MetaData
Retrieves metadata information for standard and custom dimensions / metrics.
View-Specific Information
Select
The provider uses the Google Analytics API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following column and operator:
- Name supports the following operator: =
Retrieves metadata for standard and custom dimensions and metrics. When the PropertyId connection property and Name filter are not specified, the view returns only the dimensions and metrics common to all properties.
For example, the following queries are processed server-side:
SELECT * FROM Metadata;
SELECT * FROM Metadata WHERE name = 'properties/307787823/metadata';
The provider processes other filters client-side.
Columns
| Name | Type | Dimension | DefaultMetric | DefaultDimension | Description |
| ApiName | String | The API name for the dimension / metric. | |||
| CustomDefinition | Boolean | Whether the dimension / metric is custom or not. | |||
| Description | String | Description of how the dimension / metric is used and calculated. | |||
| Type | String | Datatype of the dimension / metric. | |||
| FieldType | String | Whether the field is a dimension or metric. | |||
| UIName | String | The dimension / metric name within the Google Analytics user interface. | |||
| DimensionDeprecatedAPINames | String | Returns the list of depricated names for this dimension but still usable. | |||
| MetricDeprecatedAPINames | String | Returns the list of depricated names for this metric but still usable. | |||
| Expressions | String | The mathematical expression for this derived metric. | |||
| BlockedReasons | String | Return the reasons why access to this metric is blocked for this property. | |||
| Category | String | The display name of the category that this dimension / metric belongs to. | |||
| Name | String | Resource name of this metadata. |