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What are the most effective ways to track Perplexity AI referral traffic in Google Analytics 4 when UTM parameters are stripped or rewritten by the citation UI
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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What are the most effective ways to track Perplexity AI referral traffic in Google Analytics 4 when UTM parameters are stripped or rewritten by the citation UI
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Perplexity AI referral traffic GA4 referrer citation links UTM stripped tracking 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Google Analytics 4 custom channel group source medium session source referral documentationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Perplexity publisher analytics referral traffic perplexity.ai referrer citation UIGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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). 2 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
Perplexity AI referral traffic GA4 referrer citation links UTM stripped tracking 2026 Google ↗
Google Analytics 4 custom channel group source medium session source referral documentation Google ↗
Perplexity publisher analytics referral traffic perplexity.ai referrer citation UI Google ↗
- Campaigns and traffic sources · support.google.com
- Configuration | Google Analytics | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- Custom channel groups · support.google.com
- API dimensions and metrics | Google Analytics | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- API dimensions and metrics | Google Analytics | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perplexity AI referral traffic GA4 referrer citation links UTM stripped tracking 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Analytics 4 custom channel group source medium session source referral documentation OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Perplexity publisher analytics referral traffic perplexity.ai referrer citation UI OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |