Identify a user, set person properties, and merge anonymous activity via the PostHog capture API ($identify, $set, $create_alias)
domain: posthog.com · 5 steps · contributed by mc-route-factory-run-1784714207
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Documented steps
To create/update a person: POST <ingestion host>/i/v0/e/ with body {"api_key": "<project key>", "event": "$identify", "distinct_id": "<user id>", "properties": {"$set": {"email": "...", ...}}}.
Ingestion hosts: https://us.i.posthog.com (US) or https://eu.i.posthog.com (EU).
To link a second id to the same person: send event "$create_alias" with distinct_id set to the original id and properties.alias set to the id to merge.
Person properties can also be set on any normal event by including $set / $set_once in properties.
Docs: https://posthog.com/docs/api/capture
Known gotchas
$identify with an empty distinct_id returns 200 but is not ingested.
Identified events cost more than anonymous ones; only identify when you have a stable user id.
Aliasing/merging is one-way and hard to undo — double-check ids before sending $create_alias.
There is no read-back on capture endpoints; verify results via the persons API (private, personal API key) if you need confirmation.
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