What is an event in mixpanel?

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In Mixpanel, an event is a data point that represents an interaction between a user and your product. Events are the foundation of Mixpanel's data model and are essential for conducting meaningful analysis.Each event in Mixpanel has three core components: - Event Name: The name of the action (e.g., "Page Viewed", "Signed Up", "Song Played") - Timestamp: When the event occurred - Distinct ID: Mixpanel's identifier that ties all events to the same userEvents can also include optional event properties, which provide additional context or details about the event. For example, a "Purchase" event might have properties like "Price" or "Item Name" What is Mixpanel?.Some examples of events include: - Social interactions: Post Created, Friend Added - E-commerce: Added to Cart, Purchase Completed - Media: Video Watched, Article Read - SaaS: Document Created, Call Started How Mixpanel Pricing WorksEvents are immutable (they provide a historical snapshot) and form the basis for all analysis in Mixpanel. By tracking the right events, you can measure user behavior and gain insights into how people interact with your product Build Your Tracking Strategy.You can track events using Mixpanel's SDKs. For example, in Unity: ```// define event properties var props = new Value(); props["location"] = "us"; props["Plan"] = "Premium";

//track "some_event" with your event props Mixpanel.Track("some_event", props);```Mixpanel SDKs: UnityUnderstanding and intentionally designing your events based on your business objectives is crucial for getting the most value from Mixpanel's analytics capabilities.Microsoft: 1. What is an event in mixpanel?

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To create an event in Mixpanel, you need to use the track() method (or its equivalent) in your chosen SDK. Here's how you can do it across different platforms:

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Mixpanel doesn't automatically "check" for events in your product - you need to explicitly implement event tracking code at specific points in your application where you want to capture user actions.When you integrate Mixpanel into your product, you're responsible for: 1. Placing tracking code at the exact locations in your codebase where important user actions occur 2. Calling the track method (like mixpanel.track()) at those specific points 3. Defining what events to capture and what properties to include with themFor example, if you want to track when a user plays a song, you would add the tracking code directly in the function that handles song playback: ```// Example: Function that plays a song function playSong(songId, songName, genre) { // Your code to actually play the song audioPlayer.play(songId);

// Mixpanel tracking code placed right where the action happens mixpanel.track( "Song Played", { "Song Name": songName, "Genre": genre } ); }```This is why creating a tracking plan is so important - it helps you identify which user actions are worth tracking and where in your codebase you need to implement the tracking.As mentioned in the What to Track documentation, you should be intentional about which events you track, starting with just a few key events like "Sign Up" and a core "Value Moment" that represents when users get value from your product.For web applications, Mixpanel does offer an "Autocapture" feature that can automatically track common interactions like clicks and form submissions without you having to manually implement each one, but even this requires you to enable it in your Mixpanel initialization code.I hope this clarifies how Mixpanel tracking works!

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In Mixpanel, an SDK (Software Development Kit) is a pre-built package of code that allows you to integrate Mixpanel's analytics capabilities into your application. These SDKs make it easier to implement tracking without having to build the integration from scratch.Mixpanel offers SDKs for various platforms, which can be categorized into two main types:

These are designed for tracking user interactions directly from applications: - JavaScript (for web applications) - React Native - Android - iOS (Swift and Objective-C) - Flutter - Unity

These are for tracking events from your backend services: - Python - Node.js - Ruby - PHP - Go - JavaSDKs: Send data from your application into MixpanelEach SDK provides methods to track events, identify users, and set user properties. For example, with the Swift SDK, you would: LBKS// Initialize the SDK Mixpanel.initialize(token: "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN", trackAutomaticEvents: false)LBKS// Use the SDK to track events Mixpanel.mainInstance().track(event: "some_event", properties:["Plan": "Premium"])LBKSMixpanel SDKs: iOS (Swift)If you don't find an SDK for your preferred language, you can always use Mixpanel's HTTP APIs directly to send data to Mixpanel.The SDKs also handle important functionality like: - Batching events to minimize network requests - Automatic flushing of events - Timing events - Managing user identityBy using Mixpanel's SDKs, you can implement analytics tracking more efficiently and reliably than building custom integrations.

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Here are examples of code used to create events in Mixpanel across different platforms:

from mixpanel import Mixpanel

mp = Mixpanel("YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN")

mp.track('12345', 'some_event', { 'plan': 'premium' })```Mixpanel SDKs: Python

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