kapa.ai I’d like to send the value of the user country property from Mixpanel to an external system (e.g., a webhook or API endpoint) every time this property changes in Mixpanel. Is there a way to set up such a trigger or automation directly within Mixpanel, or would I need to handle this externally via periodic exports and comparisons?
You can use Mixpanel's cohort sync feature with webhooks to send user country data to external systems when this property changes. Mixpanel allows you to create a cohort based on a specific user property (in this case, country) and then sync that cohort to a custom webhook. When users enter or exit the cohort (which would happen when their country property changes), Mixpanel will send these changes to your webhook endpoint.Here's how you can set it up: 1. Create a cohort in Mixpanel that includes users with the specific country property you want to track
2. Set up a custom webhook destination in Mixpanel's Integrations UI
3. Sync your cohort to this webhookAccording to the documentation, "When a sync is established, we will sync the full contents of the cohort to the URL and subsequently sync diffs (ie: the users who entered or exited the cohort since the last sync)." This means you'll receive notifications when users change their country and either enter or exit your defined cohort.Prerequisites for this feature:
- A paid Mixpanel plan
- A webhook server to receive the data
- Basic authentication for your webhook (optional)Mixpanel will automatically include user identifiers like email, mixpanel_distinct_id, first_name, and last_name in the webhook payload, and you can add additional properties to export as needed.Syncing cohorts to a custom webhook provides more details on implementing this solution.Note that the country property in Mixpanel is stored as $country_code for user profiles, and it's automatically collected when profile properties are updated if IP address information is available.I hope this helps! Let me know if you need more specific information about setting up the cohorts or webhook integration.
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are there any other ways?
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Yes, there are other ways to export user country data from Mixpanel when it changes: 1. Export Integrations - Mixpanel offers native connectors to sync your data to other destinations through: - Data Pipeline for warehouse syncs - Cohort Syncs for audience targeting to various platforms2. Third-party Integrations - You can send cohorts to numerous marketing and engagement platforms including: - Braze - Segment - Intercom - And many others like Mailchimp, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, etc.3. Manual CSV Export - You can download the list of users in any cohort as a CSV via the Cohort Builder and process changes externally.4. Custom Implementation - You could implement server-side tracking that sends both the event to Mixpanel and to your external system simultaneously when a user's country changes.The most direct method for real-time updates remains the webhook approach mentioned previously, as it's specifically designed to sync "diffs" (users who entered or exited the cohort since the last sync).Export Integrations and Cohort Sync Integrations provide more details on the available integration options.
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Based on your need for a real-time solution to track country property changes in Mixpanel, the custom webhook integration is your best option. Mixpanel's webhook sync provides near real-time updates when users enter or exit a cohort (which would happen when their country changes). According to the documentation, when you establish a sync between a cohort and a webhook, Mixpanel will: 1. Sync the full contents of the cohort to your webhook URL initially 2. Subsequently sync "diffs" - specifically the users who entered or exited the cohort since the last syncThis approach allows you to receive notifications about country changes as they occur, rather than waiting for scheduled exports or periodic syncs.For implementation, you'll need: - A paid Mixpanel plan - A webhook server to receive the data (you can use services like webhook.site for testing) - A cohort defined by the country property you want to trackSyncing cohorts to a custom webhook provides the implementation details.If you need even more immediate updates, you could consider a custom implementation where your application code simultaneously updates both Mixpanel and your external system whenever a user's country changes, but this would require changes to your tracking implementation rather than using Mixpanel's built-in features.User:
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