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Add product analytics events to track user interactions in the Metabase frontend
npx skill4agent add metabase/metabase analytics-eventsfrontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/event.tsfrontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/schema.tsfrontend/src/metabase/lib/analytics.tsanalytics.tsfrontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/event.tsDataStudioEventSimpleEventanalytics.tstrackSimpleEvent()SimpleEventSchematype SimpleEventSchema = {
event: string; // Required: Event name (snake_case)
target_id?: number | null; // Optional: ID of affected entity
triggered_from?: string | null; // Optional: UI location/context
duration_ms?: number | null; // Optional: Duration in milliseconds
result?: string | null; // Optional: Outcome (e.g., "success", "failure")
event_detail?: string | null; // Optional: Additional detail/variant
};DashboardEventSchemaCleanupEventSchemaQuestionEventSchemafrontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/event.tsexport type DataStudioTablePickerFiltersAppliedEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "data_studio_table_picker_filters_applied";
}>;
export type DataStudioTablePickerFiltersClearedEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "data_studio_table_picker_filters_cleared";
}>;export type DataStudioEvent =
| DataStudioLibraryCreatedEvent
| DataStudioTablePublishedEvent
| DataStudioGlossaryCreatedEvent
| DataStudioGlossaryEditedEvent
| DataStudioGlossaryDeletedEvent
| DataStudioTablePickerFiltersAppliedEvent // <- Add here
| DataStudioTablePickerFiltersClearedEvent; // <- Add hereanalytics.tsenterprise/frontend/src/metabase-enterprise/data-studio/analytics.tsimport { trackSimpleEvent } from "metabase/lib/analytics";
export const trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersApplied = () => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "data_studio_table_picker_filters_applied",
});
};
export const trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersCleared = () => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "data_studio_table_picker_filters_cleared",
});
};import {
trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersApplied,
trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersCleared,
} from "metabase-enterprise/data-studio/analytics";
function FilterPopover({ filters, onSubmit }) {
const handleReset = () => {
trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersCleared(); // <- Track here
onSubmit(emptyFilters);
};
return (
<form
onSubmit={(event) => {
event.preventDefault();
trackDataStudioTablePickerFiltersApplied(); // <- Track here
onSubmit(form);
}}
>
{/* form content */}
</form>
);
}// Type definition
export type DataStudioLibraryCreatedEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "data_studio_library_created";
target_id: number | null;
}>;
// Tracking function
export const trackDataStudioLibraryCreated = (id: CollectionId) => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "data_studio_library_created",
target_id: Number(id),
});
};
// Usage
trackDataStudioLibraryCreated(newLibrary.id);// Type definition
export type NewButtonClickedEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "new_button_clicked";
triggered_from: "app-bar" | "empty-collection";
}>;
// Tracking function
export const trackNewButtonClicked = (location: "app-bar" | "empty-collection") => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "new_button_clicked",
triggered_from: location,
});
};
// Usage
<Button onClick={() => {
trackNewButtonClicked("app-bar");
handleCreate();
}}>
New
</Button>// Type definition
export type MetadataEditEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "metadata_edited";
event_detail: "type_casting" | "semantic_type_change" | "visibility_change";
triggered_from: "admin" | "data_studio";
}>;
// Tracking function
export const trackMetadataChange = (
detail: "type_casting" | "semantic_type_change" | "visibility_change",
location: "admin" | "data_studio"
) => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "metadata_edited",
event_detail: detail,
triggered_from: location,
});
};
// Usage
trackMetadataChange("semantic_type_change", "data_studio");// Type definition
export type MoveToTrashEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "moved-to-trash";
target_id: number | null;
triggered_from: "collection" | "detail_page" | "cleanup_modal";
duration_ms: number | null;
result: "success" | "failure";
event_detail: "question" | "model" | "metric" | "dashboard";
}>;
// Tracking function
export const trackMoveToTrash = (params: {
