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What are the exact technical steps to set up Google Analytics to properly track referral traffic coming from Perplexity AI and other chat interfaces?
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What are the exact technical steps to set up Google Analytics to properly track referral traffic coming from Perplexity AI and other chat interfaces?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Google Analytics 4 custom channel groups create channel group source matches regex documentation referral trafficGoogle ↗
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Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral documentationGoogle ↗
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Perplexity AI referral traffic analytics GA4 source perplexity.aiGoogle ↗
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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
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Google Analytics 4 custom channel groups create channel group source matches regex documentation referral traffic Google ↗
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral documentation Google ↗
Perplexity AI referral traffic analytics GA4 source perplexity.ai Google ↗
- Custom channel groups · support.google.com
- Campaigns and traffic sources · support.google.com
- How to Track ChatGPT and Perplexity Traffic in Google Analytics · flinnschema.com
- Tracking ChatGPT Referral Traffic in GA4 · runoctopus.com
- API dimensions and metrics | Google Analytics | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Default channel group · support.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google Analytics 4 custom channel groups create channel group source matches regex documentation referral traffic OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Analytics 4 traffic acquisition session source medium referral documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Perplexity AI referral traffic analytics GA4 source perplexity.ai OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |