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Provisioning API - Overview

This document provides a high level overview of the Google Analytics Provisioning API.

  1. Introduction
  2. Overview
  1. API Access and TOS
    1. Minimum Qualifications
    2. Apply for Access

Introduction

The Provisioning API can be used to create new Google Analytics accounts and enable Google Analytics for your customers at scale. It is intended for qualified service providers and large partners.

For example, AdWords Channel Partners can use the Provisioning API to create a new Google Analytics account for a client and then use additional Management API resources to programmatically configure the account and link it to AdWords. This can all be automated and initiated from within your own admin or reporting interface. Used in conjunction with the AdWords API, Channel Partners have the opportunity to optimize ad campaigns at scale.

Overview

The Provisioning API allows service providers to programmatically create new Google Analytics accounts.

The requirements and high-level steps to create a new account using the Provisioning API are:

  1. End users must have a Google Account or will have to create one during the Google Analytics provisioning flow.
  2. The Google Analytics provisioning flow consists of 2-steps:
    1. End user grants your application permissions to provision an account on their behalf.
    2. End user accepts the Google Analytics Terms of Service (TOS) and data sharing settings policy.
  3. The account is created on behalf of the end user.

The newly created account can then be managed and accessed by your application.

Learn about the complete provisioning flow in the Provisioning API Dev Guide.

API Access and TOS

The Provisioning API is available by invitation only and requires special access, the acceptance of a separate API Terms of Service (TOS) addendum, and compliance with all policies.

Minimum Qualifications

To gain access to the Provisioning API requires an initial review and ongoing updates to determine if you are compliant with the Terms of Service and policies.

The minimum qualification to apply for access is that you are an AdWords Channel Partner.

Apply for Access

Before you apply for access:




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