PostHog Event & Identity Management

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{
  "createdAt": "2021-03-24T13:20:07.626Z",
  "updatedAt": "2021-03-24T13:33:51.181Z",
  "id": "150",
  "name": "PostHog:Event:create:Identity:create:Alias:create:Track:page screen",
  "active": false,
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "name": "Start",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.start",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "id": "74887071-8225-4c30-8b67-c3bc2cbbbb3c"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "eventName": "=Event{{Date.now()}}",
        "distinctId": "={{Date.now()}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "propertiesUi": {
            "propertyValues": [
              {
                "key": "name",
                "value": "test"
              }
            ]
          },
          "timestamp": "={{(new Date()).toISOString()}}"
        }
      },
      "name": "PostHog",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postHog",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        500,
        150
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postHogApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "id": "73600be8-3dde-4dea-a1d0-cea020c02acf"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "identity",
        "distinctId": "={{Date.now()}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "propertiesUi": {
            "propertyValues": [
              {
                "key": "name",
                "value": "identity test"
              },
              {
                "key": "email",
                "value": "=fake{{Date.now()}}@gmail.com"
              }
            ]
          },
          "timestamp": "={{Date.now()}}"
        }
      },
      "name": "PostHog1",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postHog",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        500,
        300
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postHogApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "id": "dd146375-b44f-445a-a2a4-fbaeb9028b0c"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "alias",
        "alias": "=Alias{{Date.now()}}",
        "distinctId": "={{Date.now()}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "contextUi": {
            "contextValues": [
              {
                "key": "name",
                "value": "Aliastest"
              }
            ]
          },
          "timestamp": "={{Date.now()}}"
        }
      },
      "name": "PostHog2",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postHog",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        500,
        450
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postHogApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "id": "cb1f2644-f1a7-46b0-950e-de720819b2b7"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "track",
        "name": "=TrackPage{{Date.now()}}",
        "distinctId": "={{Date.now()}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "category": "landing",
          "timestamp": "={{Date.now()}}"
        }
      },
      "name": "PostHog3",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postHog",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        500,
        600
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postHogApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "id": "88973d09-036b-41c3-a24c-d799ef0354e2"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "track",
        "operation": "screen",
        "name": "=TrackScreen{{Date.now()}}",
        "distinctId": "={{Date.now()}}",
        "additionalFields": {
          "category": "registration",
          "timestamp": "={{Date.now()}}"
        }
      },
      "name": "PostHog4",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postHog",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        650,
        600
      ],
      "credentials": {
        "postHogApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      },
      "id": "2677f5a4-9a15-41f2-a8c0-ea42f269f57b"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Start": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "PostHog",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "PostHog1",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "PostHog2",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          },
          {
            "node": "PostHog3",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    },
    "PostHog3": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "PostHog4",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {},
  "staticData": null,
  "meta": null,
  "versionId": null,
  "triggerCount": 0,
  "tags": []
}

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About this workflow

PostHog:Event:create:Identity:create:Alias:create:Track:page screen. Uses start, postHog. Manual trigger; 6 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/n8n-io/test-workflows/blob/b37961bd0e1f34e1bffb4be4a345c08ede317689/workflows/150.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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