Can I find the most recent time an event was triggered for each user and create as a cohort in Mixpanel? Same way we can apply first time filter but the filter applied is most recent event sent for each user. Is this possible to reproduce in Mixpanel?
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Mixpanel does not provide a built-in "most recent time" filter for events in the same way it offers a "First Time Ever" filter, which allows you to filter for the first instance of an event per user. The "First Time Ever" filter is specifically designed to identify the first occurrence of an event for each user, but there is no equivalent out-of-the-box filter for the most recent (last) occurrence of an event per user in the standard UI or cohort builder. The documentation only describes the "First Time Ever" filter and does not mention a "Last Time" or "Most Recent" filter for events Reports: Filters.However, you can create cohorts based on event frequency or recency using the cohort builder, such as "users who did X event in the last N days," but this will include all users who performed the event in that window, not specifically the most recent event per user Users: Cohorts.For more advanced use cases, such as finding the exact timestamp of the most recent event per user, you would need to use JQL (JavaScript Query Language). With JQL, you can group events by user and compute properties like the most recent event timestamp. For example, using the groupByUser() function, you can aggregate events and extract the latest timestamp for each user Reports: JQL groupByUser. However, creating a cohort directly from this result is not a standard UI workflow and would require exporting the results and potentially re-importing them as a user property or using them for further analysis.Summary:
- There is no built-in "most recent event" filter or cohort in the Mixpanel UI.
- You can filter for users who did an event in a recent time window, but not specifically for their most recent event.
- Advanced users can use JQL to compute the most recent event per user, but this is not a standard cohort feature.If you need to operationalize this as a cohort, you would need to use a workaround such as exporting the JQL results and importing them as a user property, then building a cohort based on that property. This process is not natively supported in the UI.If you need help with a JQL example for this use case, let me know!
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Yes, you can write and run JQL (JavaScript Query Language) queries directly in the Mixpanel UI. The JQL interface allows you to define custom queries using JavaScript, which are then executed by the Mixpanel query engine. You must define a main() function in your script, and you can use various transformations and reducers to analyze your data. However, please note that JQL is currently in maintenance mode and Mixpanel recommends using alternative methods for most use cases Docs: JQL.If you choose to use JQL, your developer team will be responsible for writing and maintaining the query logic. For more information and examples, you can refer to the JQL documentation in the Mixpanel UI Docs: JQL.
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I'm sorry, but the knowledge sources provided do not contain explicit instructions or screenshots showing exactly where to write JQL in the Mixpanel UI. The documentation confirms that JQL can be written and executed, and provides examples of JQL scripts, but it does not specify the navigation steps or UI location for accessing the JQL editor within Mixpanel Docs: JQL.If you need step-by-step guidance on where to find the JQL editor in the Mixpanel UI, I recommend consulting Mixpanel's in-app help or reaching out to their support team.
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