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PostHog

PostHog is an open-source product analytics platform that combines product analytics, web analytics, session replay, feature flags, A/B testing, error tracking, surveys, and LLM observability into a single platform. It can be self-hosted or used as a cloud service (US or EU). Agents interact with PostHog primarily through its JavaScript, Node.js, or Python SDKs for client/server-side instrumentation, and through its REST API for querying data and managing resources.

PostHog是一款开源产品分析平台，将产品分析、网站分析、会话重放、功能标志、A/B测试、错误追踪、调查和LLM可观测性整合到单一平台中。它支持自托管或作为云服务使用（美国或欧盟节点）。Agent主要通过其JavaScript、Node.js或Python SDK进行客户端/服务端埋点，也可通过REST API查询数据和管理资源。

When to use this skill

何时使用本技能

Trigger this skill when the user:

Wants to capture custom events or identify users with PostHog
Needs to set up or evaluate feature flags (boolean, multivariate, or remote config)
Wants to create or manage A/B tests and experiments
Asks about session replay setup or configuration
Needs to create or customize in-app surveys
Wants to set up error tracking or exception autocapture
Needs to query analytics data via the PostHog API
Asks about group analytics, cohorts, or person properties

Do NOT trigger this skill for:

General analytics strategy that doesn't involve PostHog specifically
Competing tools like Amplitude, Mixpanel, or LaunchDarkly unless comparing

当用户有以下需求时触发本技能：

希望通过PostHog捕获自定义事件或识别用户
需要设置或评估功能标志（布尔型、多变量型或远程配置型）
想要创建或管理A/B测试与实验
咨询会话重放的设置或配置方法
需要创建或定制应用内调查
希望设置错误追踪或异常自动捕获
需要通过PostHog API查询分析数据
询问群组分析、用户分群或用户属性相关问题

请勿触发本技能的场景：

不涉及PostHog的通用分析策略咨询
除非是对比场景，否则不针对Amplitude、Mixpanel或LaunchDarkly等竞品工具提供支持

Setup & authentication

设置与认证

Environment variables

环境变量

env

undefined

env

undefined

Required for all SDKs

所有SDK均需配置

POSTHOG_API_KEY=phc_your_project_api_key

Required for server-side private API access

服务端私有API访问需配置

POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=phx_your_personal_api_key

Host (defaults to US cloud)

服务地址（默认美国云节点）

POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com


PostHog has two API types:
- **Public endpoints** (`/e`, `/flags`) - use project API key (starts with `phc_`), no rate limits
- **Private endpoints** (CRUD) - use personal API key (starts with `phx_`), rate-limited

Cloud hosts:
- US: `https://us.i.posthog.com` (public) / `https://us.posthog.com` (private)
- EU: `https://eu.i.posthog.com` (public) / `https://eu.posthog.com` (private)

POSTHOG_HOST=https://us.i.posthog.com


PostHog有两类API：
- **公开端点**（`/e`, `/flags`）- 使用项目API密钥（以`phc_`开头），无调用频率限制
- **私有端点**（CRUD操作）- 使用个人API密钥（以`phx_`开头），有调用频率限制

云服务地址：
- 美国：`https://us.i.posthog.com`（公开）/ `https://us.posthog.com`（私有）
- 欧盟：`https://eu.i.posthog.com`（公开）/ `https://eu.posthog.com`（私有）

Installation

安装

bash

undefined

bash

undefined

JavaScript (browser)

JavaScript（浏览器端）

npm install posthog-js

Node.js (server)

Node.js（服务端）

npm install posthog-node

Python

pip install posthog

undefined

pip install posthog

undefined

Basic initialization

基础初始化

javascript

// Browser - posthog-js
import posthog from 'posthog-js'
posthog.init('phc_your_project_api_key', {
  api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  person_profiles: 'identified_only',
})

javascript

// Node.js - posthog-node
import { PostHog } from 'posthog-node'
const client = new PostHog('phc_your_project_api_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
})
// Flush before process exit
await client.shutdown()

python

undefined

javascript

// 浏览器端 - posthog-js
import posthog from 'posthog-js'
posthog.init('phc_your_project_api_key', {
  api_host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  person_profiles: 'identified_only',
})

javascript

// Node.js - posthog-node
import { PostHog } from 'posthog-node'
const client = new PostHog('phc_your_project_api_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
})
// 进程退出前需刷新数据
await client.shutdown()

python

undefined

Python

from posthog import Posthog posthog = Posthog('phc_your_project_api_key', host='https://us.i.posthog.com')

