Export from Mixpanel to SQLite

CloudQuery is an open-source data integration platform that allows you to export data from any source to any destination.

The CloudQuery Mixpanel plugin allows you to sync data from Mixpanel to any destination, including SQLite. It's free, open source, requires no account, and takes only minutes to get started.

Ready? Let's dive right in!

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

The CloudQuery CLI is a command-line tool that runs the sync. It supports MacOS, Linux and Windows.

brew install cloudquery/tap/cloudquery

Step 2. Configure the Mixpanel source plugin

Create a configuration file for the Mixpanel plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called mixpanel.yaml and add the following contents:

kind: source
# Common source-plugin configuration
spec:
  name: mixpanel
  path: cloudquery/mixpanel
  version: "v1.3.0"
  tables: ["*"]
  destinations: ["sqlite"]
  backend: local
  # Mixpanel specific configuration
  spec:
    username: "<YOUR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_USER_HERE>"
    secret: "<YOUR_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_SECRET_HERE>"
    project_id: 12345 # Your project ID

The Mixpanel plugin supports incremental syncing for event data. This means that only new events will be fetched from Mixpanel and loaded into your destination. This is done by keeping track of the last event fetched and only fetching events that has been created since then. To enable this, backend option must be set in the spec (as shown in the example). This is documented in the Managing Incremental Tables section.

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the Mixpanel Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Authentication

In order to fetch information from Mixpanel, cloudquery needs to be authenticated using a Service Account (opens in a new tab) from your Mixpanel account. You can view and manage your Service Accounts in Mixpanel Organization Settings > Service Accounts.

Step 3. Configure the SQLite destination plugin

Create a configuration file for the SQLite plugin and set up authentication.

Configuration

Create a file called sqlite.yaml and add the following contents:

This is a basic configuration that will save all your sync resources to db.sql.

kind: destination
spec:
  name: sqlite
  path: cloudquery/sqlite
  version: "v2.0.5"
  spec:
    connection_string: ./db.sql

After running cloudquery sync, you can explore the data locally with the SQLite CLI: sqlite ./db.sql.

Fine-tune this configuration to match your needs. For more information, see the SQLite Plugin ↗ page in the docs.

Step 4. Start the Sync

Run the following command in your terminal to start the sync

cloudquery sync mixpanel.yaml sqlite.yaml

And away we go! 🚀 The sync will run until completion, fetching all selected tables from Mixpanel. Any errors will be logged to a file called cloudquery.log.

Export from Mixpanel to SQLite

Step 1. Install the CloudQuery CLI

Step 2. Configure the Mixpanel source plugin

Configuration

Authentication

Step 3. Configure the SQLite destination plugin

Configuration

Step 4. Start the Sync

Further Reading