Tracking Server-Side Events in Mixpanel: Code Snippet Included
How are server side events tracked in Mixpanel and what is the code snippet to achieve a user requesting for any page urls ?
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To track server-side events in Mixpanel, you need to use one of Mixpanel's server-side SDKs or send events directly to their API. For tracking page views server-side, you'll need to implement this manually. Here's a general approach:1. Use a server-side SDK or API call to send events to Mixpanel. 2. Track page views as a single event type with a constant event name. 3. Include the page URL as an event property.Here's a Python code snippet that demonstrates how to track a page view event server-side:
LBKSfrom mixpanel import MixpanelLBKSmp = mixpanel.init("YOUR_TOKEN")LBKSdef track_to_mp(request, event_name, properties): # Add page URL as a property properties["Page URL"] = request.urlLBKS # Add other relevant properties properties["ip"] = request.remote_addrLBKS # Track the event mp.track(request.user_id, event_name, properties)LBKSdef handle_page_view(request): # ... logic to process the page request ...LBKS track_to_mp(request, "Page View", {"Page Type": "Home"})LBKS return "Page loaded successfully!"LBKSThis code assumes you're using a web framework that provides access to request information. You'll need to adjust it based on your specific server setup.Remember to track UTMs and referrer information as well, which is not automatically captured in server-side implementations.Also, note that Mixpanel recommends tracking everything possible via your servers and only supplementing with client-side tracking when necessary.kapa.ai is still learning and improving, please let me know how I did by reacting below.
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