seanhandley · October 29, 2013 16:07 · Oct 29, 2013 · Oct 29, 2013
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+import sys
+
+# import the Auth Helper class
+import hello_analytics_api_v3_auth
+
+from apiclient.errors import HttpError
+from oauth2client.client import AccessTokenRefreshError
+
+def main(argv):
+    # Step 1. Get an analytics service object.
+    service = hello_analytics_api_v3_auth.initialize_service()
+
+    try:
+        # Step 2. Get the user's first profile ID.
+        profile_id = get_first_profile_id(service)
+
+        if profile_id:
+            # Step 3. Query the Core Reporting API.
+            results = get_results(service, profile_id)
+
+            # Step 4. Output the results.
+            print_results(results)
+
+    except TypeError, error:
+        # Handle errors in constructing a query.
+        print ('There was an error in constructing your query : %s' % error)
+
+    except HttpError, error:
+        # Handle API errors.
+        print ('Arg, there was an API error : %s : %s' %
+               (error.resp.status, error._get_reason()))
+
+    except AccessTokenRefreshError:
+        # Handle Auth errors.
+        print ('The credentials have been revoked or expired, please re-run '
+               'the application to re-authorize')
+
+def get_first_profile_id(service):
+    # Get a list of all Google Analytics accounts for this user
+    accounts = service.management().accounts().list().execute()
+
+    if accounts.get('items'):
+      # Get the first Google Analytics account
+        firstAccountId = accounts.get('items')[0].get('id')
+
+        # Get a list of all the Web Properties for the first account
+        webproperties = service.management().webproperties().list(accountId=firstAccountId).execute()
+
+        if webproperties.get('items'):
+            # Get the first Web Property ID
+            firstWebpropertyId = webproperties.get('items')[0].get('id')
+
+            # Get a list of all Views (Profiles) for the first Web Property of the first Account
+            profiles = service.management().profiles().list(
+                accountId=firstAccountId,
+                webPropertyId=firstWebpropertyId).execute()
+
+            if profiles.get('items'):
+                # return the first View (Profile) ID
+                return profiles.get('items')[0].get('id')
+
+    return None
+
+def get_results(service, profile_id):
+    # Use the Analytics Service Object to query the Core Reporting API
+    return service.data().ga().get(
+        ids='ga:' + profile_id,
+        start_date='2012-03-03',
+        end_date='2012-03-03',
+        metrics='ga:visits').execute()
+
+def print_results(results):
+    # Print data nicely for the user.
+    if results:
+        print 'First View (Profile): %s' % results.get('profileInfo').get('profileName')
+        print 'Total Visits: %s' % results.get('rows')[0][0]
+
+    else:
+        print 'No results found'
+