How to disconnect Google Analytics 4 from Universal Analytics
We strongly recommend that you disconnect GA UA from GA 4. You should manually create a GA 4 account and install it on your website using a separate GA4 integration.
If your Google Analytics is created automatically (by Google) or via “Setup Assistant” (by you), then both GA UA and GA 4 will be loaded using the same integration. This will make your data inaccurate, and tracking custom events may not work properly.
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Step 1/4. Disconnect GA 4 from GA UA’s Setup Assistant
- Go to your GA UA admin dashboard by clicking the “cog” icon in the bottom-left corner
- Choose your website’s property
- Click “GA4 Setup Assistant”
- Choose “Disconnect” (if you can)
Step 2/4. Remove connected site tag
While you are still in the GA UA’s admin, go to:
- Tracking Info section
- Choose “Tracking Code”
- Choose “Connected site tags”
- And “Remove tag”
Step 3/4. Disconnect GA UA from GA 4’s Data Streams
There are cases when doing the above 2 will not fully disconnect your GA 4 from GA UA. To make sure this connection is broken:
- Click “Admin” icon in the bottom-left corner
- Go to your website’s GA 4 property
- Click “Data Streams” and first entry on the table (in most cases there will be only one)
- Find “Manage connected site tags”
- If you can see that the number of connected tags is greater than 0 click it, and disconnect.
Step 4/4. Do not allow Google to automatically create another GA4 account for you
Follow these steps:
- Go to the Google Analytics UA account
- Click “Admin” icon in the bottom left corner
- In the middle column choose GA4 Setup Assistant
- Turn off auto creation of GA4 property