Linking Front as a source
This source is currently in alpha. The interface and available tables may change.
Enter your Front API token to sync your Front data into the PostHog data warehouse.
Adding a data source
- Go to the sources tab of the data pipeline section in PostHog.
- Click + New source and then click Link next to Front.
- Create an API token in your Front settings under Developers > API tokens. Grant read scopes for the resources you want to sync (for example
shared_resources:read,contacts:read,tags:read). - Back in PostHog, paste the token in the API token field and click Next.
- Select the tables you want to sync, set the sync method and frequency, then click Import.
Once the syncs are complete, you can start using Front data in PostHog.
Available tables
| Table | Description | Sync method |
|---|---|---|
events | Front events (only syncs the last 365 days on initial sync) | Incremental |
contacts | Contacts | Full refresh |
conversations | Conversations | Full refresh |
accounts | Accounts | Full refresh |
tags | Tags | Full refresh |
teammates | Teammates | Full refresh |
inboxes | Inboxes | Full refresh |
channels | Channels | Full refresh |
teams | Teams | Full refresh |
Incremental tables sync only new or updated records on each run. Full refresh tables reload all data on each sync.
Sync limitations
The events table only syncs the last 365 days on its initial sync to avoid an unbounded backfill.
Configuration
| Option | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
API token | password | Yes |
Supported tables
| Table | Description | Sync method | Incremental field | Primary key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
events | Only syncs the last 365 days on initial sync | Incremental, Full refresh | emitted_at | — |
contacts | A person or company in Front's contact directory, with their handles across channels. | Full refresh | — | — |
conversations | A thread of messages and comments in Front, the core unit of work in an inbox. | Full refresh | — | — |
accounts | A company account in Front, grouping related contacts together. | Full refresh | — | — |
tags | A label that can be applied to conversations to categorize them. | Full refresh | — | — |
teammates | A user (teammate) in the Front workspace. | Full refresh | — | — |
inboxes | A shared inbox that receives and organizes conversations. | Full refresh | — | — |
channels | A communication channel (email, SMS, etc.) connected to an inbox. | Full refresh | — | — |
teams | A team in the Front workspace that owns inboxes and teammates. | Full refresh | — | — |