---

from posthog import Posthog posthog = Posthog('phc_your_project_api_key', host='https://us.i.posthog.com')

---

Core concepts

核心概念

PostHog's data model centers on events, persons, and properties:

Events are actions users take (page views, clicks, custom events). Each event has a
```
distinct_id
```
(user identifier), event name, timestamp, and optional properties. PostHog autocaptures pageviews, clicks, and form submissions by default in the JS SDK.
Persons are user profiles built from events. Use
```
posthog.identify()
```
to link anonymous and authenticated sessions. Person properties (
```
$set
```
,
```
$set_once
```
) store user attributes for segmentation and targeting.
Groups let you associate events with entities like companies or teams, enabling B2B analytics. Groups require a group type (e.g.,
```
company
```
) and a group key.
Feature flags control feature rollout with boolean, multivariate, or remote config types. Flags evaluate against release conditions (user properties, cohorts, percentages). Local evaluation on the server avoids network round-trips.
Insights are analytics queries: Trends, Funnels, Retention, Paths, Lifecycle, and Stickiness. They power dashboards for product analytics and web analytics.

PostHog的数据模型围绕事件、用户和属性展开：

事件：用户执行的操作（如页面浏览、点击、自定义事件）。每个事件包含
```
distinct_id
```
（用户标识符）、事件名称、时间戳和可选属性。JS SDK默认自动捕获页面浏览、点击和表单提交事件。
用户：由事件构建的用户档案。使用
```
posthog.identify()
```
关联匿名会话与已认证用户。用户属性（
```
$set
```
,
```
$set_once
```
）用于存储用户特征，支持用户分群和定向。
群组：可将事件与公司、团队等实体关联，实现B2B分析。群组需要指定群组类型（如
```
company
```
）和群组密钥。
功能标志：用于控制功能发布，支持布尔型、多变量型或远程配置型。标志会根据发布条件（用户属性、用户分群、百分比）进行评估。服务端本地评估可避免网络往返延迟。
洞察：即分析查询，包括趋势图、漏斗图、留存分析、路径分析、生命周期分析和粘性分析。它们为产品分析和网站分析提供仪表盘支持。

Common tasks

常见任务

Capture a custom event

捕获自定义事件

javascript

// Browser
posthog.capture('purchase_completed', {
  item_id: 'sku_123',
  amount: 49.99,
  currency: 'USD',
})

// Node.js
client.capture({
  distinctId: 'user_123',
  event: 'purchase_completed',
  properties: { item_id: 'sku_123', amount: 49.99 },
})

python

undefined

javascript

// 浏览器端
posthog.capture('purchase_completed', {
  item_id: 'sku_123',
  amount: 49.99,
  currency: 'USD',
})

// Node.js
client.capture({
  distinctId: 'user_123',
  event: 'purchase_completed',
  properties: { item_id: 'sku_123', amount: 49.99 },
})

python

undefined

Python

posthog.capture('user_123', 'purchase_completed', { 'item_id': 'sku_123', 'amount': 49.99, })

undefined

posthog.capture('user_123', 'purchase_completed', { 'item_id': 'sku_123', 'amount': 49.99, })

undefined

Identify a user and set properties

识别用户并设置属性

javascript

// Browser - link anonymous ID to authenticated user
posthog.identify('user_123', {
  email: 'user@example.com',
  plan: 'pro',
})

// Set properties later without an event
posthog.people.set({ company: 'Acme Corp' })

python

undefined

javascript

// 浏览器端 - 关联匿名ID与已认证用户
posthog.identify('user_123', {
  email: 'user@example.com',
  plan: 'pro',
})

// 后续无需事件即可设置属性
posthog.people.set({ company: 'Acme Corp' })

python

undefined

Python

posthog.identify('user_123', { '$set': {'email': 'user@example.com', 'plan': 'pro'}, '$set_once': {'first_seen': '2026-03-14'}, })

undefined

posthog.identify('user_123', { '$set': {'email': 'user@example.com', 'plan': 'pro'}, '$set_once': {'first_seen': '2026-03-14'}, })

undefined

Evaluate a feature flag

评估功能标志

javascript

// Browser - async check
posthog.onFeatureFlags(() => {
  if (posthog.isFeatureEnabled('new-checkout')) {
    showNewCheckout()
  }
})

