Resource Information
Method
GET
URL
https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/$site/stats/summary
Requires authentication?
Yes
Method Parameters
Parameter
Type
Description
$site
(int|string)
The site's id or domain
Query Parameters
Parameter
Type
Description
context
(string)
display:
(default) Formats the output as HTML for display. Shortcodes are parsed, paragraph tags are added, etc..
edit:
Formats the output for editing. Shortcodes are left unparsed, significant whitespace is kept, etc..
http_envelope
(bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Some environments (like in-browser JavaScript or Flash) block or divert responses with a non-200 HTTP status code. Setting this parameter will force the HTTP status code to always be 200. The JSON response is wrapped in an "envelope" containing the "real" HTTP status code and headers.
pretty
(bool)
false:
(default)
true:
Output pretty JSON
meta
(string)
Optional. Loads data from the endpoints found in the 'meta' part of the response. Comma-separated list. Example: meta=site,likes
fields
(string)
Optional. Returns specified fields only. Comma-separated list. Example: fields=ID,title
callback
(string)
An optional JSONP callback function.
num
(int)
Number of periods to include in the results Default: 1.
period
(string)
day:
(default) The output will return results over the past [num] days, the last day being 'date'
week:
The output will return results over the past [num] weeks, the last week being the one including 'date'
month:
The output will return results over the past [num] months, the last month being the one including 'date'
year:
The output will return results over the past [num] years, the last year being the one including 'date'
date
(string)
The date that determines the most recent period for which results are returned
offset
(int)
The offset, in hours, from GMT for which to fetch results. If omitted, defaults to site's offset
Response Parameters
Parameter
Type
Description
date
(string)
The date that determines the most recent period for which stats are returned
period
(string)
The period for which stats are returned
views
(int)
The number of views during the given period, up to 'date'
visitors
(int)
The number of visitors during the given period
likes
(int)
The number of likes during the given period
reblogs
(int)
The number of reblogs during the given period
comments
(int)
The number of comments during the given period
followers
(int)
The total number of site followers
Resource Errors
These are the possible errors returned by this endpoint.
HTTP Code
Error Identifier
Error Message
404
invalid_blog
This blog does not have Jetpack connected
404
invalid_blog
This blog does not have the Stats module enabled
403
unauthorized
User cannot access this private blog.
403
unauthorized
User cannot access this restricted blog
403
unauthorized
user cannot view stats
Example
curl \
-H 'authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \
'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/82974409/stats/summary'
<?php
$options = array (
'http' =>
array (
'ignore_errors' => true,
'header' =>
array (
0 => 'authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN',
),
),
);
$context = stream_context_create( $options );
$response = file_get_contents(
'https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/sites/82974409/stats/summary',
false,
$context
);
$response = json_decode( $response );
?>
Response
{
"date": "2017-06-06",
"period": "day",
"views": 0,
"visitors": 0,
"likes": 0,
"reblogs": 0,
"comments": 0,
"followers": 1
}