Plausible · OpenAPI Overlay 1.0.0

API Evangelist enhancements for Plausible Query API

4 actions 4 updates security extends openapi/plausible-query-api-openapi.yml

Derived by API Evangelist Built from the contracts Plausible publishes. Plausible did not publish this file.

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What the actions change

x-apievangelist-providerx-apievangelist-artifactsx-apievangelist-error-envelopex-apievangelist-request-id-headerx-apievangelist-idempotencybearerAuthsecurityx-apievangelist-operation-id

Targets 4

$.info

$.components.securitySchemes

$.paths['/api/v2/query'].post

OpenAPI Overlay

overlay: 1.0.0
info:
  title: API Evangelist enhancements for Plausible Query API
  version: 1.0.0
x-generated: '2026-08-13'
x-method: generated
x-source: openapi/plausible-query-api-openapi.yml
x-note: >-
  Captures API Evangelist enrichment as an Overlay so the harvested OpenAPI in
  openapi/ is never mutated. Every value below is sourced from an artifact in this
  repo or from a probed Plausible URL, not invented.
extends: openapi/plausible-query-api-openapi.yml
actions:
  - target: $.info
    update:
      x-apievangelist-provider: plausible
      x-apievangelist-artifacts:
        authentication: authentication/plausible-authentication.yml
        conventions: conventions/plausible-conventions.yml
        errors: errors/plausible-problem-types.yml
        lifecycle: lifecycle/plausible-lifecycle.yml
        rate_limits: rate-limits/plausible-rate-limits.yml
        plans: plans/plausible-plans-pricing.yml
        data_model: data-model/plausible-data-model.yml
        conformance: conformance/plausible-conformance.yml
      x-apievangelist-error-envelope: '{"error": "message"} — flat JSON, not RFC 9457'
      x-apievangelist-request-id-header: x-request-id
      x-apievangelist-idempotency: none — no Idempotency-Key contract is published
  - target: $.components.securitySchemes
    update:
      bearerAuth:
        type: http
        scheme: bearer
        bearerFormat: API Key
        description: >-
          Plausible API key sent as `Authorization: Bearer YOUR-KEY`. Stats API keys
          require a Business or Enterprise plan; Sites API keys require Enterprise.
          Created in Account settings > API Keys. No scopes, no OAuth, no test keys.
  - target: $
    update:
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
  - target: $.paths['/api/v2/query'].post
    update:
      x-apievangelist-operation-id: runQuery
      x-apievangelist-docs: https://plausible.io/docs/stats-api

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