preferred method to get google analytics data

Question

What is the best or reccomended way to use the google anaylitcs api to get its data? I have been searching & exprimentign. The tutorials i used so far have me using ZEND Gdata, but i went and tried the "Tutorial: Hello Analytics API" and so far it has examples for js, php,etc and doesn't' seem to require it. Bit confused as to where i should concentrate my efforts for a better result.

Basically i want to connect to the google analytics api for a full or selected data pull that doenst' have to be manual as in go into the analytic page and click on export .csv

Thank you D

Answer 1

You should check out the update Hello Analytics API docs. That way you only need to use the Google APIs Client Library for PHP and not any third party tool.