Elements API Reference

Elements

For instructions on how to authenticate to use this endpoint, see API overview.

Endpoints

`GET`
`POST`
`GET`
`PATCH`
`DELETE`
`GET`
`GET`
`GET`
`POST`
`GET`
`PATCH`
`DELETE`
`GET`
`GET`

List all environments elements

Required API key scopes

element:read

Query parameters

limit
integer
offset
integer

Response

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/elements
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "count": 123,
  "next": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=200&limit=100",
  "results": [
    {
      "text": "string",
      "tag_name": "string",
      "attr_class": [
        "string"
      ],
      "href": "string",
      "attr_id": "string",
      "nth_child": -2147483648,
      "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
      "attributes": null,
      "order": -2147483648
    }
  ]
}

Create environments elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Request parameters

text
stringnull
tag_name
stringnull
attr_class
arraynull
href
stringnull
attr_id
stringnull
nth_child
integernull
nth_of_type
integernull
attributes
order
integernull

Response

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/elements
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/\
	-d text=["string","null"]
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"text": [
			"string",
			"null"
		]
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 201

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Retrieve environments elements

Required API key scopes

element:read

Path parameters

id
integer

Response

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Update environments elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Path parameters

id
integer

Request parameters

text
stringnull
tag_name
stringnull
attr_class
arraynull
href
stringnull
attr_id
stringnull
nth_child
integernull
nth_of_type
integernull
attributes
order
integernull

Response

Example request

PATCH /api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl -X PATCH \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id/\
	-d text=["string","null"]
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.patch(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"text": [
			"string",
			"null"
		]
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Delete environments elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Path parameters

id
integer

Example request

DELETE /api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl  -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.delete(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
)

Example response

Status 204 No response body

Retrieve environments elements stats

The original version of this API always and only returned $autocapture elements If no include query parameter is sent this remains true. Now, you can pass a combination of include query parameters to get different types of elements Currently only $autocapture and $rageclick and $dead_click are supported

Required API key scopes

element:read

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/elements/stats
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/stats/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/stats/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments elements values

Required API key scopes

element:read

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/elements/values
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/environments/:environment_id/elements/values/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/elements/values/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

List all elements

Required API key scopes

element:read

Query parameters

limit
integer
offset
integer

Response

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/elements
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "count": 123,
  "next": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=200&limit=100",
  "results": [
    {
      "text": "string",
      "tag_name": "string",
      "attr_class": [
        "string"
      ],
      "href": "string",
      "attr_id": "string",
      "nth_child": -2147483648,
      "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
      "attributes": null,
      "order": -2147483648
    }
  ]
}

Create elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Request parameters

text
stringnull
tag_name
stringnull
attr_class
arraynull
href
stringnull
attr_id
stringnull
nth_child
integernull
nth_of_type
integernull
attributes
order
integernull

Response

Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/elements
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl 
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/\
	-d text=["string","null"]
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"text": [
			"string",
			"null"
		]
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 201

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Retrieve elements

Required API key scopes

element:read

Path parameters

id
integer

Response

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Update elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Path parameters

id
integer

Request parameters

text
stringnull
tag_name
stringnull
attr_class
arraynull
href
stringnull
attr_id
stringnull
nth_child
integernull
nth_of_type
integernull
attributes
order
integernull

Response

Example request

PATCH /api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl -X PATCH \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id/\
	-d text=["string","null"]
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.patch(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"text": [
			"string",
			"null"
		]
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "text": "string",
  "tag_name": "string",
  "attr_class": [
    "string"
  ],
  "href": "string",
  "attr_id": "string",
  "nth_child": -2147483648,
  "nth_of_type": -2147483648,
  "attributes": null,
  "order": -2147483648
}

Delete elements

Required API key scopes

element:write

Path parameters

id
integer

Example request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl  -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.delete(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/{element_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		element_id="<the element id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
)

Example response

Status 204 No response body

Retrieve elements stats

Required API key scopes

element:read

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/elements/stats
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/stats/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/stats/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve elements values

Required API key scopes

element:read

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/elements/values
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/elements/values/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/elements/values/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()