Integrating Mixpanel with Drata automates your user access reviews, saving time and reducing errors by syncing user data directly from Mixpanel.
Key Capabilities
Access retrieval: Retrieves users and assigned roles from connected systems.
Review enablement: Makes this access data available for review in Drata’s Access Reviews feature.
Account mapping support: Allows external accounts to be mapped to Drata personnel for accurate review and tracking.
Prerequisites & Data Access
Owner or Admin access to your Mixpanel organization
A Mixpanel service account
Copy your Mixpanel Domain and Organization ID. You will need this to connect Mixpanel to Drata.
Permissions & Data Table
Permission / Scope | Why It’s Needed | Data Accessed (Read Only) |
Organization Admin (service account) | Required to generate credentials and allow API access | User account data |
Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Create a Mixpanel service account
Log in to Mixpanel.
Navigate to Settings > Organization Settings > Service Accounts.
Click Add Service Account.
Enter a service account name.
Select Admin from the Organization Role dropdown.
Create the service account.
Copy the generated username and secret.
Expected outcome:
A service account is created and credentials are generated.
Important: Save the secret securely. It may not be visible again after closing the window.
Step 2: Obtain your Mixpanel domain and Organization ID
While logged in to Mixpanel, review the URL in your browser.
Given the URL:
https://my-domain.com/project/1111111/view/organization-id/app/home
Domain:
my-domainOrganization ID:
organization-id
Expected outcome:
You have the domain and Organization ID required for the connection.
Step 3: Connect Mixpanel in Drata
In Drata, navigate to Connections.
Select the Available connections tab.
Search for Mixpanel and click Connect.
Enter the following values:
Service account username
Service account secret
Mixpanel domain
Organization ID
Click Submit.
Expected outcome:
The Mixpanel connection is successfully established.
Step 4: Validate the connection
Navigate to the Connections page in Drata.
Confirm the Mixpanel connection status shows Active.
Verify that user data is syncing for access reviews.
Expected outcome:
User data from Mixpanel appears in Drata and access reviews can be initiated.
