{"company":{"name":"PostHog","slug":"posthog","website":"https://posthog.com","category":"analytics"},"question":"What has PostHog shipped recently?","answer":"In the last 30 days, PostHog shipped 56 tracked updates. The most recent was \"PostHog adds file download exports for ad-hoc data extraction\" on 2026-09-18.","window":{"days":30,"updateCount":56,"returned":50},"generatedAt":"2026-09-20T14:12:37.116Z","updates":[{"title":"PostHog adds file download exports for ad-hoc data extraction","summary":"PostHog introduced file download exports, allowing users to request one-off data dumps as Parquet or JSON Lines files via API without destination setup or scheduling. The feature supports standard models (events, persons, sessions) with a one-week max interval and includes a closed-beta SQL query export option for custom analysis.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/docs/cdp/file-download-exports","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Sync Gainsight CS data","summary":"PostHog’s Data Warehouse now supports syncing Gainsight CS data, including companies, people, relationships, activities, calls to action, and email logs. Custom objects and their fields are also included in the sync.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"integration","signalTypeLabel":"Integration","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3020","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Eight warehouse sources reach GA","summary":"PostHog moved eight data warehouse sources—WorkOS, Notion, Recharge, Gorgias, Calendly, Brevo, ActiveCampaign, Mailjet, and WooCommerce—from alpha/beta to general availability after meeting reliability and time-in-production criteria.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3019","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Metronome usage by period","summary":"PostHog’s Data Warehouse now supports importing daily and hourly Metronome usage tables alongside lifetime totals, enabling granular billable usage tracking per customer with incremental updates for the current period.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3018","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"More reliable file download exports","summary":"PostHog updated its file download exports to split large files into ~1 GB chunks by default, reducing mid-transfer expiration risks. Completed exports now also include row counts for better transparency.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3017","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"More sources are generally available","summary":"PostHog announced that twelve data warehouse sources—including Close, App Store Connect, Webflow, Pipedrive, Freshdesk, MailerLite, Eventbrite, ChartMogul, Postmark, Apollo, Cloudflare, and SendGrid—have moved from prerelease to general availability in its platform.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3026","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Replay touch capture controls","summary":"PostHog introduced controls to disable touch capture in Session Replay for iOS, Android, Flutter, and React Native apps while keeping screenshots intact. This allows users to protect sensitive interactions like PIN entry while maintaining visual replay capabilities.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3013","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"More precise Flutter replay masking","summary":"PostHog enhanced Flutter Session Replay with more granular masking controls, including masking text drawn with CustomPainter, explicitly unmasking safe content, and covering full-height growing text fields. These changes target sensitive UI elements while preserving usability.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3014","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Respect object-level access denials","summary":"PostHog now enforces explicit no-access rules on individual objects, overriding broader resource permissions. Object restrictions remain in place as intended.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3016","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Inspect access with AI","summary":"PostHog introduced AI assistants that can inspect resolved member, role, and default permissions through read-only access-control tools, reducing the need to navigate multiple tabs to determine access levels.","date":"2026-09-18","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3015","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Suspend repeatedly failing models","summary":"PostHog now suspends materialized models that repeatedly fail, halting their execution across all projects. Affected users can view the suspension reason and resume models via the Models page in the app.","date":"2026-09-17","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3012","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Find models needing attention","summary":"PostHog’s Context Warehouse Models page now highlights failed, suspended, behind-schedule, and failing-check models, including their downstream dependencies. Users can search the Lineage view using `+model`, `model+`, or `+model+` to filter upstream, downstream, or both models.","date":"2026-09-17","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3011","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"To build or buy feature flags: Non-obvious things to know","summary":"PostHog’s blog post highlights the hidden complexities of building feature flag services—integrations, real-time cohorts, data warehouse queries, and critical-path reliability—arguing these pitfalls make buying a better choice. It emphasizes PostHog’s own reliability (p99 <25ms, 100% uptime) and agent ergonomics (60% of flags created via MCP) as differentiators.","date":"2026-09-16","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/build-or-buy-feature-flags","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Posthog changed the terms on 2 plans: Free, Pay-as-you-go","summary":"Pricing updated