Experiments

For instructions on how to authenticate to use this endpoint, see API overview.

List all experiments

Path Parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Query Parameters

  • limit
    integer

    Number of results to return per page.

  • offset
    integer

    The initial index from which to return the results.

Response


Request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"count": 123,
"next": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=400&limit=100",
"previous": "http://api.example.org/accounts/?offset=200&limit=100",
"results": [
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}
]
}

Create experiments

Path Parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request Parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • parameters
    object
  • secondary_metrics
    object
  • filters
    object
  • archived
    boolean

Response


Request

POST /api/projects/:project_id/experiments
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl
-H 'Content-Type: application/json'\
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/\
-d name="string",\
-d feature_flag_key="string"

Response

Status 201
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Retrieve experiments

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Response


Request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Update experiments

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request Parameters

  • name
    string
  • description
    string
  • start_date
    string
  • end_date
    string
  • feature_flag_key
    string
  • parameters
    object
  • secondary_metrics
    object
  • filters
    object
  • archived
    boolean

Response


Request

PATCH /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl -X PATCH \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/\
-d name="string"

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Delete experiments

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Request

DELETE /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl -X DELETE \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/

Response

Status 204 No response body

Retrieve experiments results

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Response


Request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/results
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/results/

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Retrieve experiments secondary results

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer

    A unique integer value identifying this experiment.

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Response


Request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/secondary_results
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/:id/secondary_results/

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

Retrieve experiments requires flag implementation

Path Parameters

  • project_id
    string

    Project ID of the project you're trying to access. To find the ID of the project, make a call to /api/projects/.

Response


Request

GET /api/projects/:project_id/experiments/requires_flag_implementation
export POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY=[your personal api key]
curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTHOG_PERSONAL_API_KEY" \
https://app.posthog.com/api/projects/:project_id/experiments/requires_flag_implementation/

Response

Status 200
RESPONSE
{
"id": 0,
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"start_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"end_date": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"feature_flag_key": "string",
"feature_flag": {
"id": 0,
"team_id": 0,
"name": "string",
"key": "string",
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"deleted": true,
"active": true,
"ensure_experience_continuity": true
},
"parameters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"secondary_metrics": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"filters": {
"property1": null,
"property2": null
},
"archived": true,
"created_by": {
"id": 0,
"uuid": "095be615-a8ad-4c33-8e9c-c7612fbf6c9f",
"distinct_id": "string",
"first_name": "string",
"email": "user@example.com",
"is_email_verified": true
},
"created_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z",
"updated_at": "2019-08-24T14:15:22Z"
}

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