Schema Enforcer

The app enables you to enforce a schema on events in PostHog as they are ingested. It does this by preventing ingestion if the event:

• Is missing a required property
• Has a property with the wrong type
• Is not included in the file and onlyIngestEventsFromFile is true

It also:

• Removes all other properties from an event except selected ones if acceptOnlySchemaProps is true
• Configuration is done via a JSON file uploaded as an attachment

Requirements

The Schema Enforcer app requires either PostHog Cloud, or a self-hosted PostHog instance running version 1.30.0 or later.

Not running 1.30.0? Find out how to update your self-hosted PostHog deployment!

Installation

1. Log in to your PostHog instance
2. Click 'Apps' on the left-hand tool bar
3. Search for 'Schema Enforcer'
4. Select the app, press 'Install' and follow the on-screen instructions

Configuration

Below is an example configuration file:

{
    "onlyIngestEventsFromFile": true,
    "eventSchemas": {
        "testEvent": {
            "acceptOnlySchemaProps": true,
            "schema": {
                "foo": {
                    "type": "string",
                    "required": false
                },
                "bar": {
                    "type": "number",
                    "required": true
                },
                "baz": {
                    "type": "boolean",
                    "required": false
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

Additional configuration

FAQ

Is the source code for this app available?

PostHog is open-source and so are all apps on the platform. The source code for the Schema Enforcer is available on NPM.

Who created this app?

A lot of people worked on this app! We'd like to thank the following PostHog team members...

• Yakko Majuri
• Marius Andra
• James Greenhill
• Michael Matloka
• Alex Kim
• Karl Aksel-Puulmann and
• Tim Glaser

For creating the Schema Enforcer. Thank you, all!

Who maintains this app?

This app is maintained by PostHog. If you have issues with the app not functioning as intended, please let us know!

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