Client access guide

How to Give Access to Google Tag Manager

Google Tag Manager (GTM) is where your website's tracking codes live. Inviting me lets me set up and fix conversion tracking without touching your website code or needing your password. It takes about two minutes.

Google Tag Manager About 2 minutes Publish (on each container) + User (account)
Invite this emailanalyticsbychamok@gmail.com

Before you start

  • Administrator permission on the Google Tag Manager account (only Administrators can add users)
  • To know which containers I should work on: your website (web) container and, if you have one, your server container
  • My email address: analyticsbychamok@gmail.com

Why I need this access

  • 01 Set up and test tags for Google Analytics 4, Google Ads conversions and other ad platforms, so every sale, lead or call is counted correctly.
  • 02 Build or maintain server-side tracking in your server container, which makes your data more accurate and less affected by ad blockers and browser limits.
  • 03 Preview and debug every change before it goes live, so your website visitors are never affected by half-finished work.
  • 04 Publish the finished changes myself. Every publish creates a saved version, so any change can be rolled back in one click.

Which role to choose

Publish (on each container) + User (account). Tracking only starts working once changes are published, so I need Publish on your web container and on your server container. At the account level, User is enough: it lets me see the account without being able to manage other people. Choose Administrator at the account level only if you want me to create a new container for you (for example a brand-new server container) or manage users; you can lower it back to User afterwards.

What I needAccount: UserCan see basic account information. Container access is given separately, container by container.
Also worksAccount: AdministratorCan create new containers and add, change or remove users for the account and its containers.
Not enoughContainer: ReadCan view tags, triggers and variables, but cannot change anything.
Not enoughContainer: EditCan create workspaces and make changes, but cannot create versions or publish.
Also worksContainer: ApproveCan make changes and create versions, but cannot publish them live.
What I needContainer: PublishFull container rights: make changes, create versions and publish them to your live website or server.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Open Tag Manager

    tagmanager.google.com

    Sign in at tagmanager.google.com with the Google account that manages your containers, and open the account that holds your website container.

  2. 2

    Go to User Management

    AdminUser Management

    Click "Admin" at the top of the page. In the Account column, click "User Management".

  3. 3

    Add a new user

    +Add users

    Click the blue "+" button and choose "Add users". Type analyticsbychamok@gmail.com in the email box.

  4. 4

    Set the account permission

    Account permissionsUser

    Under account permissions, leave "User" selected. Choose "Administrator" only if I need to create a new container for you, such as a server container.

  5. 5

    Give Publish on each container

    Container permissionsPublish

    Under container permissions, set your web container to "Publish". If you have a server container, set it to "Publish" as well. Containers you leave on "No access" stay hidden from me.

  6. 6

    Send the invitation

    Invite

    Click "Invite". I receive an email and get access straight away; you will see me listed in User Management.

After you send the invite

  • I will confirm by email once I can see the containers, and tell you before I publish anything for the first time.
  • Every publish creates a numbered version with a note, so you can always see what changed, and when.
  • To remove access later: go to Admin, User Management, tick the box next to my email and click "Remove" (or open my name and change my permissions).
FAQ

Google Tag Manager access: common questions

What is the difference between account and container permissions?

Account permissions decide whether someone can manage the GTM account itself (create containers, add users). Container permissions decide what they can do inside each container (view, edit, approve or publish). For my work, User on the account plus Publish on the containers is the usual setup.

Why Publish and not just Edit?

With Edit I can prepare changes but they never go live until someone with Publish rights publishes them. Publish lets me finish the job and test it on your live site. You can always see and roll back every version.

I don't have a server container yet. What should I do?

That is fine. Give me Publish on your web container now. If we decide to add server-side tracking, either you create the server container, or you temporarily set my account permission to Administrator so I can create it, then give me Publish on it.

I can't see the Admin option or the + button. Why?

You probably have User permission rather than Administrator on this account. Ask whoever set up GTM (often your web developer or a previous agency) to invite me, or to make you an Administrator first.

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