Send AppIn clicks to Google Analytics 4
A measurement ID and an API secret, and your clicks show up in GA4 as server events.
Google documents the destination itself in its Measurement Protocol docs; this page is about the two values AppIn needs from it.
What you need
- Your Measurement ID — it looks like
G-XXXXXXX - An API secret
Where to find them
GA4 Admin → Data Streams → your stream. The Measurement ID is at the top; Measurement Protocol API secrets → Create makes the secret.
What to enter in AppIn
Settings → Measurement → Add destination, choose Google Analytics 4, paste both.
Defaults are page_view for a link view and select_promotion for a store redirect.
How to check it worked
GA4 Admin → DebugView, and Realtime a few minutes later.
The mistake people make
Expecting these events to join up with sessions on your website. They will not. An
AppIn click is a different client — we derive a stable client_id from the click
itself, so a redelivered event stays one visitor rather than becoming two, but it has
no connection to a browser session on your own domain. These events are for measuring
campaigns, not for following a person through a journey.