PostHog · Schema

EventsQuery

A/B TestingAnalyticsFeature FlagsOpen-SourceProduct AnalyticsSession Recording

Properties

Name	Type	Description
actionId	integer	Show events matching a given action
actionSteps	array	Show events matching action steps directly, used when no actionId is provided (e.g. previewing unsaved actions). Ignored if actionId is set.
after	string	Only fetch events that happened after this timestamp
before	string	Only fetch events that happened before this timestamp
event	string	Limit to events matching this string
events	array	Filter to events matching any of these event names
filterTestAccounts	boolean	Filter test accounts
fixedProperties	array	Fixed properties in the query, can't be edited in the interface (e.g. scoping down by person)
kind	string
limit	integer	Number of rows to return
modifiers	object	Modifiers used when performing the query
offset	integer	Number of rows to skip before returning rows
orderBy	array	Columns to order by
personId	string	Show events for a given person
properties	array	Properties configurable in the interface
response	object
select	array	Return a limited set of data. Required.
source	object	source for querying events for insights
tags	object
version	number	version of the node, used for schema migrations
where	array	HogQL filters to apply on returned data

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/EventsQuery",
  "title": "EventsQuery",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "actionId": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Show events matching a given action",
      "title": "Actionid",
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "actionSteps": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Show events matching action steps directly, used when no actionId is provided (e.g. previewing unsaved actions). Ignored if actionId is set.",
      "title": "Actionsteps",
      "items": {
        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventsQueryActionStep"
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "after": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Only fetch events that happened after this timestamp",
      "title": "After",
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "before": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Only fetch events that happened before this timestamp",
      "title": "Before",
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "event": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Limit to events matching this string",
      "title": "Event",
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "events": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Filter to events matching any of these event names",
      "title": "Events",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "filterTestAccounts": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Filter test accounts",
      "title": "Filtertestaccounts",
      "type": "boolean",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "fixedProperties": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Fixed properties in the query, can't be edited in the interface (e.g. scoping down by person)",
      "title": "Fixedproperties",
      "items": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PropertyGroupFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PropertyGroupFilterValue"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PersonPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ElementPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventMetadataPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SessionPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CohortPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RecordingPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LogEntryPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GroupPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FeaturePropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FlagPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HogQLPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EmptyPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataWarehousePropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataWarehousePersonPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorTrackingIssueFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LogPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SpanPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RevenueAnalyticsPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/WorkflowVariablePropertyFilter"
          }
        ]
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "kind": {
      "default": "EventsQuery",
      "title": "Kind",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "EventsQuery"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Number of rows to return",
      "title": "Limit",
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "modifiers": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Modifiers used when performing the query",
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HogQLQueryModifiers"
        }
      ],
      "nullable": true
    },
    "offset": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Number of rows to skip before returning rows",
      "title": "Offset",
      "type": "integer",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "orderBy": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Columns to order by",
      "title": "Orderby",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "personId": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Show events for a given person",
      "title": "Personid",
      "type": "string",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "properties": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "Properties configurable in the interface",
      "title": "Properties",
      "items": {
        "anyOf": [
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/PersonPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ElementPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventMetadataPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SessionPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CohortPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RecordingPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LogEntryPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/GroupPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FeaturePropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/FlagPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HogQLPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EmptyPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataWarehousePropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/DataWarehousePersonPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ErrorTrackingIssueFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/LogPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/SpanPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/RevenueAnalyticsPropertyFilter"
          },
          {
            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/WorkflowVariablePropertyFilter"
          }
        ]
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "response": {
      "default": null,
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/EventsQueryResponse"
        }
      ],
      "nullable": true
    },
    "select": {
      "description": "Return a limited set of data. Required.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "title": "Select",
      "type": "array"
    },
    "source": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "source for querying events for insights",
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/InsightActorsQuery"
        }
      ],
      "nullable": true
    },
    "tags": {
      "default": null,
      "allOf": [
        {
          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/QueryLogTags"
        }
      ],
      "nullable": true
    },
    "version": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "version of the node, used for schema migrations",
      "title": "Version",
      "type": "number",
      "nullable": true
    },
    "where": {
      "default": null,
      "description": "HogQL filters to apply on returned data",
      "title": "Where",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array",
      "nullable": true
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "select"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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