How to listen to gtm events fire from javascript file in my webpage?

Question

I am using gtm with Universal analytics tag in my website. I know gtm fires - "gtm.js", "gtm.click", "gtm.dom", "gtm.load" etc events and send event data to google analytics based on rules specified in the triggers. I want to listen to all these gtm events. And whenever any of these gtm events fires, I want to fetch the eventdata that it sends to google analytics, from my javascript attached in the webpage.

Can anyone tell me how can I trigger a my custom event in javascript whenever any of the gtm events trigger and fetch that event data it sends to google analytics? Simply, What code should I write in js to listen gtm.click like event and fetch the data that it sends to google analytics?

Answer 1

These things you mention are listeners. I’m wondering the same as Reve, what do you try to accomplish? Most triggers for pageviews or events depend on these triggers. Here is a list how they do:

• gtm.js is equal to the “pageview” trigger. Meaning GTM script is loaded and ready
• gtm.dom is when the DOM is loaded
• gtm.load is when the window is loaded
• gtm.click is to track clicks on the HTML markup
• gtm.linkClick is to track clicks on a-elements

So these do not actually send anything, they are the triggers that make sure you can send something.

Answer 2

I would suggest Logstalgia and gource. These softwares are free and are web server access log visualization tools. With these tools you will be able to see real-time and pre-recorded.