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I'm looking to create a custom alert to notify me whenever X number of people are on the site at once. This data is already available using the Real-Time reports page. However, this does not seem possible via the Intelligence Events section. From there, I'm only able to create custom alerts based off Day, Week, or Month data. Has anybody found another area of Google Analytics that would make this type of report possible?
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Real-Time is available in all Analytics accounts. No changes to the tracking code are necessary. To see Real-Time: Sign in to Google Analytics..
real-time alert noun. A type of alert that searches for events continuously in real time. Real-time alerts can trigger alert actions on a per-result basis. They can also trigger alert actions when results meet user-defined conditions within a rolling time window.
The Custom Alerts feature in Google Analytics helps to take a proactive approach to monitoring your data, without needing to log in to the interface. Custom Alerts notify you via email when there are changes in your data, based on predetermined thresholds that you can customize for your data.
Google Analytics have just launched a Beta of their Real Time API which might let you do this: http://techcrunch.com/2013/08/01/google-launches-real-time-api-for-analytics-in-invite-only-beta/
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You can use the real-time API for that. It's been possible for quite a few years now. You can find all the documentation for that right here. It's typical OAuth + JSON API.
You can also use a paid service. I built one, Metrics Watch. It really depends of your goal and how critical this is to your business/job. If it's critical, I would highly encourage you to look for a paid service, no matter which one.
Hope that helps!
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