Metrics API Reference

Metrics

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

Endpoints

`GET`
`GET`
`POST`
`GET`
`POST`
`POST`
`GET`

Retrieve metrics attribute values

Observed values for one metric attribute key, most frequent first. Backs the filter bar's value autocomplete.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

dateFrom
stringnull
dateTo
stringnull
key
string
limit
integer
Default: 100
value
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "count": 0
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve metrics attribute values

Observed values for one metric attribute key, most frequent first. Backs the filter bar's value autocomplete.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

dateFrom
stringnull
dateTo
stringnull
key
string
limit
integer
Default: 100
value
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "string",
      "name": "string",
      "count": 0
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve metrics attributes

Distinct attribute keys seen on the team's metrics (datapoint and resource attributes merged), most frequent first. Backs the filter bar's key autocomplete.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

dateFrom
stringnull
dateTo
stringnull
limit
integer
Default: 100
search
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "count": 0
}

Retrieve metrics attributes

Distinct attribute keys seen on the team's metrics (datapoint and resource attributes merged), most frequent first. Backs the filter bar's key autocomplete.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

dateFrom
stringnull
dateTo
stringnull
limit
integer
Default: 100
search
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "string"
    }
  ],
  "count": 0
}

Create metrics characterize

Characterize a metric anomaly: compare an anomaly window against a baseline, find the onset, and rank which label values moved.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "metric_name": "string",
  "aggregation": "string",
  "interval": "string",
  "baseline_from": "string",
  "baseline_to": "string",
  "anomaly_from": "string",
  "anomaly_to": "string",
  "baseline_mean": 0.1,
  "baseline_stddev": 0.1,
  "anomaly_mean": 0.1,
  "anomaly_peak": 0.1,
  "change_ratio": 0.1,
  "direction": "up",
  "onset_time": "string",
  "top_movers": [
    {
      "key": "string",
      "label": "string",
      "baseline_value": 0.1,
      "anomaly_value": 0.1,
      "change_ratio": 0.1
    }
  ],
  "series": {
    "labels": {
      "property1": "string",
      "property2": "string"
    },
    "points": [
      {
        "time": "string",
        "value": 0
      }
    ],
    "metric_name": "string",
    "clause": "string"
  }
}

Create metrics characterize

Characterize a metric anomaly: compare an anomaly window against a baseline, find the onset, and rank which label values moved.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "metric_name": "string",
  "aggregation": "string",
  "interval": "string",
  "baseline_from": "string",
  "baseline_to": "string",
  "anomaly_from": "string",
  "anomaly_to": "string",
  "baseline_mean": 0.1,
  "baseline_stddev": 0.1,
  "anomaly_mean": 0.1,
  "anomaly_peak": 0.1,
  "change_ratio": 0.1,
  "direction": "up",
  "onset_time": "string",
  "top_movers": [
    {
      "key": "string",
      "label": "string",
      "baseline_value": 0.1,
      "anomaly_value": 0.1,
      "change_ratio": 0.1
    }
  ],
  "series": {
    "labels": {
      "property1": "string",
      "property2": "string"
    },
    "points": [
      {
        "time": "string",
        "value": 0
      }
    ],
    "metric_name": "string",
    "clause": "string"
  }
}

Retrieve metrics has metrics

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "hasMetrics": true
}

Retrieve metrics has metrics

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "hasMetrics": true
}

Create metrics query

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "labels": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      },
      "points": [
        {
          "time": "string",
          "value": 0
        }
      ],
      "metric_name": "string",
      "clause": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Create metrics query

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "labels": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      },
      "points": [
        {
          "time": "string",
          "value": 0
        }
      ],
      "metric_name": "string",
      "clause": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Create metrics samples

Raw individual emissions for a metric (the events model), newest first — backs the Samples view and the metric->trace pivot.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "timestamp": "string",
      "metric_name": "string",
      "metric_type": "string",
      "value": 0.1,
      "count": 0,
      "unit": "string",
      "aggregation_temporality": "string",
      "is_monotonic": true,
      "service_name": "string",
      "trace_id": "string",
      "span_id": "string",
      "attributes": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      },
      "resource_attributes": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create metrics samples

Raw individual emissions for a metric (the events model), newest first — backs the Samples view and the metric->trace pivot.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Request parameters

query

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "timestamp": "string",
      "metric_name": "string",
      "metric_type": "string",
      "value": 0.1,
      "count": 0,
      "unit": "string",
      "aggregation_temporality": "string",
      "is_monotonic": true,
      "service_name": "string",
      "trace_id": "string",
      "span_id": "string",
      "attributes": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      },
      "resource_attributes": {
        "property1": "string",
        "property2": "string"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve metrics values

Distinct metric names for the team. Backs the picker UI.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

limit
integer
Default: 100
value
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "metric_type": "string"
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve metrics values

Distinct metric names for the team. Backs the picker UI.

Required API key scopes

metrics:read

Query parameters

limit
integer
Default: 100
value
string
Default:

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "string",
      "metric_type": "string"
    }
  ]
}