PostHog Hello World

v20260311

posthog-hello-world

Provides a minimal PostHog SDK example for initializing the client and making the first API call, useful when integrating a new project, validating credentials, or learning the basic workflow in TypeScript or Python.

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Overview

PostHog Hello World

Overview

Minimal working example demonstrating core PostHog functionality.

Prerequisites

Completed posthog-install-auth setup
Valid API credentials configured
Development environment ready

Instructions

Step 1: Create Entry File

Create a new file for your hello world example.

Step 2: Import and Initialize Client

import { PostHogClient } from '@posthog/sdk';

const client = new PostHogClient({
  apiKey: process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY,
});

Step 3: Make Your First API Call

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Output

Working code file with PostHog client initialization
Successful API response confirming connection
Console output showing:

Success! Your PostHog connection is working.

Error Handling

Error	Cause	Solution
Import Error	SDK not installed	Verify with `npm list` or `pip show`
Auth Error	Invalid credentials	Check environment variable is set
Timeout	Network issues	Increase timeout or check connectivity
Rate Limit	Too many requests	Wait and retry with exponential backoff

Examples

TypeScript Example

import { PostHogClient } from '@posthog/sdk';

const client = new PostHogClient({
  apiKey: process.env.POSTHOG_API_KEY,
});

async function main() {
  // Your first API call here
}

main().catch(console.error);

Python Example

from posthog import PostHogClient

client = PostHogClient()

# Your first API call here

Resources

Next Steps

Proceed to posthog-local-dev-loop for development workflow setup.

Info

Category Development

Name posthog-hello-world

Version v20260311

Size 2.31KB

Source jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills

Updated At 2026-03-12