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GoatCounter

The GoatCounter API can be used to manage sites, users, count pageviews, export raw data, retrieve statistics, and build custom dashboards on top of GoatCounter web analytics.

GoatCounter publishes 6 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Exports API, Pageviews API, Paths API, and 3 more. Tagged areas include Analytics, Pageviews, Privacy, Statistics, and Web Analytics.

GoatCounter’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, signup flow, and 4 more developer resources.

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36.6/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
AnalyticsPageviewsPrivacyStatisticsWeb Analytics

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 36.6/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 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 6

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

GoatCounter Exports API

The Exports API from GoatCounter — 3 operation(s) for exports.

GoatCounter Pageviews API

The Pageviews API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for pageviews.

GoatCounter Paths API

The Paths API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for paths.

GoatCounter Sites API

The Sites API from GoatCounter — 2 operation(s) for sites.

GoatCounter Statistics API

The Statistics API from GoatCounter — 5 operation(s) for statistics.

GoatCounter Users API

The Users API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for users.

Open Collections 1

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

GoatCounter API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Goatcounter Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Goatcounter Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Goatcounter Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Goatcounter Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Goatcounter Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DNSSEC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Goatcounter Agentic Access

16 operations · 5 acting

16 operations · 5 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Signup
Signup

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

Company 1

The organization behind the API

Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: goatcounter
name: GoatCounter
description: The GoatCounter API can be used to manage sites, users, count pageviews, export raw data, retrieve statistics,
  and build custom dashboards on top of GoatCounter web analytics.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
position: Consumer
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/goatcounter.png
tags:
- Analytics
- Pageviews
- Privacy
- Statistics
- Web Analytics
created: '2025-02-08'
modified: '2026-05-19'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/goatcounter/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-exports-api
  name: GoatCounter Exports API
  description: The Exports API from GoatCounter — 3 operation(s) for exports.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Exports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-exports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-pageviews-api
  name: GoatCounter Pageviews API
  description: The Pageviews API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for pageviews.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Pageviews
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-pageviews-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-paths-api
  name: GoatCounter Paths API
  description: The Paths API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for paths.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Paths
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-paths-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-sites-api
  name: GoatCounter Sites API
  description: The Sites API from GoatCounter — 2 operation(s) for sites.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Sites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-sites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-statistics-api
  name: GoatCounter Statistics API
  description: The Statistics API from GoatCounter — 5 operation(s) for statistics.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Statistics
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-statistics-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- aid: goatcounter:goatcounter-users-api
  name: GoatCounter Users API
  description: The Users API from GoatCounter — 1 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
  baseURL: https://goatcounter.com/api/v0
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/goatcounter-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/goatcounter-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/goatcounter-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/goatcounter-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.goatcounter.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.goatcounter.com/help/api
- type: Signup
  url: https://www.goatcounter.com/signup
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/arp242/goatcounter
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com