Google Analytics, Dimensions & Metrics - How to?

Question

I've finally figured out how i connected to the Google Analytics, correct - and I'm now able to access data to some point. I'm using the google-api-php-client.

I can work with metrics just fine fx, by doing

     return $analytics->data_ga->get(
    'ga:' . $profileId,
    '7daysAgo',
    'today',
    'ga:sessions,ga:pageviews,ga:sessionDuration');

which will return me number of sessions, pageviews, and session duration. But now lets say I am interested in using some of the dimensions as well - Maybe i want the query return site usage data for all traffic by search engine, sorted by pageviews in descending order.

   dimensions=ga:source
   metrics=ga:pageviews,ga:sessionDuration,ga:exits         
   filters=ga:medium==cpa,ga:medium==cpc,ga:medium==cpm,ga:medium==cpp,ga:medium==cpv,ga:medium==organic,ga:medium==ppc
   sort=-ga:pageviews

the data_ga->get function calls for the following parameters: $ids, $startDate, $endDate, $metrics, $optParams = array()

I tried supplying the dimensions and filters in a array, but it returns me the following errors

Warning: Illegal string offset 'type' in xxxxxxxxx/src/Google/Service/Resource.php on line 269

Warning: Illegal string offset 'location' in xxxxxxxxx/src/Google/Service/Resource.php on line 272

Warning: Illegal string offset 'location' in xxxxxxxxx/src/Google/Service/Resource.php on line 274

DaImTo DaImTo · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-28T13:47:33

Dimensions are not required so there for they are part of option parameters.

//Adding Dimensions
$params = array('dimensions' => 'ga:userType'); 
// requesting the data  
$data = $service->data_ga->get("ga:89798036", "2014-12-14", "2014-12-  14", "ga:users,ga:sessions", $params );

Filters and sort can also be added to the $parms array

Google Analytics, Dimensions & Metrics - How to?

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