posthog-analytics

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Automate PostHog dashboard creation, sync, update, and export via API

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Added on2026-02-10

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PostHog Analytics Skill

Automate PostHog dashboard creation, sync, update, and export via API.

Prerequisites

Required Tools

```
curl
```
- HTTP client (pre-installed on macOS/Linux)
```
jq
```
- JSON processor:
```
brew install jq
```
or
```
apt install jq
```
```
bash
```
- Shell (the script is bash)

PostHog API Key

Go to PostHog Settings → Personal API Keys
Create a new key with read/write access
Export it:

bash

export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=phx_xxx

Note: The API key determines your organization and project. The script uses

@current

project context (your default project).

Verify Setup

bash

# Test your API key - should return your project info
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
  "https://us.i.posthog.com/api/projects/@current/" | jq '{id, name}'

Expected output:

json

{
  "id": 209268,
  "name": "Default project"
}

If you get an error, check your API key is correct and has proper permissions.

Quick Start: Blog Analytics Example

Step 1: Write Your Config

Create

blog_dashboard.json

:

json

{
  "name": "Blog Analytics",
  "description": "Track blog performance and reader engagement",
  "filter": {"key": "source", "value": "blog"},
  "dashboard_id": null,
  "insights": [
    {"name": "Blog Pageviews (Total)", "type": "pageviews_total"},
    {"name": "Unique Blog Readers", "type": "unique_users"},
    {"name": "Blog Traffic Trend", "type": "traffic_trend"},
    {"name": "Top Blog Posts", "type": "top_pages"}
  ]
}

Note: Set

dashboard_id: null

for new dashboards.

Step 2: Create Dashboard

bash

./scripts/posthog_sync.sh create blog_dashboard.json

Output:

Creating dashboard: Blog Analytics
Dashboard created: ID 1166599
Creating insight: Blog Pageviews (Total)
{id: 6520531, name: "Blog Pageviews (Total)"}
...
Dashboard URL: https://us.posthog.com/project/209268/dashboard/1166599

The script:

Creates a new dashboard in your PostHog project
Returns dashboard_id (e.g.,
```
1166599
```
) and project_id (e.g.,
```
209268
```
) in the URL
Automatically updates your config file with the
```
dashboard_id
```

Step 3: Add New Insights (Sync)

Edit config to add new insights, then:

bash

./scripts/posthog_sync.sh sync blog_dashboard.json

Only creates NEW insights. Existing ones (matched by name) are skipped.

Step 4: Update Existing Insights

Changed your filter? Edit config, then:

bash

./scripts/posthog_sync.sh update blog_dashboard.json

Updates ALL insights with current config settings. Use when changing filters.

Step 5: Export Existing Dashboard

bash

./scripts/posthog_sync.sh export 1166599 > exported_dashboard.json

Config Reference

Field	Required	Description
`name`	Yes	Dashboard name
`description`	No	Dashboard description
`filter`	No*	Event property filter: `{"key": "source", "value": "blog"}`
`domain_filter`	No*	URL filter fallback: `"blog.sylph.ai"`
`dashboard_id`	No	Set to `null` for create, or existing ID for sync/update
`insights`	Yes	Array of insight objects

*At least one filter recommended.

filter

takes precedence over

domain_filter

.

Insight Types

Type	Display	Description
`pageviews_total`	BoldNumber	Total pageview count
`unique_users`	BoldNumber	Unique visitors (DAU)
`traffic_trend`	LineGraph	Traffic over time
`top_pages`	Table	Top pages breakdown

Optional Insight Fields

Field	Default	Options
`math`	`total`	`total` , `dau` , `weekly_active` , `monthly_active`
`display`	Auto	`BoldNumber` , `ActionsLineGraph` , `ActionsTable`
`date_range`	`-30d`	`-7d` , `-30d` , `-90d` , etc.

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Default	Description
`POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY`	Yes	-	Your API key (determines org/project)
`POSTHOG_HOST`	No	us.i.posthog.com	API host (EU: eu.i.posthog.com)
`POSTHOG_UI_HOST`	No	us.posthog.com	UI host for dashboard URLs

Files

```
scripts/posthog_sync.sh
```
- CLI script (create/sync/update/export)
```
examples/blog_dashboard.json
```
- Example config

posthog-analytics

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

PostHog Analytics Skill

Prerequisites

Required Tools

PostHog API Key

Verify Setup

Quick Start: Blog Analytics Example

Step 1: Write Your Config

Step 2: Create Dashboard

Step 3: Add New Insights (Sync)

Step 4: Update Existing Insights

Step 5: Export Existing Dashboard

Config Reference

Insight Types

Optional Insight Fields

Environment Variables

Files

References