Amplitude Quickstart

Get from zero to insights in minutes with three easy ways to get Amplitude up and running.

Pick the best path for you

Three ways to get started. Click one to jump to the full setup guide.

Setup wizard CLI

~15 min Recommended

Best for

Developers or anyone comfortable in a terminal

What you get

Full SDK
MCP integration
Slack/Teams integration
And more

See setup guide ↓

AI prompt

~5 min

Best for

Non-developers with codebase access

What you get

Full SDK

See setup guide ↓

Browser snippet

~2 min

Best for

Anyone, web only

What you get

Script tag

See setup guide ↓

Setup wizard CLI

One command takes you from zero to fully instrumented in minutes. The wizard authenticates you with Amplitude through OAuth, auto-detects your framework (18+ supported, including Next.js, React Router, Vue, Django, Flask, React Native, Swift, Android, and Flutter), analyzes your codebase to propose custom tracking events, instruments everything, and verifies your data arrives in Amplitude before it completes.

npx @amplitude/wizard

Where to run it: In your terminal or in Claude Code within your terminal.

Time: ~15 min.

What you get:

Full SDK setup.
Autocapture.
Session Replay.
Feature Experiment.
Guides & Surveys.
AI-generated custom events.
MCP integration.
Slack and Teams integration.

Tips:

Use --menu to manually select your framework instead of relying on auto-detection.
Requires Node.js 20.
Need an API key? Create a free Amplitude account to get started.
Press tab and chat with the wizard to ask questions and give feedback at any time.

AI prompt

Copy this prompt into an AI coding tool to set up the Amplitude Unified Browser SDK. The prompt instructs your AI tool to install the SDK, configure it for your project, and enable the features you select.

Set up with an AI prompt

Customize your installation by selecting the features and data region for your project.

Autocapture Session Replay

Data region

Click the Key icon to insert your Amplitude API key.

__AI_PROMPT_PLACEHOLDER__

Where to run it: AI coding tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or managed workspaces like Lovable and Bolt.

Time: ~5 min.

What you get:

Tips:

Click the Key icon in the code block to insert your Amplitude API key.
Need an API key? Create a free Amplitude account to get started. When you create your account, Amplitude generates a ready-to-use prompt with your API key.

Browser snippet

Paste this script tag inside the <head> of your site. You don't need a build step, dependencies, or codebase access.

Set up with a browser snippet

Customize your installation by selecting the features and data region for your project.

Autocapture Session Replay

Data region

Click the Key icon to insert your Amplitude API key.

<script src="https://cdn.amplitude.com/script/AMPLITUDE_API_KEY.js"></script><script>window.amplitude.add(window.sessionReplay.plugin({sampleRate: 1}));window.amplitude.init('AMPLITUDE_API_KEY', {"fetchRemoteConfig":true,"autocapture":{"attribution":true,"fileDownloads":true,"formInteractions":true,"pageViews":true,"sessions":true,"elementInteractions":true,"networkTracking":true,"webVitals":true,"frustrationInteractions":true}});</script>

Where to run it: Paste into your site's <head> tag.

Time: ~2 min.

What you get:

Tips:

Click the Key icon in the code block to insert your Amplitude API key.
Need an API key? Create a free Amplitude account to get started.

Take the next step

Once data flows into Amplitude, expand your setup:

Amplitude MCP server. Query your analytics data from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI tool. Learn about the Amplitude MCP server.
Claude Code plugin. Install Amplitude as a Claude Code plugin for built-in slash commands.

Inside a Claude Code session:
```
/plugin install amplitude
```
Or from your terminal:
```
claude plugin install amplitude
```
The plugin includes slash commands like /amplitude:create-chart, /amplitude:create-dashboard, /amplitude:instrument-events, /amplitude:replay-ux-audit, and /amplitude:weekly-brief.
Custom events. Go beyond Autocapture and track events specific to your product. Learn about tracking events.
User identification. Connect anonymous activity to known users. Learn about identifying users.
Group analytics. Analyze behavior at the account or team level. Learn about user groups.