Script Tag
The OpenPanel Web SDK allows you to track user behavior on your website using a simple script tag. This guide provides instructions for installing and using the Web SDK in your project.
Installation
Just insert this snippet and replace YOUR_CLIENT_ID with your client id.
<script>
window.op=window.op||function(){var n=[];return new Proxy(function(){arguments.length&&n.push([].slice.call(arguments))},{get:function(t,r){return"q"===r?n:function(){n.push([r].concat([].slice.call(arguments)))}} ,has:function(t,r){return"q"===r}}) }();
window.op('init', {
clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
trackScreenViews: true,
trackOutgoingLinks: true,
trackAttributes: true,
});
</script>
<script src="https://openpanel.dev/op1.js" defer async></script>Options
Common options
apiUrl- The url of the openpanel API or your self-hosted instanceclientId- The client id of your applicationclientSecret- The client secret of your application (only required for server-side events)filter- A function that will be called before sending an event. If it returns false, the event will not be sentdisabled- If true, the library will not send any events
Web options
trackScreenViews- If true, the library will automatically track screen views (default: false)trackOutgoingLinks- If true, the library will automatically track outgoing links (default: false)trackAttributes- If true, you can trigger events by using html attributes (<button type="button" data-track="your_event" />) (default: false)
Usage
Tracking Events
You can track events with two different methods: by calling the window.op('track') directly or by adding data-track attributes to your HTML elements.
<button type="button" onclick="window.op('track', 'my_event', { foo: 'bar' })">
Track event
</button><button type="button" data-track="my_event" data-foo="bar">Track event</button>Identifying Users
To identify a user, call the window.op('identify') method with a unique identifier.
window.op('identify', {
profileId: '123', // Required
firstName: 'Joe',
lastName: 'Doe',
email: 'joe@doe.com',
properties: {
tier: 'premium',
},
});Setting Global Properties
To set properties that will be sent with every event:
window.op('setGlobalProperties', {
app_version: '1.0.2',
environment: 'production',
});Incrementing Properties
To increment a numeric property on a user profile.
valueis the amount to increment the property by. If not provided, the property will be incremented by 1.
window.op('increment', {
profileId: '1',
property: 'visits',
value: 1 // optional
});Decrementing Properties
To decrement a numeric property on a user profile.
valueis the amount to decrement the property by. If not provided, the property will be decremented by 1.
window.op('decrement', {
profileId: '1',
property: 'visits',
value: 1 // optional
});Clearing User Data
To clear the current user's data:
window.op('clear');Advanced Usage
Filtering events
You can filter out events by adding a filter property to the init method.
Below is an example of how to disable tracking for users who have a disable_tracking item in their local storage.
window.op('init', {
clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
trackScreenViews: true,
trackOutgoingLinks: true,
trackAttributes: true,
filter: () => localStorage.getItem('disable_tracking') === undefined,
});Using the Web SDK with NPM
Step 1: Install the SDK
npm install @openpanel/webStep 2: Initialize the SDK
import { OpenPanel } from '@openpanel/web';
const op = new OpenPanel({
clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID',
trackScreenViews: true,
trackOutgoingLinks: true,
trackAttributes: true,
});Step 3: Use the SDK
import { op } from './op.js';
op.track('my_event', { foo: 'bar' });Typescript
Getting ts errors when using the SDK? You can add a custom type definition file to your project.
Simple
Just paste this code in any of your .d.ts files.
declare global {
interface Window {
op: {
q?: string[][];
(...args: [
'init' | 'track' | 'identify' | 'setGlobalProperties' | 'increment' | 'decrement' | 'clear',
...any[]
]): void;
};
}
}Strict typing (from sdk)
Step 1: Install the SDK
npm install @openpanel/webStep 2: Create a type definition file
Create a op.d.tsfile and paste the following code:
/// <reference types="@openpanel/web" />SDKs Overview
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Javascript (Web)
The OpenPanel Web SDK allows you to track user behavior on your website using a simple script tag. This guide provides instructions for installing and using the Web SDK in your project.