please give me documentation on identity resolution

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Certainly! I'd be happy to provide you with documentation on identity resolution in Mixpanel. Identity resolution is a crucial aspect of user tracking and analytics in Mixpanel. Here's a summary of the key points:

1. Purpose: Identity resolution allows you to track users across different devices, sessions, and states (anonymous to identified) Identity Management Overview.

2. Methods: - .identify(): Used when you know the user's identity, typically at login or signup Mixpanel SDKs: Javascript. - .reset(): Used to clear user data, typically at logout Mixpanel SDKs: Javascript.

3. Simplified ID Merge: This system uses $device_id for anonymous users and $user_id for identified users. Including these properties in events triggers automatic identity merging Migrating to Simplified ID Merge.

4. Example flow: - Anonymous user: Include $device_id in events. - User identifies: Include both $device_id and $user_id in events. - User logs out: Generate a new $device_id for anonymous events.

5. Server-side implementation: - Generate and manage IDs yourself. - Use a unique, persistent ID for anonymous users. - Send an $identify event when the user logs in to merge IDs Identifying Users (Original).

6. Best practices: - Use a unique, unchanging ID for $user_id. - Set user profile properties after identification. - Handle multiple users on a single device by calling .reset() at logout Identifying Users (Simplified).

For more detailed information and implementation guides, please refer to the linked documentation.

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