PostHog

PostHog

Access the PostHog API with managed authentication. Query product analytics events with HogQL, manage feature flags, analyze user behavior, view session recordings, and run A/B experiments.

Quick Start

# List projects
python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/posthog/api/projects/')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Base URL

https://api.maton.ai/posthog/{native-api-path}

Maton proxies requests to {subdomain}.posthog.com and automatically injects your credentials.

Authentication

All requests require the Maton API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

1. Sign in or create an account at maton.ai
2. Go to maton.ai/settings
3. Copy your API key

Connection Management

Manage your PostHog OAuth connections at https://api.maton.ai.

List Connections

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections?app=posthog&status=ACTIVE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Create Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
data = json.dumps({'app': 'posthog'}).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections', data=data, method='POST')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/json')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Get Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Response:

{
  "connection": {
    "connection_id": "{connection_id}",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "creation_time": "2026-02-23T09:37:57.686121Z",
    "last_updated_time": "2026-02-23T09:39:11.851118Z",
    "url": "https://connect.maton.ai/?session_token=...",
    "app": "posthog",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Open the returned url in a browser to complete OAuth authorization.

Delete Connection

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/connections/{connection_id}', method='DELETE')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

Specifying Connection

If you have multiple PostHog connections, specify which one to use with the Maton-Connection header:

python <<'EOF'
import urllib.request, os, json
req = urllib.request.Request('https://api.maton.ai/posthog/api/projects/')
req.add_header('Authorization', f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}')
req.add_header('Maton-Connection', '{connection_id}')
print(json.dumps(json.load(urllib.request.urlopen(req)), indent=2))
EOF

If you have multiple connections, always include this header to ensure requests go to the intended account.

Security & Permissions

• Access is scoped to events, persons, feature flags, insights, and dashboards within the connected PostHog account.
• All write operations require explicit user approval. Before executing any create, update, or delete call, confirm the target resource and intended effect with the user.

API Reference

Organizations

Get Current Organization

GET /posthog/api/organizations/@current/

Projects

List Projects

GET /posthog/api/projects/

Response:

{
  "count": 1,
  "next": null,
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": 136209,
      "uuid": "019583c6-377c-0000-e55c-8696cbc33595",
      "organization": "019583c6-3635-0000-5798-c18f20963b3b",
      "api_token": "phc_XXX",
      "name": "Default project",
      "timezone": "UTC"
    }
  ]
}

Get Current Project

GET /posthog/api/projects/@current/

Users

Get Current User

GET /posthog/api/users/@me/

Query (HogQL)

The query endpoint is the recommended way to retrieve events and run analytics queries.

Run HogQL Query

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/query/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "query": {
    "kind": "HogQLQuery",
    "query": "SELECT event, count() FROM events GROUP BY event ORDER BY count() DESC LIMIT 10"
  }
}

Response:

{
  "columns": ["event", "count()"],
  "results": [
    ["$pageview", 140504],
    ["$autocapture", 108691],
    ["$identify", 5455]
  ],
  "types": [
    ["event", "String"],
    ["count()", "UInt64"]
  ]
}

Persons

List Persons

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/?limit=10

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "5d79eecb-93e6-5c8b-90f9-8510ba4040b8",
      "uuid": "5d79eecb-93e6-5c8b-90f9-8510ba4040b8",
      "name": "user@example.com",
      "is_identified": true,
      "distinct_ids": ["user-uuid", "anon-uuid"],
      "properties": {
        "email": "user@example.com",
        "name": "John Doe"
      }
    }
  ],
  "next": "https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/?limit=10&offset=10"
}

Get Person

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/{person_uuid}/

Dashboards

List Dashboards

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/dashboards/

Get Dashboard

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/

Create Dashboard

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/dashboards/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "My Dashboard",
  "description": "Analytics overview"
}

Update Dashboard

PATCH /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/dashboards/{dashboard_id}/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Dashboard Name"
}

Insights

List Insights

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/insights/?limit=10

Get Insight

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/insights/{insight_id}/

Create Insight

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/insights/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Daily Active Users",
  "query": {
    "kind": "InsightVizNode",
    "source": {
      "kind": "TrendsQuery",
      "series": [{"kind": "EventsNode", "event": "$pageview", "math": "dau"}],
      "interval": "day",
      "dateRange": {"date_from": "-30d"}
    }
  }
}

