How to track user activity in Bubble

The simplest, reliable way to track user activity in Bubble is to create a Thing (like Activity Log) and trigger backend workflows every time a user does something important (page load, button click, form submit). Each event creates a new record with fields like User, Action, Date, Page, and any extra details.

Core Idea

You store “events” in your database. Every time something happens, you run a workflow that creates a new Activity Log entry. This gives you a clean history you can search, analyze, or visualize later.

• User Activity = a new record in a dedicated data type
• Captured fields = user, action name, page name, extra info
• Workflows = triggered by page load, element actions, backend events

Step-by-Step: Set Up Activity Tracking

1. Create a data type called Activity Log with fields:

• User (User)
• Action (text)
• Page (text)
• Details (text) – optional
• Date – created automatically

2. Add a backend workflow (API Workflow) called log\_activity with parameters user, action, page, details.

3. Inside that backend workflow, add “Create a new Activity Log”. Map each field to the incoming parameters.

How to trigger it

• On page load: Use “When page is loaded” → “Schedule API Workflow log\_activity”.
• On button click: After doing the main action, schedule the log\_activity workflow.
• On important events: Signups, logins, purchases, form submissions, errors.

// Example payload when scheduling the backend workflow
user = Current User
action = "Clicked Submit"
page = "Profile"
details = "User updated profile info"

Why backend workflows?

They are safer (not visible to the user), faster, and don’t crash if the user navigates away quickly. Also perfect for high-traffic logging.

Extra Tip

Set privacy rules so only admins or the logged-in user can see their own Activity Log entries.