How do I use DebugView in GA4 to test events?
Asked on Sep 16, 2025
Answer
DebugView in GA4 is a powerful tool for testing and validating your event tracking setup in real-time. It allows you to see events as they are triggered, helping you ensure that your implementation is working correctly.
- Sign in to your Google Analytics account.
- Navigate to Admin → Data Streams and select your data stream.
- Under the "DebugView" section, enable "Debug mode" using a browser extension like Google Tag Assistant or by sending events with the "debug_mode" parameter set to true.
- Go to Reports → DebugView to see real-time event data as it is collected.
Additional Comment:
- Ensure your browser or device is in debug mode to see the data in DebugView.
- Use DebugView to verify that events are firing with the correct parameters and values.
- DebugView is especially useful during the initial setup or when making changes to your event tracking.
- Remember that DebugView only shows data from devices in debug mode, not all traffic.
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