How to validate a clientID UUID?

[Michael Trim]

I am using the measurement protocol to track screen views and events (in a Mobile property) from a desktop application where no SDK is available.

I generate a client ID using a method that purports to generate a v4 compatible UUID - when I validate each UUID generated by this method (via a separate validator) they are all confirmed as valid v4 UUIDs.

https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/protocol/v1/parameters#user

However I can demonstrably prove that only about 50% of the time do these clientIDs work with GA - causing Hits to go unprocessed.

Does anybody know how I can validate a clientID UUID for Google Analytics other than trial and error?

Many thanks,

Michael

[Philip Walton]

Michael, the measurement protocol shouldn't be validating client IDs, so this seems strange to me. If it is happening, it's probably a bug, and (since it sounds like you can reproduce the steps) it'd be best to report it on the issue tracker:

https://code.google.com/p/analytics-issues/issues/entry?template=Measurement%20Protocol%20-%20Defect

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