Google Analytics Node Connection Fails Due to Missing Access Token

Hello everyone,

I'm encountering an issue with the Google Analytics Node in my n8n workflow. Since today, the connection fails because it now requires an access token, but the credentials only allow entering a Client ID and Client Secret.

The error message is as follows:

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{  
  "errorMessage": "Unable to sign without access token",  
  "errorDetails": {  
    "rawErrorMessage": [  
      "Unable to sign without access token"  
    ]  
  },  
  "n8nDetails": {  
    "nodeName": "Google Analytics Letzte 7 Tage",  
    "nodeType": "n8n-nodes-base.googleAnalytics",  
    "nodeVersion": 2,  
    "resource": "report",  
    "operation": "get",  
    "time": "18.1.2025, 16:43:23",  
    "n8nVersion": "1.74.3 (Self Hosted)",  
    "binaryDataMode": "default",  
    "stackTrace": [  
      "NodeApiError: Unable to sign without access token",  
      "    at ExecuteContext.googleApiRequest (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Google/Analytics/v2/transport/index.js:47:15)",  
      "    at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)",  
      "    at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Google/Analytics/v2/actions/report/get.ga4.operation.js:554:25)",  
      "    at ExecuteContext.router (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Google/Analytics/v2/actions/router.js:56:36)",  
      "    at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-nodes-base/dist/nodes/Google/Analytics/v2/GoogleAnalyticsV2.node.js:16:16)",  
      "    at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:632:19)",  
      "    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:872:51",  
      "    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/n8n/node_modules/n8n-core/dist/WorkflowExecute.js:1206:20"  
    ]  
  }  
}

The workflow configuration is provided below for context:

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{  
  "name": "GA Report: EP Subflow Weekly",  
  "nodes": [  
    {  
      "parameters": {  
        "jsCode": "return {\n    // Berechnung des Startdatums: Vorjahr, gleiche Woche, 7 Tage zurück\n    startDate: (() => {\n      const date = new Date();\n      date.setFullYear(date.getFullYear() - 1); // Zurück ins Vorjahr\n      date.setDate(date.getDate() - 7); // 7 Tage zurück\n      return date.toISOString().split('T')[0];\n    })(),\n    \n    // Berechnung des Enddatums: Vorjahr, heutiges Datum\n    endDate: (() => {\n      const date = new Date();\n      date.setFullYear(date.getFullYear() - 1); // Zurück ins Vorjahr\n      return date.toISOString().split('T')[0];\n    })(),\n};\n"  
      },  
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",  
      "typeVersion": 2,  
      "position": [  
        -840,  
        300  
      ],  
      "id": "a1f8a606-a519-44e5-8d68-523fe4e7bf4d",  
      "name": "Code"  
    },  
    {  
      "parameters": {  
        "propertyId": {  
          "__rl": true,  
          "value": "345060083",  
          "mode": "list",  
          "cachedResultName": "<https://www.ep-reisen.de> – GA4",  
          "cachedResultUrl": "[Redirecting...](https://analytics.google.com/analytics/web/#/p345060083/)"  
        },  
        "metricsGA4": {  
          "metricValues": [  
            {  
              "listName": "screenPageViews"  
            },  
            {},  
            {  
              "listName": "sessions"  
            },  
            {  
              "listName": "sessionsPerUser"  
            },  
            {  
              "listName": "other",  
              "name": "averageSessionDuration"  
            },  
            {  
              "listName": "other",  
              "name": "ecommercePurchases"  
            },  
            {  
              "listName": "other",  
              "name": "averagePurchaseRevenue"  
            },  
            {  
              "listName": "other",  
              "name": "purchaseRevenue"  
            }  
          ]  
        },  
        "dimensionsGA4": {  
          "dimensionValues": [  
            {}  
          ]  
        },  
        "additionalFields": {}  
      },  
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleAnalytics",  
      "typeVersion": 2,  
      "position": [  
        -1540,  
        300  
      ],  
      "id": "25e4e5bb-8188-425c-9663-218fb9b76623",  
      "name": "Google Analytics Letzte 7 Tage",  
      "credentials": {  
        "googleAnalyticsOAuth2": {  
          "id": "onRKXREI8izfGzv0",  
          "name": "Google Analytics account"  
        }  
      }  
    },  
    ...
  
],  
  "connections": {  
    ...
  
},  
  "active": false,  
  "settings": {  
    "executionOrder": "v1"  
  },  
  "versionId": "a952c122-18e7-4404-a2b4-45cc590c022c",  
  "meta": {  
    "instanceId": "558d88703fb65b2d0e44613bc35916258b0f0bf983c5d4730c00c424b77ca36a"  
  },  
  "id": "ploQFf5BtgCC6ryu",  
  "tags": []  
}

Setup Details:

• n8n version: 1.74.3
• Database: SQLite
• Running via: Docker Compose (Self Hosted AI Starter Kit)
• Operating System: Raspberry OS (Debian)

Any insights or suggestions to resolve this credential issue would be greatly appreciated.

Best,
Friedemann