Can Google Analytics show me visits by hour?

Question

I am interested in seeing visits on my site broken down by hour - is there any way to generate a report of this in Google Analytics? It appears that all metrics are only broken down by day. Maybe I can get this information through the GA API?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3632952/can-google-analytics-show-me-visits-by-hour

Answer 1

Since Google Analytics was revised the currently accepted answer is no longer available. The current version of Google Analytics will let you view visitors per hour:

1. Go to the Reporting Tab
2. Select "Audience"
3. Select "Overview"
4. Select "Hourly"

If you're trying to determine total traffic by hour of the day for a given date range then you can use this custom report:

https://www.google.com/analytics/web/permalink?type=custom_report&uid=pToP7693ReSxfSIpbqHmWg