Mixpanel

Artillery can send test events to Mixpanel  for product analytics and performance tracking.

Quick Start

plugins:
  publish-metrics:
    - type: mixpanel
      projectToken: '{{ $env.MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN }}'

Configuration

To send data to Mixpanel, set type to mixpanel and provide your project token .

Configuration Options

What Gets Sent

Artillery sends test metrics as events to Mixpanel, which can be used to:

• Track performance trends over time
• Correlate load test results with product metrics
• Create dashboards combining load test and user analytics data

Examples

Basic Configuration

config:
  plugins:
    publish-metrics:
      - type: mixpanel
        projectToken: 'my-mixpanel-project-token'

Using Environment Variable

config:
  plugins:
    publish-metrics:
      - type: mixpanel
        projectToken: '{{ $env.MIXPANEL_PROJECT_TOKEN }}'

Analyzing Data in Mixpanel

Once data is in Mixpanel, you can:

1. Create custom reports to visualize performance metrics
2. Set up alerts for performance degradations
3. Build dashboards that combine load test data with user behavior
4. Track trends to see how performance changes over releases

Best Practices

1. Use consistent event names: This makes it easier to create reports and track trends
2. Include metadata: Add custom properties to events for better filtering
3. Correlate with releases: Include version numbers or deployment IDs to track performance across releases

Debugging

Set DEBUG=plugin:publish-metrics:mixpanel when running your tests to print out helpful debugging messages:

DEBUG=plugin:publish-metrics:mixpanel artillery run my-script.yaml

Use Cases

• Product teams: Understand how performance impacts user behavior
• Engineering teams: Track performance trends across deployments
• Business teams: Correlate performance with business metrics