Linking Netlify as a source
This source is currently in alpha. The interface and available tables may change.
The Netlify connector syncs your Netlify sites, deploys, builds, forms, form submissions, DNS zones, accounts, and members into the PostHog data warehouse for engineering and marketing analytics.
Prerequisites
You need a Netlify account and a personal access token. The token has full access to the resources your account can reach, so no extra scopes are required.
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.
You need a Netlify personal access token. Create one under User settings > Applications > Personal access tokens in the Netlify UI.
Note: Netlify invalidates tokens on password reset. SAML SSO teams must opt tokens in during generation.
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.
All Netlify tables are full refresh only, since the API exposes no server-side timestamp filter.
Configuration
| Option | Type | Required |
|---|---|---|
Personal access token | password | Yes |
Supported tables
| Table | Description | Sync method | Incremental field | Primary key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
sites | A site hosted on Netlify, including its domains, SSL, and published deploy. | Full refresh | — | — |
deploys | A deploy of a site: a build of the site's content published to Netlify. | Full refresh | — | — |
builds | A build of a site, producing a deploy. Includes build status and errors. | Full refresh | — | — |
forms | A form defined on a Netlify site that collects submissions. | Full refresh | — | — |
submissions | A single submission to a Netlify form, including the submitted field data. | Full refresh | — | — |
dns_zones | A DNS zone managed by Netlify for a domain. | Full refresh | — | — |
accounts | A Netlify account (team) the authenticated user is a member of. | Full refresh | — | — |
members | A member of a Netlify account, fanned out one row per account. | Full refresh | — | — |
Troubleshooting
- If the connection fails with an access-denied error, your token may be invalid or revoked (Netlify invalidates tokens on password reset). Create a new token and reconnect.
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.