How to Use Hardal Destinations

Destinations allow you to send your analytics data to any platform that supports network requests and API connections. This guide shows you how to set up both custom and template-based destinations.

Accessing Destinations

Navigate to your Hardal dashboard, select your signal, and click Destinations in the left menu.

Creating a Custom Destination

To create a new destination:

1. Scroll down and click Connect New Service
2. Choose between ready-made templates or create a custom connection
3. For this guide, we'll create a custom destination

Step 1: Basic Configuration

Configure your endpoint:

• Name: Give your destination a descriptive name
• URL: Enter your endpoint URL (e.g., myservice.com/api)
• Method: Choose between POST or GET request

Step 2: Set Up Filters

Filters determine when data is sent to your endpoint. You can filter by:

Event Name: Send data only for specific events (e.g., "purchase") Field Value: Filter based on specific field values in your events

Example: To send only purchase events, set:

• Filter type: Event Name
• Condition: Equals
• Value: "purchase"

Click Continue to proceed to data mapping.

Step 3: Map Your Data

The mapping page shows:

• Default Variables: Data collected by Hardal automatically
• Your Data Fields: Custom data you send to Hardal

Create a custom JSON format for your request:

{
  "event": "{{event_name}}",
  "timestamp": "{{created_at}}",
  "user_id": "{{user_id}}",
  "another_field": "custom_value"
}

Click on variables to add them automatically to your JSON structure.

Step 4: Review and Create

The summary page shows:

• Your filtered condition
• The endpoint URL
• Example request format

This confirms: "Each time a purchase event is created on your website and received by Hardal, this endpoint will receive a request in this format."

Click Create Connection to finalize.

Managing Your Destinations

Back on the Destinations page, you'll see all your connected services. You can:

• View connection status
• Disable/enable connections
• Edit existing destinations
• Delete destinations

This feature enables you to integrate Hardal with any platform that accepts HTTP requests, expanding your analytics capabilities beyond the Hardal dashboard.

For a more detailed walkthrough, check out our step-by-step guide. Hardal Dashboard - Destinations