documentation/content/en/methods/admin/measures.md

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title: measures API methods description: Obtain quantitative metrics about the server. menu: docs:

name: measures
parent: methods-admin
identifier: methods-admin-measures

aliases: [ "/methods/admin/measures", "/api/methods/admin/measures",

]

Get measurable data {#get}

POST /api/v1/admin/measures HTTP/1.1

Obtain statistical measures for your server.

Returns: Array of Admin::Measure\ OAuth: User token + admin:read\ Permissions: View Dashboard\ Version history:\ 3.5.0 - added\ 4.0.0 - support custom roles and permissions

Request

Headers

Authorization : {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Form data parameters

keys[] : {{}} Array of String. Request specific measures by their keystring. Supported measures include:

• active_users = Total active users on your instance within the time period
• new_users = Users who joined your instance within the time period
• interactions = Total interactions (favourites, boosts, replies) on local statuses within the time period
• opened_reports = Total reports filed within the time period
• resolved_reports = Total reports resolved within the time period
• tag_accounts = Total accounts who used a tag in at least one status within the time period
• tag_uses = Total statuses which used a tag within the time period
• tag_servers = Total remote origin servers for statuses which used a tag within the time period
• instance_accounts = Total accounts originating from a remote domain within the time period
• instance_media_attachments = Total space used by media attachments from a remote domain within the time period
• instance_reports = Total reports filed against accounts from a remote domain within the time period
• instance_statuses = Total statuses originating from a remote domain within the time period
• instance_follows = Total accounts from a remote domain followed by a local user within the time period
• instance_followers = Total local accounts followed by accounts from a remote domain within the time period

start_at : {{}} String (ISO 8601 Datetime). The start date for the time period. If a time is provided, it will be ignored.

end_at : {{}} String (ISO 8601 Datetime). The end date for the time period. If a time is provided, it will be ignored.

tag_accounts[id] : String. When tag_accounts is one of the requested keys, you must provide a tag ID to obtain the measure of how many accounts used that hashtag in at least one status within the given time period.

tag_uses[id] : String. When tag_uses is one of the requested keys, you must provide a tag ID to obtain the measure of how many statuses used that hashtag within the given time period.

tag_servers[id] : String. When tag_servers is one of the requested keys, you must provide a tag ID to obtain the measure of how many servers used that hashtag in at least one status within the given time period.

instance_accounts[domain] : String. When instance_accounts is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how many accounts have been discovered from that server within the given time period.

instance_media_attachments[domain] : String. When instance_media_attachments is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how much space is used by media attachments from that server within the given time period.

instance_reports[domain] : String. When instance_reports is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how many reports have been filed against accounts from that server within the given time period.

instance_statuses[domain] : String. When instance_statuses is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how many statuses originate from that server within the given time period.

instance_follows[domain] : String. When instance_follows is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how many follows were performed on accounts from that server by local accounts within the given time period.

instance_followers[domain] : String. When instance_followers is one of the requested keys, you must provide a remote domain to obtain the measure of how many follows were performed by accounts from that server on local accounts within the given time period.

Response

200: OK

Returns quantitative data for each measure, in aggregate and also by data bucket.

[
  {
    "key": "active_users",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "2",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00Z",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "new_users",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "2",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "interactions",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00Z",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "opened_reports",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "resolved_reports",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "tag_accounts",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "1",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00Z",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "tag_uses",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "2",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00Z",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "tag_servers",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "previous_total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_accounts",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_media_attachments",
    "unit": "bytes",
    "total": "0",
    "human_value": "0 Bytes",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": ""
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_reports",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_statuses",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_follows",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  },
  {
    "key": "instance_followers",
    "unit": null,
    "total": "0",
    "data": [
      {
        "date": "2022-09-14T00:00:00.000+00:00",
        "value": "0"
      },
      // ...
    ]
  }
]

403: Forbidden

Authorized user is missing a permission, or invalid or missing Authorization header

{
  "error": "This action is not allowed"
}

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See also

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{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/lib/admin/metrics/measure.rb" caption="app/lib/admin/metrics/measure.rb" >}}

{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/lib/admin/metrics/measure/" caption="app/lib/admin/metrics/measure/" >}}