igrigorik/ga-beacon
Google Analytics collector-as-a-service (using GA measurement protocol). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4627
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1304
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3541 stars · 353 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A small Go service that acts as a collector-as-a-service for Google Analytics via the Measurement Protocol, letting you track page views with a simple embedded image where JavaScript is not allowed. It is designed to be deployed on Google App Engine, with the public instance being a demo only.
Use cases
- track views of a GitHub README with an image pixel
- add analytics to pages that disallow JavaScript
- track Google Sheets views with Google Analytics
- self-host a Google Analytics pixel collector
- embed a tracking beacon in markdown or email
When to choose
- you can only embed an image, not scripts, on the page you want to track
- you want lightweight view counting for docs, READMEs, or spreadsheets
- you want to deploy your own GA collector on App Engine
When to avoid
- you need full client-side analytics with events and sessions
- you cannot deploy your own instance and need production-grade reliability
- you have migrated off Universal Analytics, which Google has sunset
Facets
service · maturity maintenance
analytics http-server web-scraping analytics web-development self-hosted go cloud self-hosted google-analytics pixel-tracking measurement-protocol app-engine tracking-beacon web-server
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/igrigorik/ga-beacon · fetched 2026-08-28 · f66cf748d58f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| igrigorik/ga-beacon | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="igrigorik/ga-beacon")
Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem