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# How to create a Google Pixel?

# Introduction 
The TiXel app allows you to easily track user events and gain valuable insights into your store's traffic by integrating Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This guide will walk you through how to set up a GA4 account, find your Measurement ID and Measurement Protocol API Secret, and configure them within the TiXel app.
### Follow these steps to set up your GA4 tracking:
|| If you already have a GA4 property set up for your store, you can skip to Part 2.
### Part 1: Create a GA4 Property and Data Stream
1. **Open Google Analytics**: Navigate to [Google Analytics](https://analytics.google.com/) and log in with your Google account.
2. **Go to Admin Settings**: In the bottom left corner of the screen, click on the **Admin** gear icon.
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3. **Create a Property**: In the central dashboard area, click the blue **Create **button and then click **Property**.
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4. **Fill in Property Details**: Give your property a name (e.g., "My Shopify Store GA4"), select your reporting time zone, and choose your currency. Click **Next**.
5. **Select Business Details**: Fill out your industry category and business size, choose your business objectives, and click **Create**.
6. **Set up a Data Stream**: You will be prompted to choose a platform. Select **Web**.
7. **Enter Website Info**: Type in your Shopify store's URL and give the stream a name. Make sure "Enhanced measurement" is toggled on, then click **Create stream**.
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### Part 2: Find Your GA4 Measurement ID and API Secret
1. **Navigate to Data Streams**: In the bottom left corner, click the **Admin** gear icon. Under the *Data collection and modification* section, click on **Data Streams**.
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2. **Copy the Measurement ID**: Click on your website's data stream. In the Web stream details panel, look for the **Measurement ID** in the top right (this always starts with `G-`, e.g., `G-XXXXXXXXXX`). Copy this ID to your clipboard.
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3. **Generate the API Secret**: Scroll down the same Web stream details panel and click on **Measurement Protocol API secrets**.
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4. **Create and Copy the Secret**: Review the terms if prompted, then click the **Create** button. Give your secret a nickname (like "TiXel App"), click create, and then copy the generated **Secret value**.
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### Part 3: Add GA4 to TiXel
1. **Open TiXel Settings**: Go to your TiXel app dashboard and click on **All Pixels** from the navigation menu.
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2. **Add a New Pixel**: Click on the **Add Pixel** button to start setting up a new integration.
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3. **Select the Platform**: Choose **Google Analytics 4** from the grid of available advertising platforms.
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4. **Configure Pixel Settings**:
    * Paste the **Measurement ID** (`G-XXXXXXXXXX`) you copied earlier into the first field.
    * Paste your **API Secret** into the second field.
    * Give your setup a recognizable **Pixel Name**.
    * Choose whether to apply the tracking to all products or only specific ones, then click save.
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# Conclusion
By connecting Google Analytics 4 through TiXel, you capture highly accurate, server-side data, ensuring reliable event tracking to help you understand your customers and improve your store's performance.
You can learn more about TiXel in the [Shopify App Store page](https://apps.shopify.com/c6ad935e0222409e5d3620ae238b4169?utm_source=effectify.help&utm_medium=article-footer-link&utm_campaign=help-article). If you need help, feel free to contact our **support team**.