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Why are my website analytics not showing where traffic from AI chatbots is coming from and how can I fix that tracking problem?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Why are my website analytics not showing where traffic from AI chatbots is coming from and how can I fix that tracking problem?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
GA4 track AI chatbot referrals source medium custom channel group referral domains ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral attribution direct traffic documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
GA4 custom channel group create AI chatbot traffic channel documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
GA4 track AI chatbot referrals source medium custom channel group referral domains ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini 2026 Google ↗
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral attribution direct traffic documentation Google ↗
GA4 custom channel group create AI chatbot traffic channel documentation Google ↗
- Custom channel groups · support.google.com
- How to Track AI Traffic in GA4: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and More · citepoint.ai
- How to track ChatGPT, Perplexity and other AI referrals in GA4 · aisearchhandbook.com
- Track AI referral traffic in GA4: ChatGPT, Gemini and more · digitalsnot.com
- Scopes of traffic-source dimensions · support.google.com
- [GA4] Understand (direct) / (none) traffic · support.google.com
- Campaigns and traffic sources · support.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GA4 track AI chatbot referrals source medium custom channel group referral domains ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral attribution direct traffic documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
GA4 custom channel group create AI chatbot traffic channel documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 |