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Track scroll events to measure how engaged your visitors are with your content.

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How it works

The PostMetric tracking script automatically tracks scroll events. When a user scrolls on your page, it’s tracked as a goal event.

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Automatic tracking

Scroll tracking is enabled by default. No configuration needed! The tracking script automatically fires a scroll goal event when a user first scrolls on a page.

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View scroll data

In your dashboard, you can view:
  • Scroll events - Number of scroll events
  • Scroll rate - Percentage of visitors who scroll
  • Scroll by page - Which pages have the highest scroll rates

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Custom scroll tracking

You can also track custom scroll milestones: 
let scrollTracked = {
  25: false,
  50: false,
  75: false,
  100: false,
};

window.addEventListener("scroll", function () {
  const scrollPercent =
    (window.scrollY /
      (document.documentElement.scrollHeight - window.innerHeight)) *
    100;

  if (scrollPercent >= 25 && !scrollTracked[25]) {
    scrollTracked[25] = true;
    postMetric("track", "goal", { event: "scroll_25" });
  }

  if (scrollPercent >= 50 && !scrollTracked[50]) {
    scrollTracked[50] = true;
    postMetric("track", "goal", { event: "scroll_50" });
  }

  if (scrollPercent >= 75 && !scrollTracked[75]) {
    scrollTracked[75] = true;
    postMetric("track", "goal", { event: "scroll_75" });
  }

  if (scrollPercent >= 100 && !scrollTracked[100]) {
    scrollTracked[100] = true;
    postMetric("track", "goal", { event: "scroll_100" });
  }
});

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Create scroll goals

Create goals in your dashboard for scroll milestones:
  1. Go to “Goals” in your dashboard
  2. Click “Create Goal”
  3. Create goals for:
    • scroll_25 - 25% scroll depth
    • scroll_50 - 50% scroll depth
    • scroll_75 - 75% scroll depth
    • scroll_100 - 100% scroll depth

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Analyze scroll data

Use scroll data to:
  • Measure engagement - See which pages keep users engaged
  • Optimize content - Identify pages with low scroll rates
  • A/B test - Test different content layouts
  • Improve UX - Understand user reading patterns

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Next steps

Track custom goals

Learn how to track other custom events