Feature Flags

List Feature Flags

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/feature_flags/

Get Feature Flag

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/feature_flags/{flag_id}/

Create Feature Flag

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/feature_flags/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "key": "my-feature-flag",
  "name": "My Feature Flag",
  "active": true,
  "filters": {
    "groups": [{"rollout_percentage": 100}]
  }
}

Update Feature Flag

PATCH /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/feature_flags/{flag_id}/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "active": false
}

Delete Feature Flag

Use soft delete by setting deleted: true:

PATCH /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/feature_flags/{flag_id}/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "deleted": true
}

Cohorts

List Cohorts

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/cohorts/

Get Cohort

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/cohorts/{cohort_id}/

Create Cohort

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/cohorts/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Active Users",
  "groups": [
    {
      "properties": [
        {"key": "$pageview", "type": "event", "value": "performed_event"}
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Actions

List Actions

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/actions/

Create Action

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/actions/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Signed Up",
  "steps": [{"event": "$identify"}]
}

Session Recordings

List Session Recordings

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/session_recordings/?limit=10

Response:

{
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "019c8795-79e3-7a05-ac56-597b102f1960",
      "distinct_id": "user-uuid",
      "recording_duration": 1807,
      "start_time": "2026-02-22T23:00:46.389000Z",
      "end_time": "2026-02-22T23:30:53.297000Z",
      "click_count": 0,
      "keypress_count": 0,
      "start_url": "https://example.com/register"
    }
  ],
  "has_next": false
}

Get Session Recording

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/session_recordings/{recording_id}/

Annotations

List Annotations

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/annotations/

Create Annotation

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/annotations/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "content": "New feature launched",
  "date_marker": "2026-02-23T00:00:00Z",
  "scope": "project"
}

Surveys

List Surveys

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/surveys/

Create Survey

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/surveys/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "NPS Survey",
  "type": "popover",
  "questions": [
    {
      "type": "rating",
      "question": "How likely are you to recommend us?"
    }
  ]
}

Experiments

List Experiments

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/experiments/

Create Experiment

POST /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/experiments/
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Button Color Test",
  "feature_flag_key": "button-color-test"
}

Event Definitions

List Event Definitions

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/event_definitions/?limit=10

Property Definitions

List Property Definitions

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/property_definitions/?limit=10

Pagination

PostHog uses offset-based pagination:

GET /posthog/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/?limit=10&offset=20

Response includes pagination info:

{
  "count": 100,
  "next": "https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/?limit=10&offset=30",
  "previous": "https://us.posthog.com/api/projects/{project_id}/persons/?limit=10&offset=10",
  "results": [...]
}

For session recordings, use has_next boolean:

{
  "results": [...],
  "has_next": true
}

Code Examples

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.maton.ai/posthog/api/projects/',
  {
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.MATON_API_KEY}`
    }
  }
);
const data = await response.json();

Python

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    'https://api.maton.ai/posthog/api/projects/',
    headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}'}
)
data = response.json()

Python - HogQL Query

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    'https://api.maton.ai/posthog/api/projects/@current/query/',
    headers={
        'Authorization': f'Bearer {os.environ["MATON_API_KEY"]}',
        'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    json={
        'query': {
            'kind': 'HogQLQuery',
            'query': 'SELECT event, count() FROM events GROUP BY event LIMIT 10'
        }
    }
)
data = response.json()

Notes

• Use @current as a shortcut for the current project ID (e.g., /api/projects/@current/dashboards/)
• Project IDs are integers (e.g., 136209)
• Person UUIDs are in standard UUID format
• The Events endpoint is deprecated; use the Query endpoint with HogQL instead
• Session recordings include activity metrics like click_count, keypress_count
• PostHog uses soft delete: use PATCH with {"deleted": true} instead of HTTP DELETE
• IMPORTANT: When piping curl output to jq or other commands, environment variables like $MATON_API_KEY may not expand correctly in some shell environments. Use Python examples instead.

Error Handling

Rate Limits

• Analytics endpoints (insights, persons, recordings): 240/minute, 1200/hour
• HogQL query endpoint: 120/hour
• CRUD endpoints: 480/minute, 4800/hour

Resources

• PostHog API Overview
• HogQL Documentation
• Feature Flags
• Session Replay
• Experiments
• Maton Community
• Maton Support