How to Track Campaign Parameters and Source on Mixpanel with Kapa.ai
kapa.ai i want to track campaign params and source on mixpanel board, how can I do that?
kapa.ai i want to track campaign params and source on mixpanel board, how can I do that?
To see campaign parameters and source on a Mixpanel Board, you need to:
1. Make sure UTM/source data is being tracked on events
- If you use the JavaScript SDK, UTM tags are captured automatically on each page load and added to events as properties like utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, etc.[JS UTM tracking; Web attribution]
- Example init (recommended for Attribution compatibility):
js
mixpanel.init('YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN', {
stop_utm_persistence: true
});
- If you track server-side, you must manually parse UTM params and referrer from the request and send them as event properties.[Server-side attribution; Server-side best practices]
2. Confirm events contain the properties
- On the Events page, inspect a few events and check that properties like utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, $referrer, $referring_domain are present.[Web attribution]
3. Build a report that breaks down by campaign/source
- Create an Insights, Funnels, or Retention report.
- Set your metric (e.g. count of Sign Up or Purchase).
- In the Breakdown section, choose utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, or a related property (e.g. $referring_domain).[Attribution feature; Ad spend data model]
4. Add the report to a Board
- Save the report. - From the report, use “Add to board” (or from the Board, use “+ Add content” → Existing report) to place it on a Board so you can monitor campaign/source performance alongside other KPIs.[Boards]
If you share what SDK or implementation (web JS vs server-side) you’re using, I can narrow this down to exact steps and code for your setup.
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On native Android and iOS, Mixpanel does not auto-capture UTM/campaign params like the JavaScript SDK does, so you must send them yourself as event properties, then use them in reports/Boards.
1. Decide how you’ll get campaign/source data
For mobile app installs/opens, Mixpanel recommends using a mobile attribution partner (Adjust, AppsFlyer, Branch, etc.), which can send attribution data to Mixpanel via SDK→SDK or server/webhooks.[Mobile attribution; Traffic mobile attribution]
Example SDK→SDK flow with Adjust on Android: when you receive attribution data from Adjust’s SDK, you map it into Mixpanel event properties and track an install event:[SDK to SDK]
```
private trackAttribution(AdjustAttribution attribution){ if(isAttributionAlreadyStored()){ return; } JSONObject props = new JSONObject(); insertJsonProperty(props, "[Adjust]Network", attribution.network); insertJsonProperty(props, "[Adjust]Campaign", attribution.campaign); insertJsonProperty(props, "[Adjust]Adgroup", attribution.adgroup); insertJsonProperty(props, "[Adjust]Creative", attribution.creative);
storeAttribution(props);
mixpanel.track("install", props);
}
LBKSYou can use a similar pattern on iOS with your chosen attribution SDK (the docs don’t show iOS code, but the concept is the same).
For **in-app campaigns/deep links** (e.g. you pass UTM-like params into the app), you’d parse those params in your app code and attach them as properties on key events using the Mixpanel SDKs.
2. Track events with campaign/source properties
On Android, once you have campaign/source values (from an attribution SDK, install referrer, or your own logic), include them when calling .track():[Android sending events]
```
MixpanelAPI mixpanel = MixpanelAPI.getInstance(context, "YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN", true);
JSONObject props = new JSONObject(); props.put("campaign_source", "facebook"); props.put("campaign_medium", "cpi"); props.put("campaign_name", "spring_launch");
mixpanel.track("App Install", props);
LBKSOn **iOS**, the exact code isn’t shown in the provided docs, but the pattern is the same: call the iOS Mixpanel SDK’s `track` method and pass a properties dictionary that includes your campaign/source fields.
You can also store stable attribution info on the **user profile** (e.g. first-touch campaign) using `$set` once you know it, but the provided docs don’t show concrete iOS/Android profile code, so I can’t give a snippet here.
3. Use these properties on Boards
Once events contain properties like campaign_source, campaign_medium, or partner-specific ones (e.g. [Adjust]Campaign), you can:
1. Create an Insights/Funnel report with your key metric (e.g. Sign Up, Purchase).
2. In Breakdown, choose the campaign/source property you’re sending.
3. Save the report and Add to Board so you can monitor performance by campaign/source.
If you share which attribution partner (if any) you’re using, I can map more concretely which fields to send into Mixpanel events.
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