Integrating Google Tag Manager (gtm)

[patricksebastien]

• Electron version: 1.4.12
• Operating system: Mac, Windows, Linux

Expected behavior

Collecting the analytics

Actual behavior

Not sending the datas to Google Analytics

How to reproduce

I have a simple webpage that integrates Google Tag Manager (a container that forward the dataLayer to Google Analytics). It works when opening my webpage on my local server, but when running the exact same code in electron, http://www.google-analytics.com/collect is never called.

I was wondering if anyone have a clue of why it is happening?
Thank you

[MarshallOfSound]

Hey, Google Analytics doesn't work by default from file:// URL's. You either need to use HTTP or a custom protocol or use the universal-analytics package that can send requests directly to Google Analytics.

If you have other questions / issues about this please ask them below on this thread 👍

[apasternack]

@MarshallOfSound Does this mean that Google Tag Manager cannot be made to work with electron? Or might a workaround be possible to adapt it to the file protocol?

[evan-coygo]

I've got the same question, is there any way to use GTM within an Electron app? @apasternack did you ever figure this out?

[haneepark]

For those who are seeking for the answer, please find the workaround on this post:
Run Google Tag Manager And Google Analytics In Local Files

Works perfect for me.

[prameshbajra]

Hi @hanee24 ,
Is it possible for you to verify if this still is relevant? I am not able to get it running from electron.
:(

[leohxj]

I am using peaksandpies/universal-analytics: A node module for Google's Universal Analytics and Measurement Protocol.

[leohxj]

"Universal Analytics will no longer process new data in standard properties beginning 1 July 2023. Prepare now by setting up and switching over to a Google Analytics 4 property."