Data Collection

Collect High-Quality Behavioral Data at Scale

Collect rich, high-quality behavioral data across all digital platforms with dedicated data product and privacy tooling

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Flexible Data Collection

Collect granular event data using 35+ easy-to-implement first-party trackers and webhooks, or mirror Snowplow trackers to instrument your own custom tracking.

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Complete Data Control

Own your entire data collection infrastructure with self-hosted deployment options and full data ownership.

Ensure Customer Privacy & Compliance

Stay one step ahead in an ever-changing data compliance landscape with Snowplow’s built-in privacy controls to manage privacy at point of data collection.

Frequently Asked Questions

What documentation and developer resources does Snowplow provide?

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Snowplow provides comprehensive documentation for implementing, customizing, and maintaining behavioral data pipelines across all major platforms.

Developer Resources:

Resource Type
Description
Official Documentation
docs.snowplow.io covers setup, trackers, enrichments, loaders, and data modeling
35+ Trackers/SDKs
JavaScript, iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, server-side (Node, Python, Java, Go, etc.)
Snowtype
Automated code generation for type-safe tracking implementations
Snowplow Micro
Local testing environment for validating tracking before deployment
GitHub Repositories
Open-source components, example implementations, and community contributions
dbt Packages
snowplow-web, snowplow-mobile, snowplow-ecommerce for out-of-the-box data models
Iglu Central
Public schema registry with standard event and entity definitions
Signals Sandbox
Lightweight sandbox environment for building real-time applications with Snowplow Signals
Community Forum
discourse.snowplow.io for questions, best practices, and community support

Getting Started:

  • Quick start guides for cloud-specific deployments (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Tracking design recipes for common use cases
  • API references for all pipeline components
  • Video tutorials and webinars

With Snowplow, developers access production-ready resources built from 12+ years of behavioral data expertise—enabling faster implementation with fewer errors and better long-term maintainability.

Get Started

Whether you’re modernizing your customer data infrastructure or building AI-powered applications, Snowplow helps eliminate engineering complexity so you can focus on delivering smarter customer experiences.