Counter

Atomic, namespace-isolated hit counter. Perfect for tracking page views, downloads, or any event that needs counting.

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Overview

Use Cases

Track page views and visits
Count downloads or clicks
Monitor API endpoint usage
Track user actions and events
Analytics and metrics collection

Features

Namespace isolation for multiple counters

Atomic increments (no race conditions)

Redis-backed for speed

PostgreSQL persistence for durability

RESTful API design

API Endpoints

Increment Counter

Atomically increment a counter in the specified namespace and return the new value

POST

https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/{namespace}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
namespace	`string`	Required	Counter namespace (1-64 chars: alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore)

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Request

namespace * (string)

Counter namespace (1-64 chars: alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
namespace	`string`	The counter namespace
value	`integer`	The new counter value after increment

Code Examples

curl -X POST https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views \
  -H "requiems-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views"
headers = {"requiems-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
data = response.json()['data']
print(f"Counter '{data['namespace']}' is now at {data['value']}")

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'requiems-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    }
  }
);

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(`Counter '${data.namespace}' is now at ${data.value}`);

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views')
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['requiems-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

data = JSON.parse(response.body)['data']
puts "Counter '#{data['namespace']}' is now at #{data['value']}"

Error Responses

400

bad_request

Invalid namespace: must be 1–64 chars, alphanumeric, hyphen or underscore only

500

internal_error

Internal server error

Get Counter Value

Get the current value of a counter without incrementing it

GET

https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/{namespace}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
namespace	`string`	Required	Counter namespace (1-64 chars: alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore)

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Live Demo

Request

namespace * (string)

Counter namespace (1-64 chars: alphanumeric, hyphen, underscore)

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
namespace	`string`	The counter namespace
value	`integer`	The current counter value (returns 0 if counter doesn't exist)

Code Examples

curl https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views \
  -H "requiems-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"

import requests

url = "https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views"
headers = {"requiems-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
data = response.json()['data']
print(f"Counter '{data['namespace']}' is at {data['value']}")

const response = await fetch(
  'https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views',
  {
    headers: {
      'requiems-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
    }
  }
);

const { data } = await response.json();
console.log(`Counter '${data.namespace}' is at ${data.value}`);

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.requiems.xyz/v1/misc/counter/page-views')
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['requiems-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: true) do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

data = JSON.parse(response.body)['data']
puts "Counter '#{data['namespace']}' is at #{data['value']}"

Error Responses

400

bad_request

Invalid namespace: must be 1–64 chars, alphanumeric, hyphen or underscore only

500

internal_error

Internal server error

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Counter

Overview

Use Cases

Features

API Endpoints

Increment Counter

Parameters

Try it out

Request

Response

Error

Response Fields

Code Examples

Error Responses

Get Counter Value

Parameters

Try it out

Request

Response

Error

Response Fields

Code Examples

Error Responses

Frequently Asked Questions