: Google Analytics User Explorer - name user I want to be able to give a name to specific users to display instead of their ID. Is this possible?

@Cugini213

Is is possible to do so, if you record their name as part of a registration process. You would have to pass their name through to Google Analytics as a Custom Dimension.

However, GA's terms of service forbid the use of personally identifiable information, so it would be a violation of these terms to use names.


You will not (and will not allow any third party to) use the Service to track, collect or upload any data that personally identifies an individual (such as a name, email address or billing information), or other data which can be reasonably linked to such information by Google.


This post by Simo Ahava has some very useful instructions on passing Custom Dimensions into GA: www.simoahava.com/analytics/improve-data-collection-with-four-custom-dimensions/

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@Berumen354

I will assume that your intent is to try and gain access to the account on behalf of the owner.

Below are the steps outlined by en.advertisercommunicy.com:
To initiate the process of regaining access to your Analytics account we need the following information when you fill in the Customer form
According to Google:


(You’ll need an Adwords account to do so. A vacant account without
any payment works too) :


Next Steps:


1) The UA-XXXX-Y of the account you require access to. This can be
found the source code of the page which has the Analytics tracking
code. If don’t know how to find this just provide the website URL when
filling in the Adwords customer form.


2) Please specify the level of access you require i.e if you require access at the account level or at the property level. (Account
level :UA-XXXX, Property level (See link for "account level" :UA-XXXX-Y)



Customer form is the 4th item on the right side in the white box.

After this, according to GOogle Advertiser Help:


Once we have the information we will get in touch with you over email
: We will get in touch with the Users who have Manage and Edit
access to the required Analytics account asking them to directly reach
out to you within 2 business days. Per security process we can’t give
out the identity of the Administrators of the account you need access
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