Tracking News & Updates for January 2026

Google Tag Gateway launches one-click Google Cloud Platform integration beta

1 days ago

Google Tag Gateway is launching a Google Cloud Platform integration in beta, allowing one-click deployment using an External Application Load Balancer and backend service routing. This setup hosts Google's tagging tech on a first-party domain, improving resistance to tracking prevention and ad blockers. Previously, Cloudflare was the only automated option. More details and documentation are expected as the feature rolls out.

Google Tag adds Manage data transmission setting for advanced consent control

23 days ago

Tracking Google Tag Manager

"Manage data transmission" in Google Tag controls data flow by blocking ads, analytics, or diagnostic requests if consent isn't given, even with Advanced Consent Mode. It allows limited data for ads without consent and automatically refires tags when consent is granted, queuing events until then. This applies only to Google's tags now, with possible future enhancements.

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Server-side Google Tag Manager New Release v3.2.0 with Easy Cloud Run Update

4 months ago

Tracking Google Tag Manager

The server-side Google Tag Manager (GTM) application has a new release (v3.2.0) with updates to dependencies like BigQuery Client and the re2 library. Updating is simple: redeploy your current setup without changes. For Cloud Run users, go to the Cloud Run dashboard, open your SGTM services, click Edit & deploy new revision, then Deploy. Repeat for all SGTM services.

Google Analytics session number now accessible via gtag.js get API update

4 months ago

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The gtag.js get() API now supports retrieving the Google Analytics session number from the session cookie, in addition to the session ID. The get command fetches values set with gtag.js, using gtag('get', '<target>', '<field_name>', callback). Supported field names include client_id, session_id, session_number for GA4, and gclid for Google Ads and Floodlight.

Update to server-side Google Tag Manager changes how Google libraries load

4 months ago

Tracking Google Tag Manager

Server-side GTM no longer loads gtag.js with GA4 Client; all Google JS libraries load via Web Container Client. To load gtag.js, create or modify a Web Container Client and allowlist Measurement IDs. The "Automatically serve all dependent Google scripts" option auto-handles tags without separate ID listing. Using the Web Container Client for gtag.js loading is optional.

New Web Analytics Community Launches to Support Marketers and Data Professionals

5 months ago

Google Analytics Tracking +1 more

Web Analytics Community offers step-by-step courses on GA4, GTM, attribution, and more, plus templates, audit checklists, dashboards, bi-weekly live Q&A, and a supportive forum. It's designed for marketers, freelancers, founders, and analysts to improve tracking, reporting, and data skills without technical overwhelm. Founding members get early access, perks, and influence on future content.

Google Unveils New AI Tools for Measurement and First-Party Data Strategies

7 months ago

Google Ads Tracking +1 more

Google introduced AI-driven tools to improve advertisers' measurement and first-party data strategies. Incrementality testing now has lower spend thresholds and better methods to identify value. Cross-channel measurement in Google Analytics will provide deeper customer journey insights. Data Manager consolidates data with privacy protections and a new API to boost ROI. These tools help marketers prove ad ROI, manage data, and understand consumer journeys.

First-party Mode with Cloudflare rebranded as Google Tag Gateway

8 months ago

Tracking Google Tag Manager

Cloudflare and Google have introduced first-party domain mapping for Google Tag, part of all Cloudflare plans. This feature allows users to mask Google Tag URLs with a first-party domain, redirecting them to Google in the backend. While it improves performance, more complex setups are needed for additional destinations. Any domain proxied through Cloudflare can serve Google tags, enhancing measurement signals and campaign performance, with early testers seeing an uplift.

Google Ads launches Google tag gateway for advertisers to boost conversion measurement

8 months ago

Google Ads Tracking +1 more

Google is rolling out the Google tag gateway for advertisers to enhance first-party data strategies and App campaign performance. This feature allows running Google tags through personal infrastructure, improving measurement accuracy and insights into customer journeys. It enhances conversion data accuracy and provides added privacy through confidential computing. Implementation is easy, requiring no changes to existing tag code.

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