[UA] Event (Universal Analytics) [Legacy]

You are viewing a legacy article about Universal Analytics. Learn more about Google Analytics 4 replacing Universal Analytics.

In Universal Analytics, an event is a type of hit used to track user interactions with content. UA events have a category, action, and label. To learn about Google Analytics 4 events instead, read this article.

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