Google Analytics tracking pixel custom dimension?

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http://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&tid=UA-???????-?&cid=??????????????&t=event&ec=ProductView&ea=eventAction_here&el=eventLabelValue&dimension1=dimensionValue

When using that link as an img src, it triggers an event. I would like to know if I would be able to set the dimension value in this tracking pixel. Thanks for your help in advance

This is probably off topic as it's not related to coding, but to add the custom dimension you would add cd<customDimensionSlot>=value to the URL. But how would you achieve this? Using GA sendHitTask or buildHitTask? — nyuen
It's sort of ghetto, but i'm dynamically creating a url that fills in the parameters in the url in php and sending it off to google which retrieves a 1 x 1 px img. — user2609670

Philip Walton Philip Walton · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-19T23:50:33

Yes, you can set a custom dimension via the Measurement Protocol (what you're calling the tracking pixel) using the &cd<dimensionIndex>= parameter.

To make sure your Measurement Protocol hits are valid, you can test them using the Measurement Protocol Hit Builder.

Google Analytics tracking pixel custom dimension?

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