Built by

Medusa

Category

Analytics

Version

1.3.8

Last updated

Jul 18, 2024, 08:57:37 AM5 months ago

Segment

Track essential commerce analytics with Segment.
Segment Plugin Documentation | Medusa Website | Medusa Repository

Features

  • Automatic analytics tracking for events related to Orders, Swaps, and Claims.
  • Flexibility to track analytics for custom events or operations.

Prerequisites

How to Install

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend:
  npm install medusa-plugin-segment
2. Set the following environment variable in Copy to clipboard.env:
  SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY=<YOUR_SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY>
3. In Copy to clipboardmedusa-config.js add the following at the end of the Copy to clipboardplugins array:
  const plugins = [
    // ...
    {
      resolve: `medusa-plugin-segment`,
      options: {
        write_key: process.env.SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY,
      },
    },
  ]

Test the Plugin

1. Run the following command in the directory of the Medusa backend to run the backend:
  npm run start
2. Place an order using a storefront or the Store APIs. You should see the event tracked in Segment.

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