// Get multivariate value
const variant = posthog.getFeatureFlag('checkout-experiment')

javascript

// Node.js - with local evaluation (requires personal API key)
const client = new PostHog('phc_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  personalApiKey: 'phx_your_personal_api_key',
})

const enabled = await client.isFeatureEnabled('new-checkout', 'user_123')
const variant = await client.getFeatureFlag('checkout-experiment', 'user_123')

python

undefined

javascript

// 浏览器端 - 异步检查
posthog.onFeatureFlags(() => {
  if (posthog.isFeatureEnabled('new-checkout')) {
    showNewCheckout()
  }
})

// 获取多变量变体
const variant = posthog.getFeatureFlag('checkout-experiment')

javascript

// Node.js - 本地评估（需个人API密钥）
const client = new PostHog('phc_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  personalApiKey: 'phx_your_personal_api_key',
})

const enabled = await client.isFeatureEnabled('new-checkout', 'user_123')
const variant = await client.getFeatureFlag('checkout-experiment', 'user_123')

python

undefined

Python - with local evaluation

Python - 本地评估

posthog = Posthog('phc_key', host='https://us.i.posthog.com', personal_api_key='phx_your_personal_api_key') enabled = posthog.get_feature_flag('new-checkout', 'user_123')


> Feature flag local evaluation polls every 5 minutes by default. Configure with
> `featureFlagsPollingInterval` (Node) or `poll_interval` (Python).

posthog = Posthog('phc_key', host='https://us.i.posthog.com', personal_api_key='phx_your_personal_api_key') enabled = posthog.get_feature_flag('new-checkout', 'user_123')


> 功能标志本地评估默认每5分钟轮询一次。可通过`featureFlagsPollingInterval`（Node.js）或`poll_interval`（Python）配置轮询间隔。

Get feature flag payload

获取功能标志负载

javascript

// Browser
const payload = posthog.getFeatureFlagPayload('my-flag')

// Node.js
const payload = await client.getFeatureFlagPayload('my-flag', 'user_123')

javascript

// 浏览器端
const payload = posthog.getFeatureFlagPayload('my-flag')

// Node.js
const payload = await client.getFeatureFlagPayload('my-flag', 'user_123')

Capture events with group analytics

捕获带群组分析的事件

javascript

// Browser - associate event with a company group
posthog.group('company', 'company_id_123', {
  name: 'Acme Corp',
  plan: 'enterprise',
})
posthog.capture('feature_used', { feature: 'dashboard' })

python

undefined

javascript

// 浏览器端 - 将事件与公司群组关联
posthog.group('company', 'company_id_123', {
  name: 'Acme Corp',
  plan: 'enterprise',
})
posthog.capture('feature_used', { feature: 'dashboard' })

python

undefined

Python

posthog.capture('user_123', 'feature_used', properties={'feature': 'dashboard'}, groups={'company': 'company_id_123'})

posthog.group_identify('company', 'company_id_123', { 'name': 'Acme Corp', 'plan': 'enterprise', })

undefined

posthog.capture('user_123', 'feature_used', properties={'feature': 'dashboard'}, groups={'company': 'company_id_123'})

posthog.group_identify('company', 'company_id_123', { 'name': 'Acme Corp', 'plan': 'enterprise', })

undefined

Query data via the private API

通过私有API查询数据

bash

undefined

bash

undefined

List events for a person

列出某用户的所有事件

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer phx_your_personal_api_key"
"https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/events/?person_id=user_123"

Get feature flag details

获取功能标志详情

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer phx_your_personal_api_key"
"https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/feature_flags/"

Create an annotation

创建注释

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer phx_your_personal_api_key"
-H "Content-Type: application/json"
-d '{"content": "Deployed v2.0", "date_marker": "2026-03-14T00:00:00Z"}'
"https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/annotations/"


> Private API rate limits: 240/min for analytics, 480/min for CRUD, 2400/hr for
> queries. Limits are organization-wide across all keys.


