posthog-hello-world

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Create a minimal working PostHog example. Use when starting a new PostHog integration, testing your setup, or learning basic PostHog API patterns. Trigger with phrases like "posthog hello world", "posthog example", "posthog quick start", "simple posthog code".

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Sourcejeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills

Added on2026-02-16

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills posthog-hello-world

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PostHog Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core PostHog functionality.

Prerequisites

Completed
```
posthog-install-auth
```
setup
Valid API credentials configured
Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

typescript

import { PostHogClient } from '@posthog/sdk';

const client = new PostHogClient({
  apiKey: process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY,
});

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

typescript

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

Working code file with PostHog client initialization
Successful API response confirming connection
Console output showing:

Success! Your PostHog connection is working.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Import Error	SDK not installed	Verify with `npm list` or `pip show`
Auth Error	Invalid credentials	Check environment variable is set
Timeout	Network issues	Increase timeout or check connectivity
Rate Limit	Too many requests	Wait and retry with exponential backoff

Examples

TypeScript Example

typescript

import { PostHogClient } from '@posthog/sdk';

const client = new PostHogClient({
  apiKey: process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

python

from posthog import PostHogClient

client = PostHogClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to

posthog-local-dev-loop

for development workflow setup.

posthog-hello-world

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

PostHog Hello World

Overview

Prerequisites

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

Output

Error Handling

Examples

TypeScript Example

Python Example

Resources

Next Steps