Published on July 3, 2022

Track user signup events via Objective-C

Track user signup events via Objective-C

When we are building a website or application with Objective-C, we often require our users to sign up for an account before they can access or use our service. This is a common requirement for many services as it allows us to track usage more efficiently, monitor growth, and avoid abuse.

Unfortunately, this process has certain downsides, such as introducing additional friction to our service and making the users go through extra steps before accessing our service.

Thus, tracking user activity when visiting our service and tracking how many go through the signup process and drop off before they use our service is essential. By monitoring the signup process, we can better understand how our visitors interact with our Objective-C service and find and fix any issues they may encounter.

LogSnag makes it easy to track events such as user registration directly within your Objective-C code. As a result, it helps you better understand how your users interact with your product and how your product is performing.


Setting up your account

Setting up LogSnag with Objective-C is very simple!

  1. Create a free LogSnag account.
  2. Create a new project on your dashboard.
  3. Copy your API token from the settings page.

Objective-C code snippets

Once your LogSnag account is set up, you can use the following code snippets to track user signup events. Just replace the YOUR_API_TOKEN with your LogSnag API token and update your project name.

Using Objective-C with NSURLSession
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>

dispatch_semaphore_t sema = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);

NSMutableURLRequest *request = [NSMutableURLRequest requestWithURL:[NSURL URLWithString:@"https://api.logsnag.com/v1/log"]
cachePolicy:NSURLRequestUseProtocolCachePolicy
timeoutInterval:10.0];
NSDictionary *headers = @{
@"Content-Type": @"application/json",
@"Authorization": @"Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"
};

[request setAllHTTPHeaderFields:headers];
NSData *postData = [[NSData alloc] initWithData:[@"{\"project\":\"my-saas\",\"channel\":\"auth\",\"event\":\"User Registered\",\"description\":\"email: john@doe.com\",\"icon\":\"🔥\",\"notify\":true}" dataUsingEncoding:NSUTF8StringEncoding]];
[request setHTTPBody:postData];

[request setHTTPMethod:@"POST"];

NSURLSession *session = [NSURLSession sharedSession];
NSURLSessionDataTask *dataTask = [session dataTaskWithRequest:request
completionHandler:^(NSData *data, NSURLResponse *response, NSError *error) {
if (error) {
NSLog(@"%@", error);
dispatch_semaphore_signal(sema);
} else {
NSHTTPURLResponse *httpResponse = (NSHTTPURLResponse *) response;
NSError *parseError = nil;
NSDictionary *responseDictionary = [NSJSONSerialization JSONObjectWithData:data options:0 error:&parseError];
NSLog(@"%@",responseDictionary);
dispatch_semaphore_signal(sema);
}
}];
[dataTask resume];
dispatch_semaphore_wait(sema, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);

Objective-C integration details

LogSnag is a simple event tracking tool that works seamlessly with your Objective-C code. With it, you can track any event within your Objective-C application. It also allows you to create simple charts and track user journeys to help you better understand your product. LogSnag also enables you to receive real-time push notifications on your desktop and mobile devices whenever a new user creates an account on your website or application.

Other use-cases for LogSnag

  1. Monitor your CI/CD build status for your Objective-C application
  2. Monitor your CPU usage in your Objective-C application
  3. Monitor when database goes down in your Objective-C application
  4. Monitor high disk usage in your Objective-C application
  5. Monitor when a user changes their email address in your Objective-C application
  6. Monitor failed logins in your Objective-C application
  7. Monitor failed payments for your Objective-C application
  8. Monitor memory usage in your Objective-C application
  9. Monitor MySQL downtime in your Objective-C application
  10. Monitor when a new feature is used in your Objective-C application
  11. Monitor your Postgres downtime in your Objective-C application
  12. Monitor Redis downtime in your Objective-C application
  13. Monitor suspicious activity in your Objective-C application
  14. Monitor when a user exceeds the usage limit for your Objective-C service
  15. Monitor when a user is being rate limited in your Objective-C application
  16. Get a notification when your Objective-C code is done executing
  17. Send push notifications to your phone or desktop using Objective-C
  18. Track canceled subscriptions in your Objective-C application
  19. Track your Objective-C cron jobs
  20. Track when a file is uploaded to your Objective-C application
  21. Track when a form is submitted to your Objective-C application
  22. Track payment events via Objective-C
  23. Track user sign in events in Objective-C
  24. Track waitlist signup events via Objective-C
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