> 私有API调用频率限制：分析查询240次/分钟，CRUD操作480次/分钟，查询2400次/小时。限制为组织级，所有密钥共享额度。

Set up error tracking (Python)

设置错误追踪（Python）

python

from posthog import Posthog

posthog = Posthog('phc_key',
    host='https://us.i.posthog.com',
    enable_exception_autocapture=True)

python

from posthog import Posthog

posthog = Posthog('phc_key',
    host='https://us.i.posthog.com',
    enable_exception_autocapture=True)

Manual exception capture

手动捕获异常

try: risky_operation() except Exception as e: posthog.capture_exception(e)

undefined

try: risky_operation() except Exception as e: posthog.capture_exception(e)

undefined

Serverless environment setup

无服务器环境设置

javascript

// Node.js Lambda - flush immediately
const client = new PostHog('phc_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  flushAt: 1,
  flushInterval: 0,
})

export async function handler(event) {
  client.capture({ distinctId: 'user', event: 'lambda_invoked' })
  await client.shutdown()
  return { statusCode: 200 }
}

javascript

// Node.js Lambda - 立即刷新数据
const client = new PostHog('phc_key', {
  host: 'https://us.i.posthog.com',
  flushAt: 1,
  flushInterval: 0,
})

export async function handler(event) {
  client.capture({ distinctId: 'user', event: 'lambda_invoked' })
  await client.shutdown()
  return { statusCode: 200 }
}

Error handling

错误处理

Error	Cause	Resolution
`401 Unauthorized`	Invalid project API key or personal API key	Verify key in PostHog project settings. Public endpoints use `phc_` keys, private use `phx_` keys
`400 Bad Request`	Malformed payload or invalid project ID	Check event structure matches expected schema. Verify project ID in URL
`429 Rate Limited`	Exceeded private API rate limits	Back off and retry. Rate limits: 240/min analytics, 480/min CRUD. Only private endpoints are limited
Feature flag returns `undefined`	Flag not loaded yet or key mismatch	Use `onFeatureFlags()` callback in browser. Verify flag key matches exactly
Events not appearing	Batch not flushed (serverless)	Call `shutdown()` or `flush()` before process exits. Use `flushAt: 1` in serverless

错误	原因	解决方法
`401 Unauthorized`	项目API密钥或个人API密钥无效	验证PostHog项目设置中的密钥。公开端点使用 `phc_` 开头的密钥，私有端点使用 `phx_` 开头的密钥
`400 Bad Request`	请求格式错误或项目ID无效	检查事件结构是否符合预期 schema。验证URL中的项目ID
`429 Rate Limited`	超出私有API调用频率限制	退避并重试。频率限制：分析查询240次/分钟，CRUD操作480次/分钟。仅私有端点受限制
功能标志返回 `undefined`	标志未加载或密钥不匹配	在浏览器端使用 `onFeatureFlags()` 回调。确保标志密钥完全匹配
事件未显示	批次未刷新（无服务器环境）	进程退出前调用 `shutdown()` 或 `flush()` 。在无服务器环境中设置 `flushAt: 1`

Gotchas

注意事项

Serverless functions silently drop events if
shutdown()
is not awaited - The Node.js PostHog client batches events and flushes them asynchronously. In Lambda or Edge functions, the process exits before the batch is sent unless you call
```
await client.shutdown()
```
at the end of every handler. Setting
```
flushAt: 1
```
and
```
flushInterval: 0
```
ensures immediate dispatch but adds network latency to each handler invocation.
Feature flag local evaluation requires the personal API key, not the project key -
```
isFeatureEnabled()
```
on the server will make a network call to PostHog on every invocation unless local evaluation is configured. Local evaluation requires
```
personalApiKey
```
(starts with
```
phx_
```
), not the project API key (
```
phc_
```
). Using the wrong key silently falls back to per-call evaluation with no error.
posthog.identify()
in the browser does not immediately affect feature flag evaluation - After calling
```
identify()
```
, the SDK asynchronously reloads flags for the new identity. Code that immediately calls
```
isFeatureEnabled()
```
after
```
identify()
```
will receive the flags for the old anonymous identity. Use the
```
onFeatureFlags()
```
callback or
```
await posthog.reloadFeatureFlags()
```
to ensure flags reflect the new identity.
person_profiles: 'identified_only'
prevents anonymous user tracking - Setting
```
person_profiles
```
to
```
identified_only
```
means events from anonymous (non-identified) users are captured but no person profile is created, and those events cannot be used in funnels or cohorts that require a person. If you need funnel analysis including pre-signup behavior, use
```
'always'
```
or ensure you identify users early in the funnel.
Private API rate limits are per-organization, not per-key - All personal API keys within an organization share the same rate limit pool (240/min for analytics queries). Multiple automated scripts or CI jobs querying the private API simultaneously can exhaust the organization-wide limit and affect interactive usage in the PostHog UI.

