Persons API Reference

Persons

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

Endpoints

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

List all environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string

Query parameters

distinct_id
string
email
string
format
string
One of: "csv""json"
limit
integer
offset
integer
properties
array
search
string

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "next": "https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "count": 400,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string",
      "distinct_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "properties": null,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
      "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
    }
  ]
}

List all environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string

Query parameters

distinct_id
string
email
string
format
string
One of: "csv""json"
limit
integer
offset
integer
properties
array
search
string

Response

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "next": "https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "previous": "https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
  "count": 400,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 0,
      "name": "string",
      "distinct_ids": [
        "string"
      ],
      "properties": null,
      "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
      "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
      "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
    }
  ]
}

Retrieve environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Response

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/: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/persons/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "distinct_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "properties": null,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
  "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Retrieve environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Response

Example request

GET /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/: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/persons/:id/
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.get(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "distinct_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "properties": null,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
  "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Update environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Response

Example request

PATCH /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/: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/persons/:id/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.patch(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "distinct_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "properties": null,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
  "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Update environments persons

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Response

Example request

PATCH /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/: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/persons/:id/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.patch(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200

RESPONSE
{
  "id": 0,
  "name": "string",
  "distinct_ids": [
    "string"
  ],
  "properties": null,
  "created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
  "uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
  "last_seen_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Retrieve environments persons activity retrieve

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments persons activity retrieve

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons delete property

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

$unset
string
format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/delete_property
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/persons/:id/delete_property/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/delete_property/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons delete property

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

$unset
string
format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/delete_property
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/persons/:id/delete_property/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/delete_property/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments persons properties timeline

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments persons properties timeline

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons split

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/split
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/persons/:id/split/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/split/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons split

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/split
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/persons/:id/split/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/split/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons update property

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"
key
string
value

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/update_property
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/persons/:id/update_property/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/update_property/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Create environments persons update property

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

person:write

Path parameters

environment_id
string
id
integer

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"
key
string
value

Request parameters

properties

Example request

POST /api/environments/:environment_id/persons/:id/update_property
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/persons/:id/update_property/\
	-d name="string"
api_key = "[your personal api key]"
project_id = "[your project id]"
response = requests.post(
    "<ph_app_host>/api/environments/{environment_id}/persons/{person_id}/update_property/".format(
        project_id=project_id,
		person_id="<the person id>",
		environment_id="<the environment id>"
    ),
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer {}".format(api_key)},
	data={
		"name": "string"
	}
).json()

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments persons activity

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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

Example response

Status 200 No response body

Retrieve environments persons activity

This endpoint is meant for reading and deleting persons. To create or update persons, we recommend using the capture API, the $set and $unset properties, or one of our SDKs.

Required API key scopes

activity_log:read

Path parameters

environment_id
string

Query parameters

format
string
One of: "csv""json"

Example request

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