for Posthog:\n- Free: allowance changed from Free tier limits apply to Free tier limits apply (not specified)\n- Pay-as-you-go: promotion ended (was: $0 off first order (original price $0))\n- Pay-as-you-go: allowance changed from Free tier limits apply to Free tier limits apply (not specified)","date":"2026-09-15","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pricing#pricing-20260915022616","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"PostHog introduces AI-driven self-driving loops for MCP and development workflows","summary":"PostHog unveiled six AI-driven automation loops that streamline its Model Context Protocol (MCP) agent feedback, bug reporting, and issue-to-PR workflows. These loops autonomously detect friction, generate reports, and even open pull requests, reducing manual triage and accelerating fixes from days to hours.","date":"2026-09-15","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/self-driving-loops","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"PostHog: What happens to engineers when AI writes all the code?","summary":"PostHog reports that AI agents now open 70% of its monorepo PRs, up from 20% four months prior, reshaping engineering roles from code-writing to monitoring, direction-setting, and evaluating agent-generated work. Engineers now focus on systems to process information, prioritize tasks, and ensure quality amid a surge in PRs (1,441 in January to 4,869 in August).","date":"2026-09-14","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/newsletter/when-ai-writes-all-code","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Pricing change detected for Posthog","summary":"Pricing updated for Posthog:\n- Free: allowance changed from Free tier limits (unspecified) to Free tier limits apply\n- Pay-as-you-go: new promotion — $0 off first order (original price $0)\n- Pay-as-you-go: allowance changed from Same free tier limits as Free plan to Free tier limits apply","date":"2026-09-11","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pricing#pricing-20260911011526","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Access control now uses the most specific rule","summary":"PostHog modified its access control system to enforce the most specific applicable rule, replacing a previous behavior where broader rules could override narrower ones. This change affects all users relying on role-based or attribute-based access controls within the platform.","date":"2026-09-11","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3006","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Pricing change detected for Posthog","summary":"Pricing updated for Posthog:\n- Free: allowance changed from Free tier limits (usage stops here) to Free tier limits (unspecified)\n- Pay-as-you-go: allowance changed from Free tier included; pay only for usage beyond free limits to Same free tier limits as Free plan\n- Removed: Platform packages tier","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pricing#pricing-20260910005512","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Let external agents claim reports","summary":"PostHog introduced a feature enabling external agents to claim reports, streamlining workflows for third-party integrations and automated systems. This update affects teams relying on external tools to manage or process PostHog reports.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2999","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Release breakdowns in insights","summary":"Posthog introduced the ability to perform breakdowns directly within their insights analytics tool. This feature allows users to segment and analyze data more granularly without leaving the insights interface, improving usability and efficiency for data-driven decisions.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2998","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Turn report suggestions into actions","summary":"PostHog introduced a feature that converts report suggestions directly into executable actions, streamlining workflows for users. This update aims to reduce manual effort by automating follow-ups from generated insights.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2997","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Snowflake exports use integrations","summary":"PostHog introduced a new integration enabling direct data exports to Snowflake, expanding its analytics capabilities. This allows users to seamlessly move event data from PostHog to Snowflake for further analysis.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"integration","signalTypeLabel":"Integration","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3001","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Scout suggestions, ready in advance","summary":"PostHog launched Scout suggestions, a feature designed to provide proactive insights and recommendations within their platform. This update aims to help users identify trends and anomalies before they escalate, enhancing decision-making capabilities.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3000","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Send reports to Microsoft Teams","summary":"PostHog introduced a new integration enabling users to send reports directly to Microsoft Teams. This feature expands PostHog's collaboration capabilities by allowing teams to receive insights in their existing workflow tool.