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What is the best way to track ChatGPT referral traffic in Google Analytics for a site targeting busy parents?

ChatGPTgpt-63 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

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What is the best way to track ChatGPT referral traffic in Google Analytics for a site targeting busy parents?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
GA4 track ChatGPT referral traffic chatgpt.com referral Google Analytics 4 2026Google ↗
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Google Analytics 4 create custom channel group referral source medium documentationGoogle ↗
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GA4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page exploration documentationGoogle ↗
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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)
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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 ChatGPT referral traffic chatgpt.com referral Google Analytics 4 2026 Google ↗
Google Analytics 4 create custom channel group referral source medium documentation Google ↗
GA4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page exploration documentation Google ↗

Queries

3 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
GA4 track ChatGPT referral traffic chatgpt.com referral Google Analytics 4 2026
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Google Analytics 4 create custom channel group referral source medium documentation
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GA4 traffic acquisition session source medium landing page exploration documentation
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