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How To Set Up a Data Stream in Google Analytics

Setting up a data stream is the first step in collecting valuable information about your website or app.

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Setting up a data stream allows you to start collecting important metrics from a website or mobile app.

Here’s where to begin.

From the home dashboard, click the gear icon in the lower left corner.

In the Property column, click “Data streams,” then click the blue “Add stream” button.

Choose whether you’d like to add a website or app stream.

Once you’ve selected the entity you want to pull from, click “Create stream,” and you’re ready to go.

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