Getting Started

The Fundamentals of Product Analytics

Start here to build a strong foundation in Amplitude. Learn the essential concepts, tools, and steps you need to begin exploring your data and answering your first product questions with confidence.

Step One

Laying the Data Foundation

Before diving into analysis, it’s critical to ensure your data is clean, structured, and aligned with your business goals. Learn the key principles of data governance, taxonomy, and planning your tracking strategy—so everything you do downstream is trustworthy and impactful.

Data Planning Playbook
Data Planning Playbook

Learn the key steps to define your analytics goals, identify the right events, and ensure your data aligns with business outcomes.

Create a Tracking Plan
Create a Tracking Plan

A step-by-step guide to documenting the events and properties you'll track—so your team stays aligned and your data stays clean.

Getting Started
Getting Started

Get up and running on Amplitude as quickly as possible. Learn how to create your organization, get data flowing into Amplitude, create your first chart, and more.

Step Two

Create & Manage Custom Events

Custom events are the building blocks of behavioral analytics. Learn how to create, name, and manage events that reflect meaningful actions your users take—so you can measure what truly drives engagement and retention.

Custom Events Overview
Custom Events Overview

Understand what custom events are, why they matter, and how to use them to measure key user behaviors.

Create Custom Event for Page View
Create Custom Event for Page View

Follow along to learn how to create a custom event that tracks page views—one of the most common and useful event types.

Combining Events Into a Single Custom Event
Combining Events Into a Single Custom Event

Hear real questions and insights from Amplitude users—tips, best practices, and lessons from the field.

Time Intervals – From Real Time to Quarterly
Time Intervals – From Real Time to Quarterly

Understand how to choose the right time interval for your analysis, from real-time monitoring to long-term trends.

Step Three

Understand Event & User Properties

Go beyond “what happened” by enriching your events with properties. Learn how event and user properties help you segment audiences, drill into user journeys, and surface more nuanced insights.

Custom Events – Simplifying Data Analysis
Custom Events – Simplifying Data Analysis

See how custom events can streamline your charts and make your analysis faster, clearer, and more scalable.

Event and User Properties
Event and User Properties

Learn how to use properties to add context to your data and unlock deeper insights into user behavior.

User Property Definitions
User Property Definitions

Understand what user properties are, how they’re defined, and how they help you segment and personalize experiences.

Event Property Definitions
Event Property Definitions

Discover how event properties capture the details of each interaction—like button clicks, page types, or purchase values.

Step Four

Essential Charts

Explore the core features of the Amplitude platform, from the navigation layout to the essential charts like Event Segmentation, Funnels, Retention, and User Sessions. This is your control panel for discovering insights.

Understand User Behavior with the Event Segmentation Chart
Understand User Behavior with the Event Segmentation Chart

Use Amplitude's Event Segmentation chart to learn what drives user behavior.

Drive Product Adoption with Retention Analysis
Drive Product Adoption with Retention Analysis

Learn how the Retention chart can help drive product adoption.

Discover User Paths with Journeys
Discover User Paths with Journeys

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Learn how to discover and confirm paths users take within your product by using the Journeys chart.

Unlock Engagement Insights with Session Analysis
Unlock Engagement Insights with Session Analysis

Create and analyze user sessions charts to uncover insights into user engagement and behavior. Learn to optimize your product and marketing strategies.

Step Five

Use Saved Segments & Preset Filters

Learn how to save commonly used user groups and filters to streamline your analysis. These shortcuts help you move faster and stay consistent in your reporting.

New/Active/Any User Dropdown
New/Active/Any User Dropdown

Learn how to use the user dropdown menu to filter your analysis by engagement level—so you see exactly who’s doing what.

Building Charts with User Segments
Building Charts with User Segments

Discover how to use user segments to slice your data and uncover trends across different audiences.

Modifying User Segments
Modifying User Segments

Fine-tune your analysis by editing, combining, or reusing user segments—no need to start from scratch.

Segmentation Discussion
Segmentation Discussion

Get real-world insights from fellow Amplitude users on segmentation strategies, tips, and challenges.

Step Six

Answering Your First Questions with Data

Apply what you’ve learned to answer real business questions. Whether you’re measuring activation, evaluating experiments, or identifying drop-off points, this step helps you turn curiosity into clarity using Amplitude’s tools.

Getting Started with Amplitude
Getting Started with Amplitude

A beginner-friendly walkthrough of the Amplitude platform—perfect for getting your bearings and taking your first steps.

Event Segmentation Analysis
Event Segmentation Analysis

Explore how to analyze specific events over time to track engagement, usage patterns, and user behavior.

Amplitude Charts 101
Amplitude Charts 101

Learn all about Amplitude charts—from event segmentation, funnel analysis, journeys, and more.

How I Amplitude - 7 Lessons From 7 Years Using Amplitude
How I Amplitude - 7 Lessons From 7 Years Using Amplitude

Since 2017, Saish has been a cornerstone of the Amplitude community, leading over 1300 discussions on data governance and product analytics. His innovative techniques have redefined data-driven growth.

Step Seven

Activating with Amplitude Use Cases

Now that you’re comfortable with the platform, explore real-world use cases to drive business outcomes. Learn how teams use Amplitude to improve onboarding, increase engagement, and optimize conversion funnels.

Activating New Users
Activating New Users

See how teams use Amplitude to identify activation barriers and improve onboarding experiences.

Understand Marketing Use Cases
Understand Marketing Use Cases

Learn how marketers use Amplitude to optimize campaigns, measure user acquisition, and drive conversion.

The 4 Stages of Activation
The 4 Stages of Activation

Understand the journey from sign-up to habit formation—and how to measure success at each stage using analytics.

Ready to keep learning?

Learn how to answer key product questions by exploring user actions and trends.