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2995","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Set evaluation result polarity","summary":"PostHog introduced a change to the 'Set evaluation result polarity' feature in their changelog, enabling users to define positive or negative evaluation outcomes. This update impacts how evaluation results are interpreted and applied within their product analytics suite.","date":"2026-09-10","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=3003","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"97% of companies use PostHog for free.","summary":"Copy page 97% of companies use PostHog for free. One day we’d like your money, but not today. Only add a card if you need more than the free tier limits, advanced features, or want more projects. Your free allowance renews every month. Yes, for everything. Yes, forever. Get started - free No credit card required What you get for free, every month Resets monthly. Same allowance whether or not you have a card on file. + Analytics 1M events Session replay 5K recordings Feature flags 1M requests Exp","date":"2026-09-09","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://app.posthog.com/signup","publisher":"app.posthog.com"},{"title":"Pricing change detected for Posthog","summary":"Pricing updated for Posthog:\n- Free: promotion ended (was: No credit card required)\n- Free: allowance changed from Free tier limits apply (usage stops at limits) to Free tier limits (usage stops here)\n- New tier: Platform packages (Custom pricing)","date":"2026-09-09","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pricing#pricing-20260909003519","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Multimodal models need video. We froze time to give it to them","summary":"PostHog introduced Replay Vision to automate analysis of session recordings using multimodal AI models, which previously couldn’t process their DOM-based replays. The solution required building a rasterizer to convert rrweb recordings into MP4 videos, solving determinism issues via Chrome’s HeadlessExperimental.beginFrame and virtual time shims. The system now powers Replay Vision and other features.","date":"2026-09-09","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/multimodal-models-need-video","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"From 1 to 100 IRL events in a year: The secret to getting engineers to demo","summary":"PostHog grew from 1 to over 100 IRL events in a year by leveraging product engineers—who own product decisions, pricing, and user experience—to demo their own work. Their 'make it public' value and 'you're the driver' culture encourage engineers to share openly, with 50%+ of the company demoing globally. The events team facilitates opportunities but avoids micromanaging, trusting engineers to present their own work.","date":"2026-09-09","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/irl-events","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"More tables across warehouse sources","summary":"PostHog introduced support for additional tables across its warehouse sources, enabling broader data ingestion from connected warehouses. The update enhances analytics capabilities by providing more granular data access for users leveraging warehouse integrations.","date":"2026-09-07","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2993","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Connect Shopify with access tokens","summary":"PostHog introduced a new integration allowing users to connect Shopify stores using access tokens, enabling deeper analytics and event tracking between the platforms. The feature is now available in PostHog's integration catalog.","date":"2026-09-07","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"integration","signalTypeLabel":"Integration","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2989","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Incremental Firestore collection syncs","summary":"PostHog introduced incremental syncs for Firestore collections, improving efficiency by only processing new or changed data rather than full collections. This update reduces latency and resource usage for users syncing Firestore data into PostHog.","date":"2026-09-07","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2988","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"More warehouse sources available","summary":"PostHog added more warehouse sources to its analytics platform, enabling users to connect additional data warehouses for event ingestion and analysis. The update broadens compatibility with popular data storage systems, enhancing flexibility for data-driven teams.","date":"2026-09-07","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2994","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"The best data warehouses for developers, compared","summary":"PostHog published a developer-focused comparison of data warehouses, positioning its own 'Context Warehouse' as the top choice for product teams. The guide highlights PostHog's unified approach to product analytics, session replay, and warehouse queries, contrasting it with general-purpose warehouses like Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks.","date":"2026-09-04","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/compare/best-data-warehouses-for-developers","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Async event capture for Python","summary":"PostHog introduced async event capture for its Python SDK, enabling non-blocking event sending to improve performance in high-throughput applications. The feature is available immediately in the latest version of the library.","date":"2026-09-04","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2985","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Filter batch export runs by status","summary":"PostHog introduced the ability to filter batch export runs by status in their changelog. This enhancement allows users to more efficiently manage and review export operations by their current state, improving usability for large-scale data processing workflows.","date":"2026-09-03","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2981","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Role-based authentication for AWS Redshift batch exports","summary":"PostHog introduced role-based authentication for its AWS Redshift batch export feature, replacing static credentials with IAM roles for enhanced security. This change affects users exporting data to Redshift and improves compliance with AWS security best practices.","date":"2026-09-03","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2982","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"`created_at` field