无服务器函数若不等待
shutdown()
会静默丢失事件 - Node.js PostHog客户端会批量处理事件并异步刷新。在Lambda或边缘函数中，若不在每个处理函数末尾调用
```
await client.shutdown()
```
，进程会在批次发送前退出。设置
```
flushAt: 1
```
和
```
flushInterval: 0
```
可确保立即发送，但会增加每个处理函数调用的网络延迟。
功能标志本地评估需要个人API密钥，而非项目密钥 - 服务端的
```
isFeatureEnabled()
```
会在每次调用时向PostHog发起网络请求，除非配置了本地评估。本地评估需要
```
personalApiKey
```
（以
```
phx_
```
开头），而非项目API密钥（以
```
phc_
```
开头）。使用错误密钥会静默回退到每次调用评估，且无错误提示。
浏览器端调用
posthog.identify()
不会立即影响功能标志评估 - 调用
```
identify()
```
后，SDK会异步重新加载新身份的标志。若在
```
identify()
```
后立即调用
```
isFeatureEnabled()
```
，会获取旧匿名身份的标志。使用
```
onFeatureFlags()
```
回调或
```
await posthog.reloadFeatureFlags()
```
可确保标志反映新身份。
person_profiles: 'identified_only'
会阻止匿名用户追踪 - 将
```
person_profiles
```
设置为
```
identified_only
```
意味着匿名（未识别）用户的事件会被捕获，但不会创建用户档案，且这些事件无法用于需要用户的漏斗分析或用户分群。若需要包含注册前行为的漏斗分析，请使用
```
'always'
```
或确保在漏斗早期识别用户。
私有API频率限制为组织级，而非密钥级 - 组织内所有个人API密钥共享同一频率限制池（分析查询240次/分钟）。多个自动化脚本或CI作业同时查询私有API会耗尽组织级限制，并影响PostHog UI中的交互式使用。

References

参考资料

For detailed content on specific sub-domains, read the relevant file from the

references/

folder:

```
references/feature-flags.md
```
- advanced flag patterns, local evaluation, bootstrapping, experiments
```
references/api.md
```
- full REST API endpoint reference, pagination, rate limits
```
references/surveys-and-more.md
```
- surveys, session replay, web analytics, LLM observability

Only load a references file if the current task requires it - they are long and will consume context.

如需特定子领域的详细内容，请阅读

references/

文件夹中的相关文件：

```
references/feature-flags.md
```
- 高级标志模式、本地评估、引导、实验
```
references/api.md
```
- 完整REST API端点参考、分页、频率限制
```
references/surveys-and-more.md
```
- 调查、会话重放、网站分析、LLM可观测性

仅在当前任务需要时加载参考文件，因为它们内容较长，会占用上下文资源。

Companion check

配套技能检查

On first activation of this skill in a conversation: check which companion skills are installed by running
ls ~/.claude/skills/ ~/.agent/skills/ ~/.agents/skills/ .claude/skills/ .agent/skills/ .agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null
. Compare the results against the
recommended_skills
field in this file's frontmatter. For any that are missing, mention them once and offer to install:
npx skills add AbsolutelySkilled/AbsolutelySkilled --skill <name>
Skip entirely if
recommended_skills
is empty or all companions are already installed.

在对话中首次激活本技能时：运行
ls ~/.claude/skills/ ~/.agent/skills/ ~/.agents/skills/ .claude/skills/ .agent/skills/ .agents/skills/ 2>/dev/null
检查已安装的配套技能。将结果与本文件前置信息中的
recommended_skills
字段对比。对于缺失的技能，可提及一次并提供安装命令：
npx skills add AbsolutelySkilled/AbsolutelySkilled --skill <name>
若
recommended_skills
为空或所有配套技能已安装，则跳过此步骤。