view_item

A user views an item detail.

Status: Upcoming

Triggered when a user views an item detail page.

Used for rentable detail pages and sales module property detail pages.

GA4 docs: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/ga4/reference/events?client_type=gtag#view_item

Sample data layer snippet

dataLayer.push({ ecommerce: null });  // Clear the previous ecommerce object.  dataLayer.push({  "event": "view_item",  "ecommerce": {    "currency": "EUR",    "value": 350.0,    "items": [      {        "item_id": "123123",        "item_name": "4-Person Luxury Villa",        "item_brand": "Administration Name",        "item_category": "Accommodation",        "item_category2": "house",        "item_variant": "single_night",        "item_country": "Netherlands",        "item_region": "Twente",        "item_city": "Enschede",        "administration_id": "321321",        "administration_name": "Administration Name",        "coupon": "SUMMER10",        "discount": 25.0,        "price": 350.0,        "quantity": 1,        "index": 1,        "start_date": "2026-02-20",        "end_date": "2026-02-22",        "google_business_vertical": "hotel_rental",        "item_list_id": "availability_search",        "item_list_name": "Availability Search"      }    ]  }});

Top-level objects

Parameter

Sample

Presence

Description

ecommerce

{...} (see below)

always

Ecommerce payload wrapper for GA4 events.

ecommerce

Ecommerce payload wrapper for GA4 events.

Field

Sample

Presence

Description

currency

EUR

if available

Currency of the items associated with the event, in 3-letter ISO 4217 format. Source: Currency used for totals/items (booking/order/reservation currency; availability/property search uses the active site currency).

value

350.0

if available

Total value of the event. Source: Total order/booking value or sum of item prices.

items[]

[...] (see below)

always

Items array for the ecommerce payload.

ecommerce.items[]

Items array for the ecommerce payload.

Field

Sample

Presence

Description

item_id

123123

always

ID of the item. Combine with item_category and item_category2. Source: rentable type id (Accommodation), cost id (Upgrade, Preference), bundle id (Package), or amenity id (Preference with Amenity item_category2). Availability/property search: category or property id.

Notes: Legacy checkout portal used prefixed ids (A/C/P).

item_name

4-Person Luxury Villa

always

The name of the item. Source: rentable type id (Accommodation), cost id (Upgrade, Preference), bundle id (Package), or amenity id (Preference with Amenity item_category2). Availability/property search: localized category/property name.

item_brand

Administration Name

if available

The localized name of the site. Source: Checkout portal: administration name. Availability/property search: site/brand name shown on the website (can differ from the administration name).

item_category

Accommodation

always

Top-level item type.

  • Accommodation

  • Upgrade

  • Preference

  • Package

Source: Checkout portal: Accommodation for rentable types, Upgrade for extras, Preference for amenities/preferences, Package for bundles. Availability/property search: Accommodation.

Notes: Legacy CMS view_item used item_category for the segment and did not set item_category2.

item_category2

house

if available

Semantic segment for accommodations or sub-bucket for extras.

Accommodation: house pitch room berth apartment other

Extras: Amenity Upgrade Package

Source: Checkout portal: accommodation semantic segment or extras bucket. Availability/property search: accommodation semantic segment.

Notes: Legacy CMS view_item did not include item_category2; legacy checkout portal used extra-specific buckets like SpecificAccommodation.

item_category3

if available

PMS extra type for extras only.

  • tourist_taxes

  • cleaning

  • parking

Source: Checkout portal extras only: cost extra_type. Not set for accommodations, packages, or availability/property search.

item_variant

single_night

if available

Stay duration category for the accommodation.

  • single_night - 1 night

  • weekend - 2-3 nights incl weekend

  • midweek - 2-4 nights without weekend

  • week - 6-8 nights or 5 nights incl weekend

  • extended_stay - 9-13 nights

  • long_stay - 14+ nights

Source: Checkout portal accommodations and CMS availability items; derived from arrival/departure.

item_country

Netherlands

if available

The country where the administration is located. Source: Administration country from BEX (shared across checkout portal and availability/property search).

item_region

Twente

if available

The region where the administration is located. Source: Administration region from BEX (shared across checkout portal and availability/property search).

item_city

Enschede

if available

The city where the administration is located. Source: Administration city from BEX (shared across checkout portal and availability/property search).

administration_id

321321

if available

The ID of the administration in BEX PMS. Source: Checkout portal: BEX administration id. Availability/property search: the same BEX administration id (Booking Experts administration mapping).

Notes: Renamed from park_id in legacy CMS/PMS payloads.

administration_name

Administration Name

if available

The name of the administration in BEX PMS. Source: Checkout portal: BEX administration name. Availability/property search: the same BEX administration name (Booking Experts administration mapping).

Notes: Renamed from park_name in legacy CMS/PMS payloads.

coupon

SUMMER10

if available

Coupon applied to the item. Source: Coupon code applied to the reservation or order item (first code, if any).

discount

25.0

if available

Discount applied to the item. Source: Discount amount for the order item.

price

350.0

if available

Price for the item line (stay total for accommodation).

Source: Availability/property search: price for the stay. Checkout portal: order item unit price; accommodation uses stay total derived from booking total minus upgrades.

quantity

1

if available

Quantity of the item. Source: Order item quantity; otherwise 1.

index

1

if available

Position of the item in the list. Source: Position in the result list (availability/property search only).

start_date

2026-02-20

if available

The date of arrival for availability. Source: Stay arrival date or availability start date.

end_date

2026-02-22

if available

The date of departure for availability. Source: Stay departure date or availability end date.

google_business_vertical

hotel_rental

if available

Google Ads business vertical for dynamic remarketing (examples: "hotel_rental", "retail"). Source: Remarketing business vertical configured globally; not from booking data.

item_list_id

availability_search

if available

The list ID for the item. Source: Availability/property search list id (availability_search/property_search). Cart/checkout events may supply list id like Cart or Checkout.

item_list_name

Availability Search

if available

The list name for the item. Source: Availability/property search list name (Availability search/Property search). Cart/checkout events may supply list name like Cart or Checkout.