Experiments

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

Endpoints

GET
POST
GET
PATCH
DELETE
POST
POST
GET

List all experiments

Required API key scopes

experiment:read

Path parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Query parameters

  • limit
    integer

    Number of results to return per page.

  • offset
    integer

    The initial index from which to return the results.

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/

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": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string",
      "description": "string",
      "start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "feature_flag_key": "string",
      "feature_flag": {
        "id": 0,
        "team_id": 0,
        "name": "string",
        "key": "string",
        "filters": {
          "property1": null,
          "property2": null
        },
        "deleted": true,
        "active": true,
        "ensure_experience_continuity": true,
        "has_encrypted_payloads": true,
        "version": -2147483648,
        "evaluation_runtime": "server"
      },
      "holdout": {
        "id": 0,
        "name": "string",
        "description": "string",
        "filters": null,
        "created_by": {
          "id": 0,
          "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
          "distinct_id": "string",
          "first_name": "string",
          "last_name": "string",
          "email": "user@example.com",
          "is_email_verified": true,
          "hedgehog_config": {
            "property1": null,
            "property2": null
          },
          "role_at_organization": "engineering"
        },
        "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
        "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
      },
      "holdout_id": 0,
      "exposure_cohort": 0,
      "parameters": null,
      "secondary_metrics": null,
      "saved_metrics": [
        {
          "id": 0,
          "experiment": 0,
          "saved_metric": 0,
          "metadata": null,
          "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
          "query": null,
          "name": "string"
        }
      ],
      "saved_metrics_ids": [
        null
      ],
      "filters": null,
      "archived": true,
      "deleted": true,
      "created_by": {
        "id": 0,
        "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
        "distinct_id": "string",
        "first_name": "string",
        "last_name": "string",
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "is_email_verified": true,
        "hedgehog_config": {
          "property1": null,
          "property2": null
        },
        "role_at_organization": "engineering"
      },
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "type": "web",
      "exposure_criteria": null,
      "metrics": null,
      "metrics_secondary": null,
      "stats_config": null,
      "_create_in_folder": "string",
      "conclusion": "won",
      "conclusion_comment": "string",
      "primary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null,
      "secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null
    }
  ]
}

Create experiments

Required API key scopes

experiment:write

Path parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • holdout_id
    integer
  • parameters
  • secondary_metrics
  • saved_metrics_ids
    array
  • filters
  • archived
    boolean
  • deleted
    boolean
  • type
  • exposure_criteria
  • metrics
  • metrics_secondary
  • stats_config
  • _create_in_folder
    string
  • conclusion
  • conclusion_comment
    string
  • primary_metrics_ordered_uuids
  • secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids

Response


Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/experiments
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/experiments/\
	-d name="string",\
	-d feature_flag_key="string"

Example response

Status 201
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "feature_flag_key": "string",
  "feature_flag": {
    "id": 0,
    "team_id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "key": "string",
    "filters": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "deleted": true,
    "active": true,
    "ensure_experience_continuity": true,
    "has_encrypted_payloads": true,
    "version": -2147483648,
    "evaluation_runtime": "server"
  },
  "holdout": {
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "filters": null,
    "created_by": {
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
      "distinct_id": "string",
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "is_email_verified": true,
      "hedgehog_config": {
        "property1": null,
        "property2": null
      },
      "role_at_organization": "engineering"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "holdout_id": 0,
  "exposure_cohort": 0,
  "parameters": null,
  "secondary_metrics": null,
  "saved_metrics": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "experiment": 0,
      "saved_metric": 0,
      "metadata": null,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "query": null,
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "saved_metrics_ids": [
    null
  ],
  "filters": null,
  "archived": true,
  "deleted": true,
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "type": "web",
  "exposure_criteria": null,
  "metrics": null,
  "metrics_secondary": null,
  "stats_config": null,
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "conclusion": "won",
  "conclusion_comment": "string",
  "primary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null,
  "secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null
}

Retrieve experiments

Required API key scopes

experiment:read

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Response


Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/: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/experiments/:id/

