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GTM + GA4: How to Track Videos (in a website)

Youtube video tracking with GTM trigger and GA4


1. Disable Video Engagement tracking features in Enhanced Measurement.
Otherwise, there's a high risk of occasional duplicate data.

How to disable Video Engagement tracking in GA4:
GA4 Admin > Data Streams > Gear Icon > disable Video Engagement tracking. 
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2.  GTM > Create a Youtube Video trigger
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Put the details as you see it above and then hit > SAVE


3. GTM > Enable built-in video variables
GTM > Variables > Configure > Select all variables that refer to videos
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4. GTM > Create a GA4 tag
GTM >Tags > New > GA4 Event Tag as you see it below
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Don't forget to SAVE


5. Test the setup in debug view

5.1 Go to your website and find a page that contains a Youtube player, for example https://www.eskimi.com/about-us
Then go back to GTM, refresh, select Preview and paste the link of the website.
Choose CONNECT.

Then, you will see that a new tab will open. Activate the video (in order to trigger the events that we just created).
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Go back to GTM and see that the tag is fired :D 
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5.2 GA4 > Debug view
GA4 > Configure > DebugView > see the events

Also, don't forget to add the events in the Custom Dimensions [in order to be able to add these dimensions into your reports (Explorations)]
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See how to make a Custom Report for Video Engagement Metrics here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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