What is profile view tracking in Node.js

Tracking when a user views their profile is important. It helps you understand user behavior.

For example, you can see which users check their profile the most. This data can guide product decisions.

What is Operational

Operational is an open source event tracking tool. You can send events from any tech stack.

It shows your data in real time in a simple dashboard.

Setting up Operational

1. Go to app.operational.co and sign up.
2. Create a new project in your dashboard.
3. Copy the API key from the project settings.
4. Install the SDK in your Node.js app.

Tracking profile view event with code

import Operational from "@operational.co/sdk";

const ops = new Operational("API_KEY");

const payload = {
  name: "view_profile",
  avatar: "👤",
  content: "User John Smith viewed their profile"
};

await ops.events.ingest(payload);

This code sends a “view_profile” event to Operational. You can see it in your dashboard.

Conclusion

Operational saves time by giving you a quick way to track events. You don’t need to build your own tracking system.

Learn more at https://operational.co. Try the playground to copy and paste snippets: https://operational.co/playground.