Insight API Reference

Insight

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

Endpoints

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

List all insight variables list

Required API key scopes

insight_variable:read

Path parameters

project_id
string

Query parameters

page
integer

Response

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
    <ph_app_host>/api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/insight_variables/".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/?page=4",
  "previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?page=2",
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
      "name": "string",
      "type": "String",
      "default_value": null,
      "created_by": 0,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "code_name": "string",
      "values": null
    }
  ]
}

Create insight variables create

Required API key scopes

insight_variable:write

Path parameters

project_id
string

Request parameters

name
string
type
default_value
values

Response

Example request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables
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/insight_variables/\
	-d name="string",\
	-d type=undefined
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/insight_variables/".format(
        project_id=project_id
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 201

RESPONSE
{
  "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
  "name": "string",
  "type": "String",
  "default_value": null,
  "created_by": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "code_name": "string",
  "values": null
}

Retrieve insight variables retrieve

Required API key scopes

insight_variable:read

Path parameters

id
string
project_id
string

Response

Example request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables/: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/insight_variables/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/insight_variables/{insight_variable_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		insight_variable_id="<the insight variable id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
  "name": "string",
  "type": "String",
  "default_value": null,
  "created_by": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "code_name": "string",
  "values": null
}

Update insight variables update

Required API key scopes

insight_variable:write

Path parameters

id
string
project_id
string

Request parameters

name
string
type
default_value
values

Response

Example request

PATCH /api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables/: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/insight_variables/:id/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.patch(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/insight_variables/{insight_variable_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		insight_variable_id="<the insight variable id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": "497f6eca-6276-4993-bfeb-53cbbbba6f08",
  "name": "string",
  "type": "String",
  "default_value": null,
  "created_by": 0,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "code_name": "string",
  "values": null
}

Delete insight variables destroy

Required API key scopes

insight_variable:write

Path parameters

id
string
project_id
string

Example request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/insight_variables/: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/insight_variables/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.delete(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/projects/{project_id}/insight_variables/{insight_variable_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		insight_variable_id="<the insight variable id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
)

Insight

Endpoints

List all insight variables list

Required API key scopes

Path parameters

Query parameters

Response

Example request

Example response

Status 200

Create insight variables create

Required API key scopes

Path parameters

Request parameters

Response

Example request

Example response

Status 201

Retrieve insight variables retrieve

Required API key scopes

Path parameters

Response

Example request

Example response

Status 200

Update insight variables update

Required API key scopes

Path parameters

Request parameters

Response

Example request

Example response

Status 200

Delete insight variables destroy

Required API key scopes

Path parameters

Example request

Example response

Status 204 No response body

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