Visualizing Auto Click Events in Mixpanel: Setup Guide
how can I visualize the auto click event, those events that geneerate automatically mixpanel? is there any specific configuration I have to set up?
how can I visualize the auto click event, those events that geneerate automatically mixpanel? is there any specific configuration I have to set up?
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You can visualize automatically generated click events (from Autocapture) like any other event in Mixpanel—no special report type is required.
1. Make sure Autocapture is enabled
Autocapture is web-only and works via the JavaScript SDK. It must be explicitly turned on in your mixpanel.init call:
``` js mixpanel.init('YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN', { autocapture: true, // enable Autocapture with defaults });
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js
mixpanel.init('YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN', {
autocapture: {
pageview: "full-url",
click: true,
dead_click: true,
rage_click: true,
scroll: true,
submit: true,
capture_text_content: false,
},
});
If the autocapture config is not present, Autocapture will not run. [JS Autocapture; Autocapture config]
2. Find the auto click events in Mixpanel
Once enabled, Autocapture creates predefined events that:
- Are named with an [Auto] prefix in the UI, e.g.:
- [Auto] Element Click
- [Auto] Dead Click
- [Auto] Rage Click
- Are stored internally with names starting with $mp_. [Autocapture overview]
You can:
- Open Analysis → Events / Insights / Funnels / etc.
- In the event picker, search for [Auto] or specifically [Auto] Element Click, [Auto] Dead Click, [Auto] Rage Click
- Use them like any other event in charts, funnels, or cohorts.
3. Optional: Adjust what gets auto‑tracked
If you want to fine‑tune which clicks are captured (to control volume or scope), you can adjust the Autocapture config, for example:
``` js mixpanel.init('YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN', { autocapture: { click: true, block_selectors: ['.no-track-button'], block_url_regexes: [//admin/?/], }, });
You can also disable Autocapture entirely:
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js
mixpanel.init('YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN', {
autocapture: false
});
[JS Autocapture; Autocapture config]
No extra configuration is needed inside Mixpanel itself to visualize these events—once Autocapture is enabled in the SDK and data is flowing, they will appear automatically in all analysis tools.
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