Matomo Annotations API

Provides API methods to create, update, delete, and query annotations.

Operations 7

GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.add #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.save #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.delete #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.deleteAll #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.get #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.getAll #
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.getAnnotationCountForDates #

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OpenAPI Specification

matomo-annotations-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Matomo Reporting API for plugin Annotations API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Provides API methods to create, update, delete, and query annotations.
servers:
- url: https://demo-proxy.innocraft.cloud/
  description: Current Matomo instance
security:
- MatomoToken: []
tags:
- name: Annotations
  description: Provides API methods to create, update, delete, and query annotations.
paths:
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.add:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Creates a new annotation for a site.
      operationId: Annotations.add
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The site ID to add the annotation to.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date the annotation is attached to.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: yesterday
      - name: note
        in: query
        description: The text of the annotation (max 255 chars).
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: Investigate conversion spike from NZ campaign traffic.
      - name: starred
        in: query
        description: Whether the annotation should be starred.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericArray'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.save:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Updates an annotation for a site and returns the updated annotation.
      operationId: Annotations.save
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The site ID to add the annotation to.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      - name: idNote
        in: query
        description: The ID of the note.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 12
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date the annotation is attached to. If null, the annotation's date is not modified.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: note
        in: query
        description: The text of the annotation (max 255 chars). If null, the annotation's text is not modified.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: starred
        in: query
        description: Whether the annotation should be starred. If null, the annotation is not starred/un-starred, so the current state won't change.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericArray'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.delete:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Removes an annotation from a site's list of annotations.
      operationId: Annotations.delete
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The site ID to add the annotation to.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      - name: idNote
        in: query
        description: The ID of the note to delete.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 12
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericSuccess'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.deleteAll:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Removes all annotations for a single site. Only superusers can use this method.
      operationId: Annotations.deleteAll
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The ID of the site to remove annotations for.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericSuccess'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.get:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Returns a single annotation for one site.
      operationId: Annotations.get
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The site ID the annotation is linked to.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 1
      - name: idNote
        in: query
        description: The ID of the annotation to get.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: integer
          example: 12
      responses:
        '200':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/GenericArray'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.getAll:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Returns every annotation for a specific site within a date range.
      operationId: Annotations.getAll
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: One site ID or a comma-separated list of site IDs.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '1'
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date of the period.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: period
        in: query
        description: The period type.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
          default: day
          enum:
          - day
          - week
          - month
          - year
          - range
      - name: lastN
        in: query
        description: Whether to include the last N periods in the date range.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'OK


            Example responses require Super User access. Use Try it out to see a live response.'
          content:
            text/xml: []
            application/json: []
            application/vnd.ms-excel: []
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
  /index.php?module=API&method=Annotations.getAnnotationCountForDates:
    get:
      tags:
      - Annotations
      description: Returns the count of annotations for a list of periods, including the count of starred annotations.
      operationId: Annotations.getAnnotationCountForDates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: The site ID(s) to get the annotation count for.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: '1'
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date of the period.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: yesterday
      - name: period
        in: query
        description: The period type.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - day
          - week
          - month
          - year
          - range
          example: day
      - name: lastN
        in: query
        description: Whether to get counts for the last N number of periods or not.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: getAnnotationText
        in: query
        description: Whether to include the note text when exactly one annotation exists for a date.
        required: false
        schema:
          type: boolean
          default: false
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'OK


            Example responses require Super User access. Use Try it out to see a live response.'
          content:
            text/xml: []
            application/json: []
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServerError'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/DefaultError'
components:
  schemas:
    GenericSuccessXml:
      description: Generic Matomo success payload in XML.
      required:
      - success
      properties:
        success:
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              xml:
                attribute: true
              example: ok
          type: object
          xml:
            name: success
      type: object
      xml:
        name: result
      example:
        success:
          message: ok
      additionalProperties: true
    GenericSuccess:
      description: Generic Matomo success payload.
      required:
      - result
      - message
      properties:
        result:
          type: string
          example: success
        message:
          type: string
          example: ok
        code:
          type: integer
          example: '200'
      type: object
      example:
        result: success
        message: ok
      additionalProperties: true
    ErrorXml:
      description: Generic Matomo error payload in XML.
      properties:
        error:
          properties:
            message:
              type: string
              xml:
                attribute: true
              example: There was an error
          type: object
          xml:
            name: error
      type: object
      xml:
        name: result
    Error:
      description: Generic Matomo error payload.
      required:
      - result
      - message
      properties:
        result:
          type: string
          example: error
        message:
          type: string
          example: There was an error
        code:
          type: integer
      type: object
      additionalProperties: true
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: The method is not available.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: The method is not available.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
    ServerError:
      description: Unexpected server error.
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: There was an error.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: There was an error.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed or missing token.
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: You must be logged in to access this functionality.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: You must be logged in to access this functionality.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
    Forbidden:
      description: Authenticated but not allowed to access the resource.
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: Not authorised.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: Not authorised.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
    DefaultError:
      description: Default error response (any non-2xx).
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: There was an error.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: There was an error.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
    GenericSuccess:
      description: Generic 200 response
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: Success:ok
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: '<!-- Success: ok -->'
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccessXml'
    GenericArray:
      description: Generic 200 response with array body
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items: []
        application/xml:
          schema:
            type: array
            items: []
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request (validation or missing parameters).
      content:
        text/plain:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: 'Error: There was an error.'
        text/html:
          schema:
            type: string
          example: There was an error.
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
        application/xml:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorXml'
  parameters:
    formatOptional:
      name: format
      in: query
      description: Response format. Defaults to `xml`. Use `original` to get the original PHP data structure.
      required: false
      schema:
        type: string
        default: xml
        enum:
        - xml
        - json
        - csv
        - tsv
        - html
        - rss
        - original
  securitySchemes:
    MatomoToken:
      type: http
      description: Paste your token generated from Personal > Security. Swagger will send it as a Bearer token.
      scheme: bearer
externalDocs:
  description: Matomo Reporting API developer page
  url: https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/reporting-api/