Can Mixpanel events be truncated?

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Yes, Mixpanel events can be truncated. Specifically, Mixpanel truncates all strings down to 255 characters. This includes event property names, which can be at most 255 characters in length. If the names are longer, they are truncated. For different cases where truncation typically happens, Mixpanel provides some recommendations:- For URLs, it is recommended to parse the URL and track its individual components (host, path, url params) as properties. This is more useful in analysis, as you can segment events by hostname or a particular URL parameter.- For JSON encoded strings, it is recommended to parse the JSON and flatten it into properties to send with the event. This is more useful in analysis, as you can filter or breakdown by any key within the JSON.- For free text or user-generated content, if this property isn't useful for analysis, it is recommended to exclude it from tracking to Mixpanel to avoid accidentally sending over any Personally Identifiable Information (PII).Sources: - GitHub - Mixpanel Docs - GitHub - Ingestion API - Mixpanel Docs - Data Structure

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