targetId: number | null;
triggeredFrom: "collection" | "detail_page" | "cleanup_modal";
durationMs: number | null;
result: "success" | "failure";
itemType: "question" | "model" | "metric" | "dashboard";
}) => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "moved-to-trash",
target_id: params.targetId,
triggered_from: params.triggeredFrom,
duration_ms: params.durationMs,
result: params.result,
event_detail: params.itemType,
});
};
// Usage with timing
const startTime = Date.now();
try {
await moveToTrash(item);
trackMoveToTrash({
targetId: item.id,
triggeredFrom: "collection",
durationMs: Date.now() - startTime,
result: "success",
itemType: "question",
});
} catch (error) {
trackMoveToTrash({
targetId: item.id,
triggeredFrom: "collection",
durationMs: Date.now() - startTime,
result: "failure",
itemType: "question",
});
}// Good
"data_studio_library_created"
"table_picker_filters_applied"
"metabot_chat_opened"
// Bad
"DataStudioLibraryCreated" // Wrong case
"tablePickerFiltersApplied" // Wrong case
"filters-applied" // Use underscore, not hyphen// Good
DataStudioLibraryCreatedEvent
TablePickerFiltersAppliedEvent
MetabotChatOpenedEvent
// Bad
dataStudioLibraryCreated // Wrong case
DataStudioLibraryCreated // Missing "Event" suffix// Good
trackDataStudioLibraryCreated
trackTablePickerFiltersApplied
trackMetabotChatOpened
// Bad
DataStudioLibraryCreated // Missing "track" prefix
track_library_created // Wrong case
logLibraryCreated // Use "track" prefixexport type DataStudioEvent =
| DataStudioLibraryCreatedEvent
| DataStudioTablePublishedEvent
| DataStudioGlossaryCreatedEvent;
export type MetabotEvent =
| MetabotChatOpenedEvent
| MetabotRequestSentEvent
| MetabotFixQueryClickedEvent;
// Then add to SimpleEvent union
export type SimpleEvent =
| /* other events */
| DataStudioEvent
| MetabotEvent
| /* more events */;const handleSave = async () => {
if (isNewItem) {
await createItem(data);
trackItemCreated(newItem.id);
} else {
await updateItem(id, data);
trackItemUpdated(id);
}
};// WRONG - SimpleEvent doesn't support custom fields
export const trackFiltersApplied = (filters: FilterState) => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "filters_applied",
data_layer: filters.dataLayer, // ❌ Not in SimpleEventSchema
data_source: filters.dataSource, // ❌ Not in SimpleEventSchema
with_owner: filters.hasOwner, // ❌ Not in SimpleEventSchema
});
};
// RIGHT - Use only standard SimpleEventSchema fields
export const trackFiltersApplied = () => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "filters_applied",
});
};
// Or use event_detail for a single variant
export const trackFilterApplied = (filterType: string) => {
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "filter_applied",
event_detail: filterType, // ✓ "data_layer", "data_source", etc.
});
};// Define the event
export type NewFeatureClickedEvent = ValidateEvent<{
event: "new_feature_clicked";
}>;
// ❌ WRONG - Forgot to add to SimpleEvent union
// Event won't be recognized by TypeScript
// ✓ RIGHT - Add to appropriate union
export type SimpleEvent =
| /* other events */
| NewFeatureClickedEvent;// WRONG
event: "dataStudioLibraryCreated" // camelCase
event: "data-studio-library-created" // kebab-case
event: "Data_Studio_Library_Created" // Mixed case
// RIGHT
event: "data_studio_library_created" // snake_case// WRONG - Don't track user emails, names, or sensitive data
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "user_logged_in",
event_detail: user.email, // ❌ PII
});
// RIGHT - Track non-sensitive identifiers only
trackSimpleEvent({
event: "user_logged_in",
target_id: user.id, // ✓ Just the ID
});// WRONG - Only tracking success
try {
await saveData();
trackDataSaved();
} catch (error) {
// ❌ No tracking for failure case
}
// RIGHT - Track both outcomes
try {
await saveData();
trackDataSaved({ result: "success" });
} catch (error) {
trackDataSaved({ result: "failure" });
}SNOWPLOW_ENABLED=truemetabase/env[SNOWPLOW EVENT | event sent:true], data_studio_table_picker_filters_appliedFeature-specific analytics functions:
frontend/src/metabase/{feature}/analytics.ts
enterprise/frontend/src/metabase-enterprise/{feature}/analytics.ts
Event type definitions (all in one place):
frontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/event.ts
Core tracking utilities:
frontend/src/metabase/lib/analytics.tsenterprise/frontend/src/metabase-enterprise/data-studio/analytics.tsfrontend/src/metabase/dashboard/analytics.tsfrontend/src/metabase/query_builder/analytics.jsfrontend/src/metabase-types/analytics/event.tsevent.tsValidateEventanalytics.tsfilters_appliedaction_performedlibrary_createdcreate_librarytriggered_from