PostHog

PostHog API integration with managed authentication. Product analytics, feature flags, session recordings, experiments, and more. Use this skill when users want to query analytics events, manage feature flags, analyze user behavior, view session recordings, or run A/B experiments. For other third party apps, use the api-gateway skill (https://clawhub.ai/byungkyu/api-gateway).

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Install

openclaw skills install @byungkyu/posthog-api

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

bash

# 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

text

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:

text

Authorization: Bearer $MATON_API_KEY

Environment Variable: Set your API key as MATON_API_KEY:

bash

export MATON_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

Getting Your API Key

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

Connection Management

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

List Connections

bash

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

bash

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

bash

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:

json

{
  "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

bash

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:

bash

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

bash

GET /posthog/api/organizations/@current/

Projects

List Projects

bash

GET /posthog/api/projects/

Response:

json

{
  "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

bash

GET /posthog/api/projects/@current/

Users

Get Current User

bash

GET /posthog/api/users/@me/

Query (HogQL)

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

Run HogQL Query

bash

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:

json

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

Persons

List Persons

bash

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

Response:

json

{
  "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

bash

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

Dashboards

List Dashboards

bash

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

Get Dashboard

bash

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

Create Dashboard

bash

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

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

Update Dashboard

bash

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

{
  "name": "Updated Dashboard Name"
}

Insights

List Insights

bash

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

Get Insight

bash

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

Create Insight

bash

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

bash

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

Get Feature Flag

bash

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

Create Feature Flag

bash

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

bash

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:

bash

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

{
  "deleted": true
}

Cohorts

List Cohorts

bash

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

Get Cohort

bash

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

Create Cohort

bash

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

bash

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

Create Action

bash

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

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

Session Recordings

List Session Recordings

bash

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

Response:

json

{
  "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

bash

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

Annotations

List Annotations

bash

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

Create Annotation

bash

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

bash

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

Create Survey

bash

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

bash

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

Create Experiment

bash

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

bash

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

Property Definitions

List Property Definitions

bash

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

Pagination

PostHog uses offset-based pagination:

bash

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

Response includes pagination info:

json

{
  "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:

json

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

Code Examples

JavaScript

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

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

python

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

Status	Meaning
400	Missing PostHog connection
401	Invalid or missing Maton API key
429	Rate limited
4xx/5xx	Passthrough error from PostHog API

Rate Limits

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

PostHog

Install

PostHog

Quick Start

Base URL

Authentication

Getting Your API Key

Connection Management

List Connections

Create Connection

Get Connection

Delete Connection

Specifying Connection

Security & Permissions

API Reference

Organizations

Get Current Organization

Projects

List Projects

Get Current Project

Users

Get Current User

Query (HogQL)

Run HogQL Query

Persons

List Persons

Get Person

Dashboards

List Dashboards

Get Dashboard

Create Dashboard

Update Dashboard

Insights

List Insights

Get Insight

Create Insight

Feature Flags

List Feature Flags

Get Feature Flag

Create Feature Flag

Update Feature Flag

Delete Feature Flag

Cohorts

List Cohorts

Get Cohort

Create Cohort

Actions

List Actions

Create Action

Session Recordings

List Session Recordings

Get Session Recording

Annotations

List Annotations

Create Annotation

Surveys

List Surveys

Create Survey

Experiments

List Experiments

Create Experiment

Event Definitions

List Event Definitions

Property Definitions

List Property Definitions

Pagination

Code Examples

JavaScript

Python

Python - HogQL Query

Notes

Error Handling

Rate Limits

Resources

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