Link users to visits

After a user signs in, your backend links your own stable user ID to the browser's visitor ID.

Identify a user

1. Read the visitor ID in the browser

   Call window.analytics.getVisitorId() and send the result to your backend with the signed-in request.

2. Call Identify from your backend

   Set METRICRAVEN_SECRET_KEY in your server environment first. Use your own user ID, not a MetricRaven dashboard account ID.

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   curl --request POST 'https://metricraven.com/api/v1/identify' \
     --header "Authorization: Bearer $METRICRAVEN_SECRET_KEY" \
     --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     --data '{
     "visitor_id": "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef",
     "user_id": "user_42",
     "email": "ana@example.com",
     "name": "Ana"
   }'

3. Reuse the same user ID everywhere

   Use the same user ID in your payment provider metadata and server events.