---
title: "Explain Metric Other Country"
method: GET
path: "/{country_prefix}/api/v1/stats/{stat_key}/explain"
tags: ["stats"]
---

# Explain Metric Other Country

`GET /{country_prefix}/api/v1/stats/{stat_key}/explain`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://statsmapped.com`
- URL: `https://statsmapped.com/{country_prefix}/api/v1/stats/{stat_key}/explain`
- Auth: none declared

## Path parameters

- `country_prefix` 'ireland' | 'united-kingdom', required
- `stat_key` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- MetricExplanation
  - `country` string
  - `stat_key` string, required
  - `label` string, required
  - `publisher` string, nullable
  - `definition` GlossaryTerm[]
    - `country` string
    - `term` string, required
    - `definition` string, required
    - `source_url` string, nullable
  - `unit` string, nullable
  - `periodicity` string, nullable
  - `standing_caveats` Caveat[]
    - `country` string
    - `kind` string, required
    - `severity` string, required
    - `label` string, required
    - `body` string, required
    - `source_url` string, nullable
    - `origin` string, required
    - `interpretive` boolean
    - `stats` CaveatStats
      - `country` string
      - `median` number, required
      - `n` integer, required
      - `modified_z` number, required
      - `peer_basis` string, required
  - `semantics` string, nullable
  - `interpretation` string, nullable
  - `research_safeguards` string[]
  - `contract_caveats` Caveat[]
    - `country` string
    - `kind` string, required
    - `severity` string, required
    - `label` string, required
    - `body` string, required
    - `source_url` string, nullable
    - `origin` string, required
    - `interpretive` boolean
    - `stats` CaveatStats
      - `country` string
      - `median` number, required
      - `n` integer, required
      - `modified_z` number, required
      - `peer_basis` string, required
  - `headline` boolean, nullable
  - `headline_caveat` string, nullable
  - `forbidden_inferences` string[]
  - `curated_by` string, nullable
  - `curated_on` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad request
- `401`: Missing or invalid credentials
- `403`: Not authorized for this request
- `404`: Not found
- `422`: Validation error
- `429`: Rate limited

---

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