Different ID for identifying users

[lwiml]

Is it possible to use a different value for identifying users instead of the default user->id for auto events? i.e. a SHA1 of the users email address.

[mikebronner]

Sure, see issue #52

[stueynet]

Hey @mikebronner I am not sure how the referenced issue speaks to this one. Things like your Stripe integration would automatically use the user->id for its identification in Mixpanel when sending events there. Setting the alias on the front end is a different matter I would think. In my case we identify the user in Mixpanel with a UUID. Would love to hear your thoughts on how to ensure that the backend event tracking can use that as the identifier.

[mikebronner]

Hi @stueynet, thanks for reaching out. I'm sorry I haven't been able to dedicate much time to this. I hope to look into this, considering your scenario as well, soon.

[stueynet]

No worries at all! Thanks Mike.

[Arkitecht]

I have just opened PR 81 to add this functionality