Amplitude Integration
Send your simulated events to Amplitude for comprehensive product analytics and user behavior insights.
Overview
Amplitude is a leading product analytics platform that helps you understand user behavior, measure engagement, and drive growth. MockCDP provides seamless integration with Amplitude's HTTP API, sending realistic e-commerce events to help you test your analytics setup.
Required Credentials
- API Key: Your Amplitude project API key
- Region: Choose between US or EU data centers
Setup Instructions
1. Get Your API Key
- Log into Amplitude
- Go to Settings → Projects
- Select your project
- Navigate to General tab
- Copy the API Key (not the Secret Key)
2. Choose Your Region
- US: Data stored in US data centers (default)
- EU: Data stored in EU data centers for GDPR compliance
3. Configure in MockCDP
- Navigate to Destinations in MockCDP
- Find Amplitude in the list
- Toggle Enable to on
- Enter your API Key
- Select your Region (US or EU)
- Click Test Credentials to verify connection
- Click Save Configuration
Event Mapping
MockCDP sends comprehensive e-commerce events to Amplitude:
Core E-commerce Events
| Event | Description | Key Properties |
|---|---|---|
page_viewed | Page navigation tracking | page_name, page_url, referrer |
product_viewed | Product detail page views | product_id, name, price, category |
product_added | Add to cart actions | product_id, quantity, cart_total |
order_completed | Purchase completion | order_id, revenue, products |
User Properties
MockCDP automatically sets these user properties in Amplitude:
- Demographics: age, gender, location
- Account Info: signup_date, plan_type, lifetime_value
- Preferences: communication_preferences, product_interests
- Behavior: session_count, last_seen, total_spent
Best Practices
- Event Volume: Start with lower simulation speeds to monitor data quality
- User Identification: Ensure consistent user IDs across simulations
- Data Validation: Use Amplitude's User Lookup to verify event delivery
- Chart Building: Create test charts to validate your tracking implementation
- Segmentation: Use MockCDP user properties for realistic audience segmentation
Need Help?
Check our troubleshooting guide or contact support.