Linking SurveyMonkey as a source

The SurveyMonkey connector syncs your survey data into PostHog, including surveys, responses, pages, questions, and collectors.

Creating a SurveyMonkey access token

PostHog authenticates with SurveyMonkey using a private app access token.

1. Go to the SurveyMonkey developer dashboard and create a private app.
2. Generate an access token for your app.
3. Grant the following read scopes:
   • surveys_read
   • responses_read_detail
   • collectors_read
4. Copy the access token — you'll paste it into PostHog in the next step.

Linking SurveyMonkey

1. Go to the Data pipeline sources page in PostHog.
2. Click + New source and then click Link next to SurveyMonkey.
3. Paste your SurveyMonkey access token.
4. Select your data center (US, EU, or Canada) — this must match the region your SurveyMonkey account is hosted in.
5. Optional: Add a prefix to your table names.
6. Click Next, choose the tables you want to sync, and then click Import.

The data warehouse then starts syncing your SurveyMonkey data. You can see details and progress in the data pipeline sources tab.

Configuration

Data centers

SurveyMonkey hosts data in regional data centers. Select the region that matches your SurveyMonkey account:

If you're unsure which data center your account uses, check your SurveyMonkey account settings or the URL you use to log in.

Sync modes

SurveyMonkey tables support different sync modes depending on whether the SurveyMonkey API exposes server-side timestamp filters for the resource:

• Incremental – Only imports records modified (or created) since the last sync. More efficient for large accounts.
• Full refresh – Re-imports all records on every sync. Used for tables where the API doesn't support server-side date filtering.

Available tables