added to Databricks batch exports","summary":"PostHog introduced a `created_at` timestamp field to its Databricks batch export functionality, enabling users to track when exported data was created. This update applies to all Databricks batch exports and is available immediately.","date":"2026-09-03","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2980","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Capture Android native crashes","summary":"PostHog introduced native crash capture for Android applications, enabling developers to track and analyze native crashes directly within their PostHog dashboard. This feature enhances debugging and error monitoring for Android apps using PostHog.","date":"2026-09-01","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2975","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Read this before deleting your AGENTS.md","summary":"PostHog revised its AI onboarding tool to remove outdated context that degraded agent performance, aligning with broader industry shifts away from excessive rules in AI prompts. The company now advocates for 'subtracting' context to avoid hobbling models and shares three methods—manual editing, evals, and agent feedback loops—to maintain clean, effective agent instructions.","date":"2026-08-31","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/newsletter/fix-your-agents","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Best AI evaluation tools for production","summary":"A third-party article ranks PostHog as the best overall LLM evaluation tool for developers, emphasizing its ability to connect eval scores to user sessions, releases, and regression tracking. The guide compares PostHog to alternatives like DeepEval, Braintrust, Langfuse, Arize Phoenix, Ragas, TruLens, and LangWatch.","date":"2026-08-28","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/best-ai-evaluation-tools-for-production","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Redshift short-lived credentials for batch exports","summary":"","date":"2026-08-28","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2967","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"How to turn your data into content with PostHog","summary":"PostHog introduced significant improvements to its AI suite, including PostHog AI, MCP, a Slack bot, and Notebooks, reducing manual data extraction and analysis time. These tools now enable faster, more creative content creation from their own first-party data, as demonstrated in a recent data study.","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/turning-data-into-content","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"AI Observability","summary":"PostHog published a pocket guide explaining AI observability, focusing on tracking LLM behavior, costs, and output quality in production. The guide includes use cases with executable prompts and assumes LLM calls are instrumented via PostHog AI.","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pocket-guides/ai-observability","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Self-driving","summary":"PostHog launched 'Self-driving,' a feature that uses user behavior data to automatically open pull requests improving the product. Users can add pre-built 'scouts' with one click or learn the basics via a dedicated guide.","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/pocket-guides/self-driving","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"21 new MCP tools","summary":"Twenty-one tools landed in PostHog's [MCP server](https://posthog.com/docs/model-context-protocol) this week: **Customer analytics** - Create feature request product area - List feature request product areas - Update feature request product area - Link account to feature request - Add feature request evidence - Archive feature request - Create feature request - List feature request history - List feature requests - Update feature request - Delete feature request evidence - Restore feature reques","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"feature_update","signalTypeLabel":"Feature","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2966","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"Enable more Inbox sources","summary":"Turn on 12 additional Inbox sources for product feedback, app reviews, and Google Search Console. These sources previously failed validation and flipped themselves back off.","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":null,"signalTypeLabel":null,"sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/changelog?id=2965","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"The best web analytics tools for developers, compared","summary":"A third-party blog post ranks PostHog as the best overall web analytics tool for developers, praising its integration with product analytics, AI observability, and developer-friendly features like SQL querying and MCP server support. The post also highlights alternatives like Plausible, Fathom, GA4, Matomo, and Umami for specific use cases.","date":"2026-08-27","dateIsEstimated":false,"signalType":"content_marketing","signalTypeLabel":"Content","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/blog/best-web-analytics-tools-for-developers","publisher":"posthog.com"},{"title":"$50,000in credits while you build aself-driving product","summary":"PostHog introduced a startup program offering $50,000 in platform credits, exclusive swag, and partner perks to AI product builders. The program includes AI agents that autonomously analyze user behavior, draft fixes, and centralize context across tools like billing and CRM.","date":"2026-08-26","dateIsEstimated":true,"signalType":"product_launch","signalTypeLabel":"Launch","sourceUrl":"https://posthog.com/startups","publisher":"posthog.com"}],"attribution":{"source":"Spyingbee","url":"https://spyingbee.com/updates/posthog","citation":"Spyingbee, \"PostHog updates\", https://spyingbee.com/updates/posthog (retrieved 2026-09-20)"}}