Import to Matomo Cloud – Quick Connect (recommended)

Cloud

Importing your Google Analytics data is easy with our Quick Connect configuration, which creates a backup of your properties and reporting data for analysis in Matomo. For small and medium traffic websites, the Quick Connect with Google Analytics option requires minimal setup to import your Google Analytics data (see the steps below). For high-traffic websites, or to import data for many websites, refer to this guide for detailed instructions.

  1. Log in to Matomo as a superuser and navigate to Administration matomo admin gear icon > System > Google Analytics Import.

  2. Choose Quick Connect with Google Analytics (recommended).
    import google analytics with Quick Connect in Matomo

  3. Click the Connect with Google button (this opens a new tab).
    Note: If you receive a warning from Google saying Google hasn’t verified this app, you can continue by clicking on Advanced, and then Go to matomo.cloud (unsafe).

  4. Select the Google Analytics properties you want to import.
  5. Click the Import properties button.
  6. Once you click this button to import properties, Matomo will automatically create a new Matomo website for each selected property.

Congratulations! You successfully configured your Google Analytics import. To see your data, refresh the page and select the newly created Matomo website from the dropdown on the top left.

Note: The data import can take a while, so not all data will be visible immediately.As noted earlier, this data is being imported into a new Matomo website. To verify that data is being imported, visit your Google Analytics Import page in the settings and check that the import job is running.