@algolia/client-insights
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@algolia/client-insights is an npm package that allows developers to send events to Algolia's Insights API. This is useful for tracking user interactions with search results, which can then be used to improve search relevance and user experience.
Initialize the Insights Client
This feature allows you to initialize the Insights client with your Algolia application ID and API key. This is the first step in using the client to send events.
const { createInsightsClient } = require('@algolia/client-insights');
const insightsClient = createInsightsClient({
appId: 'YourApplicationID',
apiKey: 'YourSearchOnlyAPIKey'
});Send Click Event
This feature allows you to send a click event to the Algolia Insights API. You specify the event type, name, index, user token, and object IDs that were clicked.
insightsClient.sendEvent({
eventType: 'click',
eventName: 'Product Clicked',
index: 'your_index_name',
userToken: 'user-123',
objectIDs: ['objectID1']
});Send Conversion Event
This feature allows you to send a conversion event, such as a purchase, to the Algolia Insights API. Similar to click events, you specify the event type, name, index, user token, and object IDs involved in the conversion.
insightsClient.sendEvent({
eventType: 'conversion',
eventName: 'Product Purchased',
index: 'your_index_name',
userToken: 'user-123',
objectIDs: ['objectID1']
});Send View Event
This feature allows you to send a view event to the Algolia Insights API. This is useful for tracking when a user views a product or item in your application.
insightsClient.sendEvent({
eventType: 'view',
eventName: 'Product Viewed',
index: 'your_index_name',
userToken: 'user-123',
objectIDs: ['objectID1']
});Segment is a customer data platform that collects, cleans, and controls customer data. It offers similar functionality to @algolia/client-insights in terms of tracking user interactions and sending events, but it is more comprehensive, supporting a wide range of integrations and data sources.
Mixpanel is an analytics platform that helps businesses understand how users interact with their products. Like @algolia/client-insights, it allows for event tracking, but it also provides advanced analytics and reporting features.
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The npm package @algolia/client-insights receives a total of 218,670 weekly downloads. As such, @algolia/client-insights popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @algolia/client-insights demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 3 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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