User Identification helps you to not only segment your users but also to see more information about the user who responded to a survey. This helps you to target surveys to specific user segments and see more information about the user who responded to a survey.
Feature | Unidentified Users | Identified Users |
---|---|---|
Show surveys based on trigger actions | ✅ | ✅ |
Set recontact details to avoid survey fatique | ✅ | ✅ |
Target a subset of users using attributes & segments | ❌ | ✅ |
Collect user information in Formbricks | ❌ | ✅ |
Track custom attributes | ❌ | ✅ |
Counts towards your monthly tacked user (MTU) limit | ❌ | ✅ |
Recommended for public-facing websites | ✅ | ❌ |
Recommended for web apps after login | ❌ | ✅ |
setUserId
function of Formbricks and pass the user id. The user will show up in the Formbricks dashboard. Use a unique string, like a database ID or a unique email address. You can also anonymize the identifier, as long as it is unique for each user.
setAttribute
function to set custom attributes for the user (e.g., name, plan).
setAttribute
function works like this:
setAttributes
function: