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Set up Google Analytics MCP in Claude Desktop

Access GA4 data, run custom reports, and get real-time analytics from your AI editor. Official Google implementation.

1

Locate the config file

Claude Desktop reads MCP server configuration from the following file:

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

Create this file if it does not already exist.

2

Add the configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config file:

json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "google-analytics-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@google-analytics/mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GA_PROPERTY_ID": "YOUR_GA_PROPERTY_ID",
        "GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS": "YOUR_GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS"
      }
    }
  }
}
3

Set up environment variables

Google Analytics MCP requires the following environment variables:

GA_PROPERTY_IDRequired

Google Analytics 4 property ID

GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALSRequired

Path to Google service account JSON key file

4

Verify it works

Restart Claude Desktop. Google Analytics MCP should appear in your MCP server list with 4 tools available.

This server adds approximately 2,060 tokens to your context window for tool definitions.

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