Capture Event
posthog.capture_event
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the PostHog API with the connection's credentials.
Capture one event for a distinct_id.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- PostHog
- Secret shape
- the project API key (phc_…), or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
event Name to record this event under in PostHog; you choose it. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
distinct_id User distinct_id. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
properties Event properties (JSON). | object | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
sent | boolean | — |
event | string | — |
{
"event": "",
"sent": false
}Related PostHog nodes
See Capture Event run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the PostHog connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.