Node.js SDK

@cohorly/node is the server-side Node.js SDK. The API mirrors the official mixpanel npm library: stateless, distinct_id passed explicitly on every call, optional Node-style callbacks plus first-class promises. Node 18+, zero runtime dependencies.

Install

bash
pnpm add @cohorly/node

Initialize

typescript
import Cohorly from "@cohorly/node";
​
const cohorly = Cohorly.init("YOUR_PROJECT_TOKEN", {
  host: "https://cohorly-service.velloalabs.com", // your Cohorly server
});
​
// distinct_id is required (server-side style)
cohorly.track("signed_up", { distinct_id: "user-13793", plan: "premium" });
​
// Profile updates (sent immediately via /engage)
cohorly.people.set("user-13793", { $email: "ada@example.com", plan: "free" });
​
// Link ids after signup
cohorly.alias("user-13793", "anonymous-abc");
​
// Before process exit: stop the timer + final flush (never throws)
process.on("SIGTERM", async () => {
  await cohorly.shutdown();
  process.exit(0);
});

Events are queued in memory and delivered in batches: auto-flush every 5s, or as soon as 20 events accumulate (server cap 500 per request). The flush timer is unref'd, so it never keeps your process alive.

API

MemberNotes
Cohorly.init(token, config)Config: host, flushIntervalMs (5000), batchSize (20), debug, maxQueueSize (1000), maxRetryDelayMs.
track(event, properties, callback?)Queue an event. Stamps time, $insert_id, $lib, $lib_version; your values win.
trackBatch(events) / import(event, time, props)Bulk queueing / historical events with an explicit timestamp (Date or unix ms). importBatch for arrays.
people.set / set_once / increment / unset / delete_userMirror mixpanel-node people API, mapped to /engage ops. camelCase aliases (setOnce, deleteUser) exist.
alias(distinctId, alias)POST /alias.
flush() / shutdown()Force-drain now / stop the timer and final-flush (never rejects).

Delivery and retries

The queue survives transient failures: 429/5xx/network errors are retried with exponential backoff (2s base, doubling, 10 min cap, +/-20% jitter) honoring Retry-After; a 413 halves the batch size; a 400 drops the rejected batch; a 401 keeps the queue at max backoff. The queue holds at most 1000 events (oldest dropped first). The project token travels as the X-Cohorly-Token header.

Building with NestJS? Use @cohorly/nest, a dynamic module wrapping this SDK.

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