Google Tag Gateway

This behavior allows you to deploy and deliver Google Tags from within your existing property, mitigating third-party tracking limitations enforced by modern browsers.

How it works

Use this behavior to configure Google Tag Gateway. Note that only one instance of the behavior is allowed in a particular rule. If there are multiple rules in the property, each with an instance of the behavior, the last rule that matches the incoming request is processed.

Features and options

FieldWhat it does
EnableEnables the Google Tag Gateway behavior.
Google Tag IDSpecifies the unique Google Tag ID that was provided to you by Google.
Serving PathSpecifies the path that serves the Google Tag. It must consist of 6-10 alphanumeric characters and start with a slash ( / ), and must be a unique path which is not used elsewhere on your site.
Send True Client IP HeaderSends the True Client IP header to the Google origin.
Enable Script InjectionInjects the Google Tag script directly into the page. Enable this if your pages don't already include the Google Tag script.
Enable Setup TagControls whether the injected tag should override any on-page configuration. Enable this if your pages don't already include the Google Tag script.

Implementation

  1. Log into Control Center.
  2. Search for a property you want to add the Google Tag Gateway behavior to by entering its name into the search field or create a new property.

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To get to know the stages of setting up your property, see Workflow overview.

  1. To add the Google Tag Gateway behavior to your property or include, see Behaviors.

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The Google Tag Gateway behavior is incompatible with the Brotli Support, Construct Response, and EdgeWorkers behaviors.

  1. Activate on staging. Deploy your property version on the servers in the ​Akamai​ Edge Staging Network (ESN) so that you can test the configuration.
  2. Test on staging. Set up and run tests against the staging configuration. Once you confirm that your configuration works fine, you can perform regression and load testing, if needed, outside of Property Manager.
  3. Activate on production. Deploy your configuration version to the ​Akamai​ Production network to prepare to go live.

Products that use this behavior

You can create a custom rule and configure the Google Tag Gateway behavior inside a hostname match for the Ion product.