Amplitude
This library exports the amplitude plugin for the analytics package.
This analytics plugin will load Amplitude integration into your application.
For more information see the docs.
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Installation
npm install analytics
npm install @analytics/amplitude
How to use
The @analytics/amplitude package works in the browser. To use, install the package, include in your project and initialize the plugin with analytics.
Below is an example of how to use the browser plugin.
import Analytics from 'analytics'
import amplitudePlugin from '@analytics/amplitude'
const analytics = Analytics({
app: 'awesome-app',
plugins: [
amplitudePlugin({
apiKey: 'token',
// See options at https://bit.ly/3dRdZnE
options: {
trackingOptions: {
ip_address: false
}
}
})
]
})
/* Track a page view */
analytics.page()
/* Track a custom event */
analytics.track('cartCheckout', {
item: 'pink socks',
price: 20
})
/* Identify a visitor */
analytics.identify('user-id-xyz', {
firstName: 'bill',
lastName: 'murray'
})
After initializing analytics with the amplitudePlugin plugin, data will be sent into Amplitude whenever analytics.page, analytics.track, or analytics.identify are called.
See additional implementation examples for more details on using in your project.
Platforms Supported
The @analytics/amplitude package works in the browser
Browser usage
The Amplitude client side browser plugin works with these analytic api methods:
- analytics.page - Sends page views into Amplitude
- analytics.track - Track custom events and send to Amplitude
- analytics.identify - Identify visitors and send details to Amplitude
Browser API
import Analytics from 'analytics'
import amplitudePlugin from '@analytics/amplitude'
const analytics = Analytics({
app: 'awesome-app',
plugins: [
amplitudePlugin({
apiKey: 'token',
// See options at https://bit.ly/3dRdZnE
options: {
trackingOptions: {
ip_address: false
}
}
})
]
})
Configuration options for browser
| Option | description |
|---|---|
apiKey required - string | Amplitude project API key |
options required - object | Amplitude SDK options |
initialSessionId required - string | Set initial session ID |
Additional examples
Below are additional implementation examples.
Using in HTML
Below is an example of importing via the unpkg CDN. Please note this will pull in the latest version of the package.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Using @analytics/amplitude in HTML</title>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/analytics/dist/analytics.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@analytics/amplitude/dist/@analytics/amplitude.min.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
/* Initialize analytics */
var Analytics = _analytics.init({
app: 'my-app-name',
plugins: [
undefined({
apiKey: 'token',
// See options at https://bit.ly/3dRdZnE
options: {
trackingOptions: {
ip_address: false
}
}
})
]
})
/* Track a page view */
analytics.page()
/* Track a custom event */
analytics.track('cartCheckout', {
item: 'pink socks',
price: 20
})
/* Identify a visitor */
analytics.identify('user-id-xyz', {
firstName: 'bill',
lastName: 'murray'
})
</script>
</head>
<body>
....
</body>
</html>
Using in HTML via ES Modules
Using @analytics/amplitude in ESM modules.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Using @analytics/amplitude in HTML via ESModules</title>
<script>
// Polyfill process.
// **Note**: Because `import`s are hoisted, we need a separate, prior <script> block.
window.process = window.process || { env: { NODE_ENV: 'production' } }
</script>
<script type="module">
import analytics from 'https://unpkg.com/analytics/lib/analytics.browser.es.js?module'
import undefined from 'https://unpkg.com/@analytics/amplitude/lib/analytics-plugin-amplitude.browser.es.js?module'
/* Initialize analytics */
const Analytics = analytics({
app: 'analytics-html-demo',
debug: true,
plugins: [
undefined({
apiKey: 'token',
// See options at https://bit.ly/3dRdZnE
options: {
trackingOptions: {
ip_address: false
}
}
})
// ... add any other third party analytics plugins
]
})
/* Track a page view */
analytics.page()
/* Track a custom event */
analytics.track('cartCheckout', {
item: 'pink socks',
price: 20
})
/* Identify a visitor */
analytics.identify('user-id-xyz', {
firstName: 'bill',
lastName: 'murray'
})
</script>
</head>
<body>
....
</body>
</html>
Setting Custom Session Ids
You can set a session id like so
import Analytics from 'analytics'
import amplitudePlugin from '@analytics/amplitude'
const analytics = Analytics({
app: 'awesome-app',
plugins: [
amplitudePlugin({
apiKey: 'token',
})
]
})
// Run custom method https://getanalytics.io/plugins/writing-plugins/#adding-custom-methods
analytics.plugins['amplitude'].setSessionId('your-id')
Or via the initialSessionId config value
import Analytics from 'analytics'
import amplitudePlugin from '@analytics/amplitude'
const analytics = Analytics({
app: 'awesome-app',
plugins: [
amplitudePlugin({
apiKey: 'token',
initialSessionId: 'xyz-123'
})
]
})