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# Application statistics API **(FREE SELF)**

## Get current application statistics

List the current statistics of the GitLab instance. You have to be an
administrator in order to perform this action.

NOTE:
These statistics are approximate.

```plaintext
GET /application/statistics
```

```shell
curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" "https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/statistics"
```

Example response:

```json
{
   "forks": "10",
   "issues": "76",
   "merge_requests": "27",
   "notes": "954",
   "snippets": "50",
   "ssh_keys": "10",
   "milestones": "40",
   "users": "50",
   "groups": "10",
   "projects": "20",
   "active_users": "50"
}
```
