If you’ve connected MonsterInsights to a Google Analytics 4 property, then you’ll need to create an api_secret to track events like Add to Cart, Purchases, Form Submissions, and more.

In the articles below, we’ll show you how to create the api_secret variable and how you can insert it into your MonsterInsights settings.

What do you need:

1. MonsterInsights must be  installed and activated.
2. You have already connected  MonsterInsights to your Google Analytics 4 property .

Step 1:  Go to analytics.google.com.  You have to click on  Admin .

Step 2:  In the menu in the Property column, click Data Streams  and select the data stream connected to Monsterinsights.

Step 3:  Scroll down the page until you find the option Measurement Protocol API secrets . Click on it.

Step 4:  Here you can create a new API secret. You can give it a custom name to make it easier to identify later.

Step 5:  Now that your newly created API is visible, don’t forget to copy the secret code. You can click on the copy icon under the Secret Value section .

Step 6:  Go to the WordPress admin interface. There click on Insights  »  Settings. In the Google Authentication section , you will find the Measurement Protocol API Secret field . Add the Secret Value  code you copied in the previous step here . The settings will be saved automatically.

Congratulations, you made it! You have successfully set the secret API protocol for data monitoring, and from this moment the necessary tracking data will be collected and sent to your GA4 account.

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