CONNECT APP
Build with PostHog
Data Analytics
- API key
MCP
Give your agent PostHog tools
Every PostHog action is exposed as an MCP tool on Pipedream's remote server. Point a client at it with your end user's ID and Connect resolves that user's PostHog account for each tool call — you store no tokens.
// accessToken: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
{
requestInit: {
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "posthog",
},
},
},
)
const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)
const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()
// e.g. run Capture Event:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
name: "posthog-capture-event",
arguments: {
projectApiKey: "Project API Key",
organizationId: "Organization ID",
},
})# access_token: mint a short-lived token with the Connect SDK — see the MCP guide
headers = {
"Authorization": f"Bearer {access_token}",
"x-pd-project-id": "{project_id}",
"x-pd-environment": "production",
"x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
"x-pd-app-slug": "posthog",
}
async with streamablehttp_client("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3", headers=headers) as (read, write, _):
async with ClientSession(read, write) as session:
await session.initialize()
tools = await session.list_tools()
# e.g. run Capture Event:
result = await session.call_tool("posthog-capture-event", {
"projectApiKey": "Project API Key",
"organizationId": "Organization ID",
})API PROXY
Call the PostHog API directly
For an endpoint with no pre-built tool, the Connect proxy forwards your request to the PostHog API with the connected user's credentials attached. You store no tokens and write no refresh logic.
const resp = await pd.proxy.get({
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
accountId: "apn_xxxxxxx",
url: "https://api.example.com/v1/me",
})
// Any allowed PostHog endpoint works here. Pipedream attaches the
// connected account's credentials to the outgoing request.# The path segment is the target URL, URL-safe base64 encoded:
# https://api.example.com/v1/me
curl "https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/proxy/aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkuZXhhbXBsZS5jb20vdjEvbWU?external_user_id={external_user_id}&account_id=apn_xxxxxxx" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-H "x-pd-environment: production"SDK
Run PostHog actions from your backend
Connect a user's PostHog account once, then run Capture Event on their behalf from your own code — TypeScript, Python, or plain HTTP.
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"
const pd = new PipedreamClient({
projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
projectEnvironment: "production",
})
const result = await pd.actions.run({
id: "posthog-capture-event",
externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
configuredProps: {
posthog: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
projectApiKey: "Project API Key",
organizationId: "Organization ID",
},
})from pipedream import Pipedream
pd = Pipedream(
client_id="{oauth_client_id}",
client_secret="{oauth_client_secret}",
project_id="{project_id}",
project_environment="production",
)
result = pd.actions.run(
id="posthog-capture-event",
external_user_id="{external_user_id}", # any stable ID for this user in your system
configured_props={
"posthog": {"authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx"},
"projectApiKey": "Project API Key",
"organizationId": "Organization ID",
},
)curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
-d '{
"external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
"id": "posthog-capture-event",
"configured_props": {
"posthog": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
"projectApiKey": "Project API Key",
"organizationId": "Organization ID"
}
}'TOOLS
PostHog actions
On-demand operations your product or agent can configure and run on behalf of a connected user.
-
Capture Event
actionCaptures a given event within the PostHog system. See the documentationWritev0.0.6 -
Create Project Insight
actionCreate a new insight in a project. See the documentationWritev0.0.1 -
Create Query
actionCreate a HogQLQuery and return the results. See the documentationWritev0.0.6 -
Get Cohorts
actionRetrieve a list of cohorts. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.5 -
Get Persons
actionRetrieve a list of persons. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.5 -
Get Project Insight
actionRetrieve a specific insight from a project. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.2 -
Get Surveys
actionRetrieve a list of surveys. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.5 -
List Organization ID Options
actionRetrieves available options for the Organization ID field.Read-onlyv0.0.1 -
List Project Insights
actionRetrieve a list of insights for a project. See the documentationRead-onlyv0.0.2 -
Update Project Insight
actionUpdate an existing insight in a project. See the documentationWritev0.0.1
EVENTS
PostHog triggers
Event sources your backend can deploy for users and receive through a webhook.
MULTI-APP
Use PostHog with other popular apps
Most products don't stop at one integration. Pair PostHog with the other apps your users rely on, and ship use cases that span both.
- App slug
- posthog
- Authentication
- API key
- Categories
- Data Analytics
- Actions
- 10
- Triggers
- 1
- API proxy
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