ISO-3166-1 alpha-2 can be used instead. For Store Sales events this will override the value set at the cart level. This field is ignored for other events. |
merchantFeedLanguageCode
|
Optional. The language code in ISO 639-1 associated with the Merchant Center feed where your items are uploaded. |
customVariables[]
|
Optional. Additional key/value pair information to send to the conversion containers (conversion action or Floodlight activity), when tracking per-item conversions. |
conversionValue
|
Optional. The conversion value associated with this item within the event, for cases where the conversion value is different for each item. |
ItemParameter
A bucket of any event parameters related to an item to be included within the event that were not already specified using other structured fields.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "parameterName" : string , "value" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
parameterName
|
Required. The name of the parameter to use. |
value
|
Required. The string representation of the value of the parameter to set. |
ItemCustomVariable
Item-level custom variable for ads conversions.
| JSON representation |
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{ "variable" : string , "value" : string , "destinationReferences" : [ string ] } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
variable
|
Optional. The name of the custom variable to set. If the variable is not found for the given destination, it will be ignored. |
value
|
Optional. The value to store for the custom variable. |
destinationReferences[]
|
Optional. Reference string used to determine which of the |
CustomVariable
Custom variable for ads conversions.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "variable" : string , "value" : string , "destinationReferences" : [ string ] } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
variable
|
Optional. The name of the custom variable to set. If the variable is not found for the given destination, it will be ignored. |
value
|
Optional. The value to store for the custom variable. |
destinationReferences[]
|
Optional. Reference string used to determine which of the |
ExperimentalField
Experimental field representing unofficial fields.
| JSON representation |
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{ "field" : string , "value" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
field
|
Optional. The name of the field to use. |
value
|
Optional. The value the field to set. |
UserProperties
Advertiser-assessed information about the user at the time that the event happened. See https://support.google.com/google-ads/answer/14007601 for more details.
| JSON representation |
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{ "customerType" : enum ( |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
customerType
|
Optional. Type of the customer associated with the event. |
customerValueBucket
|
Optional. The advertiser-assessed value of the customer. |
additionalUserProperties[]
|
Optional. A bucket of any additional user properties for the user associated with this event. |
CustomerType
Type of the customer associated with the event.
| Enums | |
|---|---|
CUSTOMER_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
|
Unspecified CustomerType. Should never be used. |
NEW
|
The customer is new to the advertiser. |
RETURNING
|
The customer is returning to the advertiser. |
REENGAGED
|
The customer has re-engaged with the advertiser. |
CustomerValueBucket
The advertiser-assessed value of the customer.
| Enums | |
|---|---|
CUSTOMER_VALUE_BUCKET_UNSPECIFIED
|
Unspecified CustomerValueBucket. Should never be used. |
LOW
|
The customer is low value. |
MEDIUM
|
The customer is medium value. |
HIGH
|
The customer is high value. |
UserProperty
A bucket of any additional user properties for the user associated with this event.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "propertyName" : string , "value" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
propertyName
|
Required. The name of the user property to use. |
value
|
Required. The string representation of the value of the user property to use. |
EventParameter
Event parameter for GA4 events.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "parameterName" : string , "value" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
parameterName
|
Required. The name of the parameter to use. |
value
|
Required. The string representation of the value of the parameter to set. |
EventLocation
The location where the event occurred.
| JSON representation |
|---|
{ "storeId" : string , "city" : string , "subdivisionCode" : string , "regionCode" : string , "subcontinentCode" : string , "continentCode" : string } |
| Fields | |
|---|---|
storeId
|
Optional. Required for Store Sales. The identifier to represent a physical store where the event happened. |
city
|
Optional. The name of the city where the event occurred. |
subdivisionCode
|
Optional. The ISO 3166-2 subdivision code where the event occurred. |
regionCode
|
Optional. The 2-letter CLDR region code of the user's address. |
subcontinentCode
|
Optional. The subcontinent code in UN M49 format where the event occurred. |
continentCode
|
Optional. The continent code in UN M49 format where the event occurred. |

