posthog-js

What is posthog-js?

The posthog-js npm package is a JavaScript library for integrating PostHog analytics into web applications. It allows you to track user interactions, capture events, and analyze user behavior in real-time.

What are posthog-js's main functionalities?

Initialization

Initialize the PostHog library with your API key and optional configuration settings.

const posthog = require('posthog-js');
posthog.init('YOUR_API_KEY', { api_host: 'https://app.posthog.com' });

Capture Events

Capture custom events with properties to track user interactions and behaviors.

posthog.capture('event_name', { property1: 'value1', property2: 'value2' });

Identify Users

Identify users with unique IDs and associate them with properties like email and name.

posthog.identify('user_id', { email: '[e-mail]', name: 'John Doe' });

Set User Properties

Set properties for identified users to enrich user profiles with additional information.

posthog.people.set({ property1: 'value1', property2: 'value2' });

Feature Flags

Check if a feature flag is enabled for the current user to implement feature toggling.

const isEnabled = posthog.isFeatureEnabled('feature_flag_key');

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README

PostHog.js

Please see the main PostHog docs.

Specifically, the JS integration details.

Changelog

1.3.8 - 2020-08-07

• Set secure_cookie config to true if the page is running over https