Goals: update

Requires authorization

Updates an existing goal. Try it now or see an example.

In addition to the standard parameters, this method supports the parameters listed in the parameters table.

Request

HTTP request

PUT https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/management/accounts/accountId/webproperties/webPropertyId/profiles/profileId/goals/goalId

Parameters

Parameter name Value Description
Path parameters
accountId string Account ID to update the goal.
goalId string Index of the goal to be updated.
profileId string View (Profile) ID to update the goal.
webPropertyId string Web property ID to update the goal.

Authorization

This request requires authorization with the following scope (read more about authentication and authorization).

Scope
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.edit

Request body

In the request body, supply a management.goal resource.

Response

If successful, this method returns a management.goal resource in the response body.

Examples

Note: The code examples available for this method do not represent all supported programming languages (see the client libraries page for a list of supported languages).

Java

Uses the Java client library.

/*
 * Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics service object.
 * See the Goals Developer Guide for details.
 */

/*
 * This request updates an existing Goal.
 */

// Construct the body of the request.
Goal body = new Goal();
body.setActive(false);
body.setName("My Goal");
body.setType("VISIT_TIME_ON_SITE");

// Construct the time on site details.
VisitTimeOnSiteDetails details = new VisitTimeOnSiteDetails();
details.setComparisonType("GREATER_THAN");
details.setComparisonValue((long) 500.0);

// Set the time on site details.
body.setVisitTimeOnSiteDetails(details);
try {
  analytics.management().goals().update("123456", "UA-123456-1",
      "7654321", "1", body).execute();
} catch (GoogleJsonResponseException e) {
  System.err.println("There was a service error: "
      + e.getDetails().getCode() + " : "
      + e.getDetails().getMessage());
}

PHP

Uses the PHP client library.

/**
 * Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics service object.
 * See the Goal Developer Guide for details.
 */

/**
 * This request updates an existing Goal.
 */

// Construct the body of the request.
$goal = new Google_Service_Analytics_Goal();
$goal->setActive(False);
$goal->setName('My Goal');
$goal->setType('VISIT_TIME_ON_SITE');


// Construct the time on site details.
$details = new Google_Service_Analytics_GoalVisitTimeOnSiteDetails();
$details->setComparisonType('GREATER_THAN');
$details->setComparisonValue(300.0);

//Set the time on site details.
$goal->setVisitTimeOnSiteDetails($details);

try {
  $analytics->management_goals->update('123456', 'UA-123456-1', '756321',
      '2', $goal);
} catch (apiServiceException $e) {
  print 'There was an Analytics API service error '
      . $e->getCode() . ':' . $e->getMessage();

} catch (apiException $e) {
  print 'There was a general API error '
      . $e->getCode() . ':' . $e->getMessage();
}


Python

Uses the Python client library.

# Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics service object.
# See the Goals Developer Guide for details.

# This request updates an existing goal.
try:
  analytics.management().goals().update(
      accountId='123456',
      webPropertyId='UA-123456-1',
      profileId='7654321',
      goalId=2,
      body={
          'active': False,
          'name': 'My Goal',
          'type': 'VISIT_TIME_ON_SITE',
          'visitTimeOnSiteDetails': {
              'comparisonType': 'GREATER_THAN',
              'comparisonValue': 400
              }
      }
  ).execute()

except TypeError, error:
  # Handle errors in constructing a query.
  print 'There was an error in constructing your query : %s' % error

except HttpError, error:
  # Handle API errors.
  print ('There was an API error : %s : %s' %
         (error.resp.status, error.resp.reason))

JavaScript

Uses the JavaScript client library.

/*
 * Note: This code assumes you have an authorized Analytics client object.
 * See the Goals Developer Guide for details.
 */

/*
 * This request updates an existing goal.
 */
function updateGoal() {
  var request = gapi.client.analytics.management.goals.update(
    {
      'accountId': '123456',
      'webPropertyId': 'UA-123456-1',
      'profileId': '7654321',
      'goalId': '5',
      'resource': {
        'active': true,
        'name': 'My Goal',
        'type': 'VISIT_TIME_ON_SITE',
        'visitTimeOnSiteDetails': {
          'comparissonType': 'GREATER_THAN',
          'comparisonValue': 300
        }
      }
    });
  request.execute(function (response) { // Handle the response. });
}

Try it!

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