Linking ActiveCampaign as a source
This source is currently in alpha. The interface and available tables may change.
The ActiveCampaign connector syncs your CRM and marketing data – contacts, accounts, deals, campaigns, lists, automations, and more – into PostHog.
Prerequisites
You need an ActiveCampaign account with access to its API URL and account-wide API key, both available under Settings > Developer. The API key grants read access to every endpoint.
Adding a data source
- In PostHog, go to the Sources tab of the data pipeline section.
- Click + New source and click Link next to this source.
- Enter your credentials (see Configuration below) and click Next.
- Select the tables you want to sync, choose a sync method and frequency, then click Import.
Once the syncs are complete, you can start querying this data in PostHog.
When linking ActiveCampaign, you'll need:
- API URL – found in your ActiveCampaign account under Settings > Developer. It looks like
https://youraccount.api-us1.com. - API key – the account-wide key shown alongside the API URL under Settings > Developer. It grants read access to every endpoint.
Sync modes
Each table can be synced in one of several modes, depending on what the source supports:
- Webhook (when available) – the source pushes changes to PostHog in real time. Fastest freshness, lowest ongoing cost, and the only mode that reliably captures updates and deletes.
- Incremental – only new or updated rows are synced on each run, using a cursor field (such as an
updated_attimestamp). Cheaper than a full refresh, but deletes aren't captured. - Append only – new rows are appended using a cursor field; existing rows are never updated. Ideal for immutable, append-only tables like event logs.
- Full refresh – the whole table is reloaded on every sync. Use it when a table has no reliable cursor or when you need deletions reflected.
See sync methods for a full explanation of how each mode works and how to choose between them.
Configuration
| Option | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
API URL | text | Yes |
API key | password | Yes |
Supported tables
| Table | Description | Sync method | Incremental field | Primary key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
contacts | — | Full refresh | — | — |
accounts | — | Full refresh | — | — |
deals | — | Full refresh | — | — |
deal_stages | — | Full refresh | — | — |
deal_groups | — | Full refresh | — | — |
campaigns | — | Full refresh | — | — |
lists | — | Full refresh | — | — |
segments | — | Full refresh | — | — |
forms | — | Full refresh | — | — |
tags | — | Full refresh | — | — |
automations | — | Full refresh | — | — |
custom_fields | — | Full refresh | — | — |
Troubleshooting
If your sync is failing or data looks wrong, see the Data warehouse troubleshooting guide. If that doesn't help, contact support – we're happy to help.