Experiments

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

List all experiments

Path Parameters

  • project_id
    string

Query Parameters

  • limit
    integer
  • offset
    integer

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

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

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

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
  • project_id
    string

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

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
  • project_id
    string

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

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
  • project_id
    string

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

No response

Retrieve experiments results

Path Parameters

  • id
    integer
  • project_id
    string

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

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
  • project_id
    string

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

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

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

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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