Additional query parameters site search ga4

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Step 7: Optionally, collect more information
You can add up to 10 additional query parameters to collect more information. Separate them with a comma and don’t bother about capital or small letters, because they are case insensitive.

From now on, GA4 will collect the search terms of your visitors advertising data . But it can take up to 24 hours before you see it. That’s way too long and you can best check immediately if everything is configured correctly.

To do so, you can either use the debug view, or have a look in the real time report, as I explain below.

Where can I find GA4 search terms?
If the enhanced Site Search measurement is activated in GA4, you can find the search terms in different places.

The real time report is ideal to check if GA4 is collecting the data.
The built-in view_search_results report contains basic data.
You can export the search terms data to a CSV or PDF file.
Or you can create an exploration report and use the search terms dimension.
Real time searches on your site
In Google Analytics 4, you can see what people have been searching for on your site in the last 30 minutes. This is a handy report to check if the Site Search collection is properly configured.

To do so, open your site and perform a search. Use a term that you can easily identify, like “test search”.

Then, in Google Analytics 4, do these steps: