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GA4 Realtime Site Monitor

See who is on your site right now, what they are looking at, and where they came from. Spot anomalies before they become problems.

Live monitoringAnomaly detectionTraffic visibilitySite operations

The Challenge

Something feels off with the site. Maybe traffic is lower than usual, or a deploy just went out, or a social post is blowing up. You open GA4's realtime view and stare at a single number — active users — with no context. Is 200 good? Is 50 bad? You click through tabs trying to piece together what pages are hot, where traffic is coming from, and whether anything looks wrong. It takes 15 minutes just to get a read on things.

What This Prompt Does

Snapshot Active Users

Pulls the current active user count and what pages they are viewing

Map Traffic Sources

Shows where live visitors are coming from right now

Break Down Devices & Geo

Splits traffic by device type and country for the live audience

Flag Anomalies

Calls out unusual traffic patterns, spikes, or geographic outliers

The Prompt

The Prompt

Task

Use @Google Analytics/List PropertiesName it "Google Analytics/List Properties" and call it with @Google Analytics/List Properties to find the right GA4 property, then use @Google Analytics/Run Realtime ReportName it "Google Analytics/Run Realtime Report" and call it with @Google Analytics/Run Realtime Report to pull a snapshot of live site activity. Flag anything unusual compared to typical patterns.

Input

The user will provide:

  1. Their GA4 property ID (or ask to list properties first)
  2. What they want to monitor (optional, e.g., a specific page or campaign)

Example: "What's happening on our site right now? Property ID: 123456789"

Context

Realtime Metrics to Pull

Run a realtime report with:

  • Metrics: activeUsers, screenPageViews, eventCount, conversions
  • Dimensions: unifiedScreenName (top active pages)
  • Dimensions: sessionSource (live traffic sources)
  • Dimensions: deviceCategory (device breakdown)
  • Dimensions: country (geographic distribution)

Monitoring Strategy

  1. List properties if the user hasn't provided a property ID
  2. Run a realtime report with activeUsers and page dimensions
  3. Run a realtime report with source dimensions to see where traffic is coming from
  4. Run a realtime report with device and country dimensions
  5. Summarize what is happening right now on the site
  6. Flag anything that looks unusual — spikes in a single page, unexpected traffic sources, or geographic anomalies

What to Flag

  • Any single page with a disproportionate share of active users
  • Traffic from unexpected countries or sources
  • Very high or very low active user counts relative to what the user describes as normal
  • Unusual device splits (e.g., 90% mobile when the site is typically desktop-heavy)

Output

Live Site Snapshot:

Active Users:

  • Total active users right now
  • Trend over last 30 minutes if available

Top Active Pages:

  • Top 5 pages by active users
  • Any pages with unusual traffic concentration

Traffic Sources:

  • Where live visitors are coming from
  • Top 3-5 sources driving current sessions

Device & Geo Breakdown:

  • Desktop vs mobile vs tablet split
  • Top countries by active users

Flags & Observations:

  • Anything unusual or noteworthy about current activity
  • Recommendations if spikes or drops are detected

Example Usage

Try asking:

  • →"How many people are on our site right now and what are they looking at?"
  • →"Check realtime traffic for property 123456789 — we just pushed a deploy"
  • →"Is anyone hitting the new landing page? Pull realtime data and tell me what you see"