Overview / Academy / Google setup
Set up Google access for ODDVX.
Roughly ten minutes. You end up with a service-account JSON key that has GA4 and Tag Manager access — the one file ODDVX asks for on its setup screen.
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Create a Google Cloud project Google Cloud Console
Name it “ODDVX” and click Create. Already have a project you want to use? Skip to step 2.
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Turn on three APIs Google Cloud Console
Open each link, check your new project is selected in the top bar, and click Enable.
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Create a service account Cloud Console → IAM & Admin
Name it “oddvx”, click Create and Continue, then Done — skip the optional role steps.
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Download its JSON key Cloud Console → Service Accounts
Click the account → Keys → Add key → Create new key → JSON → Create. The file that downloads is the one ODDVX needs — keep it private.
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Copy the service-account email
It looks like
[email protected]. You’ll paste it into GA4 and GTM next. -
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Give it GA4 access Google Analytics
Admin → Account access management → + → Add users → paste the email → untick “Notify by email” → Add.
Role: Viewer is enough for audits and monitoring. Choose Editor only if you want ODDVX to create GA4 events. -
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Give it GTM access Google Tag Manager
Admin → User Management → + → Add users → paste the email → set Account and Container permissions → Invite.
Container permission: Edit lets ODDVX stage changes into a workspace (you still publish by hand). Read is enough for audit-only. -
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Upload the key to ODDVX ODDVX
On the ODDVX setup screen, drop the
.jsonfile on the upload panel. The key stays on that machine — it never reaches our servers.