Google Analytics API - Get page view information for specific URLs

Solution 1:

Yes - you will need to use the Google Analytics API for this. I would suggest checking out the Query Explorer to get a feel for the queries you will need to create.

You will require numerous queries to get all the data you need (adjusting the starting date): - Total Views - This Year - This Month - This Week (i.e. last 7 days - from which you could also get Total Today).

Here is an example query:

https://www.googleapis.com/analytics/v3/data/ga?ids=ga:1234456789&dimensions=ga:pagePath&metrics=ga:pageviews&filters=ga:pagePath==/about-us.html&start-date=2013-10-15&end-date=2013-10-29&max-results=50

Alternatively, you might want to consider www.embeddedanalytics.com (disclosure - I work with them). We have a service/platform that allows website owners to embed GA based charts/statistics without having to learn the GA API. We have a CMS version which will do exactly what you need (where you script the call to pass the page path). We have done something like this with a number of podcast sharing sites.

Solution 2:

Google suggests using Reporting API V4 now. The accepted answer uses V3.

Here is a V4 request example:

POST https://analyticsreporting.googleapis.com/v4/reports:batchGet?key={YOUR_API_KEY}
{
 "reportRequests": [
  {
   "viewId": "YOUR_VIEW_ID",
   "dimensions": [
    {
     "name": "ga:pagePath"
    }
   ],
   "metrics": [
    {
     "expression": "ga:pageviews"
    }
   ],
   "dimensionFilterClauses": [
    {
     "filters": [
      {
       "operator": "EXACT",
       "dimensionName": "ga:pagePath",
       "expressions": [
        "/your-path"
       ]
      }
     ]
    }
   ],
   "dateRanges": [
    {
     "startDate": "2009-12-31",
     "endDate": "2016-09-28"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}

where
YOUR_API_KEY - for auth related things follow this page
YOUR_VIEW_ID - you can use the Account Explorer to find a View ID. (or Admin -> View -> View Settings -> View ID).

For more documentation details and a "Try it!" console follow this page.

Solution 3:

You should be able to add a filter on the landing page. I am assuming that each user's site has its own start page. This returns only the data for that user. If you want the code on how to do this I suggest you google: Google analytics core reporting API PHP tutorial

Another idea would be to let the user add there Google Analytics account to there profile. Then you can output the google analytics code onto there page. Then they can track there own google analytics data and you won't need to deal with any of it.