Matomo

Matomo Contents API

The Contents API exposes content tracking reports grouped by content name and content piece.

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Operations 2

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GET /index.php?module=API&method=Contents.getContentNames Report content impressions by name · Contents get content names #
Ask an LLM
“How many impressions and interactions did each banner or content block get?”
“Which content names get the most clicks?”
Tell an agent
Show content tracking metrics by content name for site {idSite} for {period} {date}.
List content names with impressions and interactions on site {idSite} in {period} {date}.
GET /index.php?module=API&method=Contents.getContentPieces Report content impressions by piece · Contents get content pieces #
Ask an LLM
“Which content pieces, like a specific image or ad creative, perform best?”
“How do individual content pieces compare on interaction rate?”
Tell an agent
Show content tracking metrics by content piece for site {idSite} for {period} {date}.
List content pieces and their interactions on site {idSite} in {period} {date}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/reporting-api
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Documentation
https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/reporting-api#Live
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Documentation
https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/reporting-api#Goals
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Documentation
https://developer.matomo.org/api-reference/reporting-api-segmentation

Specifications

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/matomo/refs/heads/main/openapi/matomo-contents-api-openapi.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

matomo-contents-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Matomo Reporting API for plugin Contents API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: The Contents API exposes content tracking reports grouped by content name and content piece.
servers:
- url: https://demo-proxy.innocraft.cloud/
  description: Current Matomo instance
security:
- MatomoToken: []
tags:
- name: Contents
  description: The Contents API exposes content tracking reports grouped by content name and content piece.
paths:
  /index.php?module=API&method=Contents.getContentNames:
    get:
      tags:
      - Contents
      description: Returns content tracking metrics grouped by content name.
      operationId: Contents.getContentNames
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: Website ID(s) to query. - Single site ID (e.g. 1) - Multiple site IDs (e.g. [1, 4, 5]) - Comma-separated list ("1,4,5") or "all"
        required: true
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: integer
            example: 1
          - type: string
            example: '1'
          - type: array
            items:
              type: integer
            example: 1
      - name: period
        in: query
        description: The period to process, processes data for the period containing the specified date.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - day
          - week
          - month
          - year
          - range
          example: day
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date or date range to process. 'YYYY-MM-DD', magic keywords (today, yesterday, lastWeek, lastMonth, lastYear), or date range (ie, 'YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD', lastX, previousX).
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: yesterday
      - name: segment
        in: query
        description: 'Custom segment to filter the report. Example: "referrerName==example.com" Supports AND (;) and OR (,) operators.'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: idSubtable
        in: query
        description: Subtable ID to fetch instead of the top-level report. When provided, returns the content pieces for the selected content name row.
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Content name rows with impressions, interactions, and interaction rate for the requested site and period.


            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'
      summary: Contents get content names
      x-summary-source: derived
  /index.php?module=API&method=Contents.getContentPieces:
    get:
      tags:
      - Contents
      description: Returns content tracking metrics grouped by content piece.
      operationId: Contents.getContentPieces
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/formatOptional'
      - name: idSite
        in: query
        description: Website ID(s) to query. - Single site ID (e.g. 1) - Multiple site IDs (e.g. [1, 4, 5]) - Comma-separated list ("1,4,5") or "all"
        required: true
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: integer
            example: 1
          - type: string
            example: '1'
          - type: array
            items:
              type: integer
            example: 1
      - name: period
        in: query
        description: The period to process, processes data for the period containing the specified date.
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - day
          - week
          - month
          - year
          - range
          example: day
      - name: date
        in: query
        description: The date or date range to process. 'YYYY-MM-DD', magic keywords (today, yesterday, lastWeek, lastMonth, lastYear), or date range (ie, 'YYYY-MM-DD,YYYY-MM-DD', lastX, previousX).
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: yesterday
      - name: segment
        in: query
        description: 'Custom segment to filter the report. Example: "referrerName==example.com" Supports AND (;) and OR (,) operators.'
        required: false
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: idSubtable
        in: query
        description: Subtable ID to fetch instead of the top-level report. When provided, returns the content names for the selected content piece row.
        required: false
        schema:
          oneOf:
          - type: integer
          - type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: 'Content piece rows with impressions, interactions, and interaction rate for the requested site and period.


            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'
      summary: Contents get content pieces
      x-summary-source: derived
components:
  responses:
    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'
    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'
    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'
    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'
    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'
    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'
  schemas:
    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
  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/