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "feature_flag_key": "string",
  "feature_flag": {
    "id": 0,
    "team_id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "key": "string",
    "filters": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "deleted": true,
    "active": true,
    "ensure_experience_continuity": true,
    "has_encrypted_payloads": true,
    "version": -2147483648,
    "evaluation_runtime": "server"
  },
  "holdout": {
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "filters": null,
    "created_by": {
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
      "distinct_id": "string",
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "is_email_verified": true,
      "hedgehog_config": {
        "property1": null,
        "property2": null
      },
      "role_at_organization": "engineering"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "holdout_id": 0,
  "exposure_cohort": 0,
  "parameters": null,
  "secondary_metrics": null,
  "saved_metrics": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "experiment": 0,
      "saved_metric": 0,
      "metadata": null,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "query": null,
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "saved_metrics_ids": [
    null
  ],
  "filters": null,
  "archived": true,
  "deleted": true,
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "type": "web",
  "exposure_criteria": null,
  "metrics": null,
  "metrics_secondary": null,
  "stats_config": null,
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "conclusion": "won",
  "conclusion_comment": "string",
  "primary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null,
  "secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null
}

Update experiments

Required API key scopes

experiment:write

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • holdout_id
    integer
  • parameters
  • secondary_metrics
  • saved_metrics_ids
    array
  • filters
  • archived
    boolean
  • deleted
    boolean
  • type
  • exposure_criteria
  • metrics
  • metrics_secondary
  • stats_config
  • _create_in_folder
    string
  • conclusion
  • conclusion_comment
    string
  • primary_metrics_ordered_uuids
  • secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids

Response


Example request

PATCH /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/: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/experiments/:id/\
	-d name="string"

Example response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "feature_flag_key": "string",
  "feature_flag": {
    "id": 0,
    "team_id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "key": "string",
    "filters": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "deleted": true,
    "active": true,
    "ensure_experience_continuity": true,
    "has_encrypted_payloads": true,
    "version": -2147483648,
    "evaluation_runtime": "server"
  },
  "holdout": {
    "id": 0,
    "name": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "filters": null,
    "created_by": {
      "id": 0,
      "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
      "distinct_id": "string",
      "first_name": "string",
      "last_name": "string",
      "email": "user@example.com",
      "is_email_verified": true,
      "hedgehog_config": {
        "property1": null,
        "property2": null
      },
      "role_at_organization": "engineering"
    },
    "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
    "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
  },
  "holdout_id": 0,
  "exposure_cohort": 0,
  "parameters": null,
  "secondary_metrics": null,
  "saved_metrics": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "experiment": 0,
      "saved_metric": 0,
      "metadata": null,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "query": null,
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "saved_metrics_ids": [
    null
  ],
  "filters": null,
  "archived": true,
  "deleted": true,
  "created_by": {
    "id": 0,
    "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
    "distinct_id": "string",
    "first_name": "string",
    "last_name": "string",
    "email": "user@example.com",
    "is_email_verified": true,
    "hedgehog_config": {
      "property1": null,
      "property2": null
    },
    "role_at_organization": "engineering"
  },
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "type": "web",
  "exposure_criteria": null,
  "metrics": null,
  "metrics_secondary": null,
  "stats_config": null,
  "_create_in_folder": "string",
  "conclusion": "won",
  "conclusion_comment": "string",
  "primary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null,
  "secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids": null
}

Delete experiments

Hard delete of this model is not allowed. Use a patch API call to set "deleted" to true

Required API key scopes

experiment:write

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Example request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/: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/experiments/:id/

Example response

Status 405 No response body

Create experiments create exposure cohort for experiment

Required API key scopes

experiment:write

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • holdout_id
    integer
  • parameters
  • secondary_metrics
  • saved_metrics_ids
    array
  • filters
  • archived
    boolean
  • deleted
    boolean
  • type
  • exposure_criteria
  • metrics
  • metrics_secondary
  • stats_config
  • _create_in_folder
    string
  • conclusion
  • conclusion_comment
    string
  • primary_metrics_ordered_uuids
  • secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids

Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/create_exposure_cohort_for_experiment
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/experiments/:id/create_exposure_cohort_for_experiment/\
	-d name="string",\
	-d feature_flag_key="string"

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create experiments duplicate

Required API key scopes

experiment:write

Path parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • holdout_id
    integer
  • parameters
  • secondary_metrics
  • saved_metrics_ids
    array
  • filters
  • archived
    boolean
  • deleted
    boolean
  • type
  • exposure_criteria
  • metrics
  • metrics_secondary
  • stats_config
  • _create_in_folder
    string
  • conclusion
  • conclusion_comment
    string
  • primary_metrics_ordered_uuids
  • secondary_metrics_ordered_uuids

Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/duplicate
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/experiments/:id/duplicate/\
	-d name="string",\
	-d feature_flag_key="string"

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve experiments requires flag implementation

Required API key scopes

experiment:read

Path parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/requires_flag_implementation
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/requires_flag_implementation/

Example response

Status 200 No response body

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