Automattic Insights API

The insights API from Automattic — 2 operation(s) for insights.

Operations 2

GET /insights Get a list of stats/metrics/insights that the current user has access to. #
GET /insights/{slug} Get raw data for a particular graph. #

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OpenAPI Specification

automattic-insights-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: WordPress.com REST API v1.1 Insights API
  version: v1.1
  description: 'The WordPress.com REST API, operated by Automattic. Derived by API Evangelist from Automattic''s own self-describing help document at https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/help (Accept: application/json), which publishes every endpoint''s method, path, description, path/query/body parameters and response fields. Security schemes come from https://public-api.wordpress.com/.well-known/openid-configuration. The error envelope was observed live.'
  termsOfService: https://wordpress.com/tos/
  contact:
    name: WordPress.com Developer Resources
    url: https://developer.wordpress.com/docs/api/
  x-derived-from: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/help
  x-derived-by: API Evangelist enrichment pipeline
servers:
- url: https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: insights
paths:
  /insights:
    get:
      operationId: getInsights
      summary: Get a list of stats/metrics/insights that the current user has access to.
      description: Get a list of stats/metrics/insights that the current user has access to.
      tags:
      - insights
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  ID:
                    type: integer
                    description: Unique ID for a WordPress.com Application
                  name:
                    type: string
                    description: Name of WordPress.com Application
                  insights:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                    description: List of metrics
                  today:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                    description: A list of today's metrics
                  has_custom:
                    type: boolean
                    description: Does a report have custom (whitelisted) stats?
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authorization required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      parameters:
      - name: context
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - display
          - edit
        description: 'display: (default) Formats the output as HTML for display.  Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..; edit: Formats the output for editing.  Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..'
      - name: http_envelope
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: 'false: (default); true: Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code.  Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200.  The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.'
      - name: pretty
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: 'false: (default); true: Output pretty JSON'
      - name: meta
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the ''meta'' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title'
      - name: callback
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: An optional JSONP callback function.
  /insights/{slug}:
    get:
      operationId: getInsightsBySlug
      summary: Get raw data for a particular graph.
      description: Get raw data for a particular graph.
      tags:
      - insights
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  points:
                    type: integer
                    description: The number of datapoints returned.
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                    description: Numbers of actions by timestamp.
                  summaries:
                    type: array
                    items: {}
                    description: Summary for the current day/week/month/year/decade, including % change.
                  started_tracking:
                    type: string
                    description: The date stats began collecting.
        '400':
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '401':
          description: Authorization required
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '403':
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        '404':
          description: Not found
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
      parameters:
      - name: slug
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Report slug (rest-api-calls, rest-api-writes, etc). If a slash is present, it must be urlencoded.
      - name: context
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - display
          - edit
        description: 'display: (default) Formats the output as HTML for display.  Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..; edit: Formats the output for editing.  Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..'
      - name: http_envelope
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: 'false: (default); true: Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code.  Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200.  The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.'
      - name: pretty
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
        description: 'false: (default); true: Output pretty JSON'
      - name: meta
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the ''meta'' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes'
      - name: fields
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: 'Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title'
      - name: callback
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: An optional JSONP callback function.
      - name: unit
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
        description: By default, weekly stats are provided in the data array. You can also pass daily, monthly, or cumulative to get totals for different time periods.
      - name: after
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Return data only since the specified UNIX time.
      - name: before
        in: query
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
        description: Return data collected on or before the specified UNIX time.
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: WordPress.com REST API error envelope (observed live).
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          examples:
          - not_found
        message:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    oauth2:
      type: oauth2
      description: WordPress.com OAuth 2.1 (see /.well-known/openid-configuration).
      flows:
        authorizationCode:
          authorizationUrl: https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2-1/authorize
          tokenUrl: https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2-1/token
          refreshUrl: https://public-api.wordpress.com/oauth2-1/token
          scopes:
            global: ''
            auth: ''
            openid: ''
            profile: ''
            email: ''
            users: ''
            sites: ''
            posts: ''
            comments: ''
            taxonomy: ''
            follow: ''
            sharing: ''
            freshly-pressed: ''
            notifications: ''
            insights: ''
            read: ''
            stats: ''
            media: ''
            menus: ''
            batch: ''
            videos: ''
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Authorization: Bearer <access_token>'