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Counter

Counter (counter.dev) is an open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics service. A lightweight tracking snippet POSTs a single aggregated hit per visit to a public collect endpoint (t.counter.dev), and a token-authenticated dashboard data feed returns aggregated stats. Counter uses no cookies, no logging, and no IP fingerprinting. It is AGPL-3.0 licensed and can be self-hosted; the hosted service is pay-what-you-want.

Counter publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Account API, Stats API, and Tracking API. Tagged areas include Web Analytics, Privacy, Open Source, Tracking, and Self-Hosted.

Counter’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 7 more developer resources.

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36.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumOpen⚡ Free to try
3 APIs
Web AnalyticsPrivacyOpen SourceTrackingSelf-Hosted

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 36.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Counter Account API

The Account API from Counter — 4 operation(s) for account.

Counter Stats API

The Stats API from Counter — 2 operation(s) for stats.

Counter Tracking API

The Tracking API from Counter — 2 operation(s) for tracking.

Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Counter API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Counter Dev Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Counter Dev Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Counter Dev Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Counter Dev Authentication

apiKey · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Counter Dev Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Counter Dev Agentic Access

8 operations · 5 acting · 1 human-in-the-loop

8 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: counter-dev
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/counter-dev/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Counter
kind: company
description: Counter (counter.dev) is an open-source, privacy-friendly web analytics service. A lightweight tracking snippet
  POSTs a single aggregated hit per visit to a public collect endpoint (t.counter.dev), and a token-authenticated dashboard
  data feed returns aggregated stats. Counter uses no cookies, no logging, and no IP fingerprinting. It is AGPL-3.0 licensed
  and can be self-hosted; the hosted service is pay-what-you-want.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: true
  label: Freemium · Open access
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/counter-dev.png
tags:
- Web Analytics
- Privacy
- Open Source
- Tracking
- Self-Hosted
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: counter-dev:counter-dev-account-api
  name: Counter Account API
  description: The Account API from Counter — 4 operation(s) for account.
  humanURL: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  baseURL: https://t.counter.dev
  tags:
  - Account
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/counter-dev-account-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/docs/script.js
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/backend/endpoints/query.go
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/tree/master/backend/endpoints
- aid: counter-dev:counter-dev-stats-api
  name: Counter Stats API
  description: The Stats API from Counter — 2 operation(s) for stats.
  humanURL: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  baseURL: https://t.counter.dev
  tags:
  - Stats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/counter-dev-stats-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/docs/script.js
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/backend/endpoints/query.go
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/tree/master/backend/endpoints
- aid: counter-dev:counter-dev-tracking-api
  name: Counter Tracking API
  description: The Tracking API from Counter — 2 operation(s) for tracking.
  humanURL: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  baseURL: https://t.counter.dev
  tags:
  - Tracking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/counter-dev-tracking-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/docs/script.js
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/counter-dev.opencollection.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/blob/master/backend/endpoints/query.go
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev/tree/master/backend/endpoints
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/counter-dev-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/counter-dev-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/counter-dev-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ihucos/counter.dev
- type: Website
  url: https://counter.dev/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://counter.dev/help/integration.html
- type: Plans
  url: plans/counter-dev-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/counter-dev-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/counter-dev-finops.yml
- url: https://counter.dev/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com