How to import from Plausible
1
Export your data from Plausible
In Plausible, export your stats as a CSV file for the date range you want to keep.
2
Upload the file to tinyanalytics
In your site’s import settings, choose Plausible and upload the export file. tinyanalytics parses it in your browser and imports the events.
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See it in your dashboard
When the import finishes, your Plausible history is live across your reports.
The import worked when your Plausible history appears in your tinyanalytics reports, and the import summary shows how many events imported, skipped, or were invalid.
What carries over from Plausible — and what’s approximate
A Plausible export contains daily totals per dimension rather than individual visits, so tinyanalytics reconstructs events from those aggregates. What that means for your data:
Channels are re-derived by tinyanalytics from the source and campaign data, so imported Plausible traffic is classified by the same rules as your live traffic.
Good to know
- One import runs at a time per organization.
- Rows dated in the future are skipped, and malformed rows are dropped and counted, so you’ll see how many events imported, skipped, or were invalid.
- Re-running adds the data again — to redo an import, delete the previous one first (deleting removes all of that import’s data).
- Imported data is stored as ordinary events, so it flows through every report, including funnels, retention, cohorts, and period comparison.
Frequently asked questions
Why are my imported Plausible timestamps spread through the day?
Why are my imported Plausible timestamps spread through the day?
A Plausible export contains daily totals per dimension rather than individual visits, so tinyanalytics reconstructs events from those aggregates and spreads them within each day. Pageviews and sessions keep their daily totals.
What doesn't carry over from a Plausible export?
What doesn't carry over from a Plausible export?
Cities, page titles, language, and screen size aren’t in a Plausible export, so they aren’t imported. Countries, sources, referrers, campaigns, browsers, operating systems, and devices do carry over.
How do I redo a Plausible import?
How do I redo a Plausible import?
Delete the previous import first, then run it again. Re-running an import adds the data a second time rather than replacing it, and deleting an import removes all of that import’s data. Only one import runs at a time per organization.
Are my imported Plausible channels the same as Plausible's?
Are my imported Plausible channels the same as Plausible's?
No — channels are re-derived by tinyanalytics from the source and campaign data in your export. Imported Plausible traffic is classified by the same rules as your live tinyanalytics traffic.
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