Hi Everyone:
If you've found yourself a bit confused when getting started with the
JavaScript library for the Data Export API, there's now a new guide to
make it super simple:
http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/gdata/1.0/gdataJavascript.html
Follow this guide and have a working HTML page that pulls in your
Analytics data in no time (really)!
We also have a new Authentication Guide:
http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/gdata/1.0/gdataAuthentication.html
Authentication is one of the more difficult aspects of getting started
with Google Data, and for the JavaScript and Java guides, much of the
authorization complexity is handled by library methods.
For that reason, we've pulled the auth stuff out of all the language
guides and put it in one central doc, with relevant samples beneath
each authentication methodology. We hope this makes it easier for you
to
A. Get started quickly without being confused by authentication.
B. Have a source of authentication details when you are ready.
C. Understand which authentication method to use and when.
We'd love to hear your thoughts and comments about these new docs. Do
you find them an improvement? Do you have some suggestions for future
docs?
all the best,
~prose