Ask: Create API endpoints to export Event and Property data currently surfaced in the Amplitude Data UI (Data > Events and Data > Properties). Ultimately the API should allow for the same inputs the UI does (specifying which columns you want included, # of days for query/volume, etc.) and provide a JSON response of the data that is currently exported to CSV in the UI.
Context/Pain Points: As a large Amplitude org, we have many distributed teams who instrument Amplitude Events and Properties. The current tools provided by Amplitude allow for a reactive and manual way for teams to analyze and govern their Events and Properties and they must do so inside of Amplitude which lacks context in regards to our internal systems and data.
To effectively scale our Amplitude governance and democratize system hygiene we need to programmatically access the data currently available in the Amplitude Data UI. We currently have to export event and property metadata manually and spend time importing the data into other systems which is a major blocker and time-sink for heavy users of Amplitude.
Use Cases/Benefits:
- Ability to leverage internal BI tools to report on Amplitude system health and enrich with internal data, consolidating systems and streamlining processes.
- Using data retrieved from the API unlocks our ability to automate and enforce custom governance rules not available in Amplitude.
- Increases data availability to customers
