Lesson 3 of 10Article15 min
GA4 Account, Property & Data Streams
GA4 Account, Property & Data Streams
01Three levels
- Account — usually the company or agency umbrella
- Property — where GA4 data lives (one brand’s analytics home)
- Data stream — web, iOS, or Android source feeding that property
02Practical naming
Name properties clearly: Brand — Production GA4. Avoid “Test 2 final final”. For agencies, one client = one property (or a clear client folder strategy).
- Keep a staging/test property separate from production when possible
- One web stream per main site is enough for most beginners
- Apps get their own streams under the same property when you want unified reporting