You’ve come to the right place as I have first hand experience on this issue and how it was fixed.
The short answer is YES a deleted Google Analytics Account can be restored.
The more detailed answer is if you accidentally delete an account or property ID you want to call Google immediately. The sooner you make the call the better chance you have of recovering without an issue. The guy I spoke to said they can usually get all the info back if it happened within a week or two, but beyond that it starts getting questionable.
Some important things to note before making the call.
- You need to provide them with your Customer ID found under your Google Adwords account. If you’re logged in to Gmail and click this link you should see your account in the blue bar at the top (see photo above). https://support.google.com/adwords/answer/1385067
- If you don’t have a Google Adwords account I can help since I have a customer ID. I can put a restoration request in to Google for you. Please contact me for more info.
- If you are not an administrator of the Google Adwords account you will need to be able to verify who is because an email is sent to that account asking for written permission to reactivate the account.
- You will need the UA code associated with the account.
- You will need to be an administrator on the Google Analytics account or be able to verify the person who is an administrator.
So here is a quick rundown on how the process went for me.
- I called 866-246-6453.
- I entered my Customer ID.
- I provided my Gmail address to verify if I was an administrator of the Google Adwords and Google Analytics accounts.
- I provided the domain name of the website I was wanting to recover.
- I was sent an email and asked to reply with the follow statement. “I request that you re-enable my analytics account UA-XXXXXXX after accidental cancellation”. (You should be able to find this in the code of your website)
- Once they received confirmation they used the UA code to locate the account and re-enabled.
- I refreshed and everything was back. (This could take some time depending on when you deleted your account)
I hope this information helps you get your account re-enabled. If you need assistance please contact me and I’ll see what I can do to help.
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