---
title: "Retrieve application statistics"
method: GET
path: "/api/v4/application/statistics"
tags: ["instance"]
---

# Retrieve application statistics

`GET /api/v4/application/statistics`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/application/statistics`
- Auth: none declared

Retrieves the current application statistics for this GitLab instance.

## Response `200`

Retrieve application statistics

- APIEntitiesApplicationStatistics: API_Entities_ApplicationStatistics model
  - `forks` integer, required: Approximate number of repo forks
  - `issues` integer, required: Approximate number of issues
  - `merge_requests` integer, required: Approximate number of merge requests
  - `notes` integer, required: Approximate number of notes
  - `snippets` integer, required: Approximate number of snippets
  - `ssh_keys` integer, required: Approximate number of SSH keys
  - `milestones` integer, required: Approximate number of milestones
  - `users` integer, required: Approximate number of users
  - `projects` integer, required: Approximate number of projects
  - `groups` integer, required: Approximate number of projects
  - `active_users` integer, required: Number of active users

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)