Usage Data API

The Usage Data API is associated with Usage Ping.

Export metric definitions as a single YAML file

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Export all metric definitions as a single YAML file, similar to the Metrics Dictionary, for easier importing. 

GET /usage_data/metric_definitions

Example request: 

curl "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/usage_data/metric_definitions"

Example response: 

---
- key_path: redis_hll_counters.search.i_search_paid_monthly
  description: Calculated unique users to perform a search with a paid license enabled
    by month
  product_section: enablement
  product_stage: enablement
  product_group: group::global search
  product_category: global_search
  value_type: number
  status: data_available
  time_frame: 28d
  data_source: redis_hll
  distribution:
  - ee
  tier:
  - premium
  - ultimate
...

Export Usage Ping SQL queries

This action is available only for the GitLab instance Administrator users.

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Return all of the raw SQL queries used to compute Usage Ping. 

GET /usage_data/queries

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/usage_data/queries"

Example response: 

{
  "recorded_at": "2021-03-23T06:31:21.267Z",
  "uuid": null,
  "hostname": "localhost",
  "version": "13.11.0-pre",
  "installation_type": "gitlab-development-kit",
  "active_user_count": "SELECT COUNT(\"users\".\"id\") FROM \"users\" WHERE (\"users\".\"state\" IN ('active')) AND (\"users\".\"user_type\" IS NULL OR \"users\".\"user_type\" IN (NULL, 6, 4))",
  "edition": "EE",
  "license_md5": "c701acc03844c45366dd175ef7a4e19c",
  "license_id": null,
  "historical_max_users": 0,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1"
  },
  "license_user_count": null,
  "license_starts_at": "1970-01-01",
  "license_expires_at": "2022-02-23",
  "license_plan": "starter",
  "license_add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  },
  "license_trial": null,
  "license_subscription_id": "0000",
  "license": {},
  "settings": {
    "ldap_encrypted_secrets_enabled": false,
    "operating_system": "mac_os_x-11.2.2"
  },
  "counts": {
    "assignee_lists": "SELECT COUNT(\"lists\".\"id\") FROM \"lists\" WHERE \"lists\".\"list_type\" = 3",
    "boards": "SELECT COUNT(\"boards\".\"id\") FROM \"boards\"",
    "ci_builds": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_builds\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_builds\" WHERE \"ci_builds\".\"type\" = 'Ci::Build'",
    "ci_internal_pipelines": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_pipelines\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_pipelines\" WHERE (\"ci_pipelines\".\"source\" IN (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) OR \"ci_pipelines\".\"source\" IS NULL)",
    "ci_external_pipelines": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_pipelines\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_pipelines\" WHERE \"ci_pipelines\".\"source\" = 6",
    "ci_pipeline_config_auto_devops": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_pipelines\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_pipelines\" WHERE \"ci_pipelines\".\"config_source\" = 2",
    "ci_pipeline_config_repository": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_pipelines\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_pipelines\" WHERE \"ci_pipelines\".\"config_source\" = 1",
    "ci_runners": "SELECT COUNT(\"ci_runners\".\"id\") FROM \"ci_runners\"",
...

UsageDataNonSqlMetrics API

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Return all non-SQL metrics data used in the usage ping.

Example request: 

curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/usage_data/non_sql_metrics"

Sample response: 

{
  "recorded_at": "2021-03-26T07:04:03.724Z",
  "uuid": null,
  "hostname": "localhost",
  "version": "13.11.0-pre",
  "installation_type": "gitlab-development-kit",
  "active_user_count": -3,
  "edition": "EE",
  "license_md5": "bb8cd0d8a6d9569ff3f70b8927a1f949",
  "license_id": null,
  "historical_max_users": 0,
  "licensee": {
    "Name": "John Doe1"
  },
  "license_user_count": null,
  "license_starts_at": "1970-01-01",
  "license_expires_at": "2022-02-26",
  "license_plan": "starter",
  "license_add_ons": {
    "GitLab_FileLocks": 1,
    "GitLab_Auditor_User": 1
  },
  "license_trial": null,
  "license_subscription_id": "0000",
  "license": {},
  "settings": {
    "ldap_encrypted_secrets_enabled": false,
    "operating_system": "mac_os_x-11.2.2"
  },
...