Flipsnack API
  • API documentation
  • Getting started
  • API status codes
  • API limitations
  • How to get an API key
  • How to sign a request
  • API reference
    • collection.create
    • collection.getCollection
    • collection.update
    • collection.deleteCollection
    • collection.getEmbed
    • collection.getStats
    • collection.getList
    • collection.downloadHTML
    • user.getStats
  • Zapier
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  1. API reference

user.getStats

Returns global statistics for your user.

Note:

  • requests must be made to https://api.flipsnack.com/v1

  • the embedded collection may not function properly while the collection is in the processing state or the PDF document conversion is incomplete

Request parameters

Name

Type

Description

apiKey (required)

string

The API key provided for your user. If it is not specified, the request will return the error code "30 - Missing mandatory parameter". If the key is incorrect the request returns the error code "41 - Invalid credentials".

signature (required)

string

action (required)

string

The API method that should be called. In this case the value should be user.getStats. If it is not specified, the request will return the error code "30 - Missing mandatory parameter".

Response parameters

Name

Type

Description

impressions

number

The number of impressions for all the collections. Impressions are counted each time the player is loaded.

views

number

The number of views for all the collections. Views are counted each time a user interacts with the player.

time_spent

number

The total time spent is measured in seconds and shows how much time people spend viewing the flipbooks.

downloads

number

The number of times your documents were downloaded from your collections.

api_uploads_left

number

The number of uploads left via the API.

Error codes

For complete list of error codes and messages go to API status codes section.

Examples

Request

# GET
curl -X GET \
     -G \
     https://api.flipsnack.com/v1/ \
     -d action=user.getStats \
     -d apiKey=<YOUR-API-KEY> \
     -d signature=<YOUR-REQUEST-SIGNATURE>
<form method="get" action="https://api.flipsnack.com/v1/">
    <input type="hidden" name="action" value="user.getStats">
    <input type="hidden" name="apiKey" value="<YOUR-API-KEY>">
    <input type="hidden" name="signature" value="<YOUR-REQUEST-SIGNATURE>">
    <button type="submit">Submit</button>
</form>

Response

{
    "code": 20,
    "status": "OK",
    "data": {
        "impressions": 2945,
        "views": 3719,
        "time_spent": 154,
        "downloads": 28,
        "api_uploads_left": 53
    }
}
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The signature must be calculated by you and added to the request. See for more information. If the parameter is missing the request will return with error code "30 - Missing mandatory parameter". If the signature is incorrect the request will return the error code "44 - Invalid signature".

How to sign a request