Google Analytics Custom Metric not showing up in report

Question

In my admin page, I created a custom metric with scope 'Hit' and formatting type 'Integer'.

In my code, I'm making a web request to google analytics like so:

string url = string.Format("https://www.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&tid={0}&cid={1}&t=event&ec={2}&ea={3}&el={4}&ds=app&cm1={5}&z={6}", 
            tid, sDeviceID, eventCategory, eventAction, eventLabel.Replace(" ", "_"), customMetric1, cacheBuster.ToString());
new WebClient().DownloadString(url);

However, when I view my report in Behavior > Events > Top Events > Event Label, I'm unable to select my custom metric under the 'Secondary Dimension' dropdown.

I also tried using a custom dimension, and I am able to see my custom dimension in the report dropdown, but when I select my custom dimension, there is no data being populated.

How can I filter my report by my custom metric?

faridghar faridghar · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-02T05:29:32

To view your custom metric you will need to create a custom report and select the custom metric from there. To speed up the process you can navigate to the Top Events report and then click the Customize button on the top left.

Google Analytics Custom Metric not showing up in report

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