Seeing how many active Pocket ID instances are out there through our analytics server genuinely motivates our team to keep developing and maintaining the project. The instance count is also displayed on the Pocket ID website.

Data Collection

Only minimal, non-identifiable data is collected, and analytics can be completely disabled by users.

The server stores only the following information:

Field	Description
Instance ID	A unique, non-identifiable UUID for the Pocket ID instance
First seen	Timestamp when the instance first sent a heartbeat
Last seen	Timestamp of the most recent heartbeat
Last version	Version of the Pocket ID instance

Activity Status

Active: Instance has sent a heartbeat within the last day after initial registration
Inactive: No heartbeat received for 2+ consecutive days

API Endpoints

This server is hosted at https://analytics.pocket-id.org.

Get Statistics

GET /stats

Returns active instance count and historical data.

Query Parameters:

timeframe (optional): Data timeframe
- daily - Daily counts for last 30 days (default)
- monthly - Monthly counts

Example Response:

{
  "total": 5,
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2025-05-23",
      "count": 1
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-24",
      "count": 3
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-25",
      "count": 5
    }
  ]
}

Send Heartbeat

POST /heartbeat

Registers or updates an instance's heartbeat.

Request Body:

{
  "instance_id": "b316815f-5f81-488f-89f8-12b62013dfa4",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

Parameters:

instance_id (string, required): Unique UUID for the Pocket ID instance
version (string, required): Current version of the Pocket ID instance

For more information about Pocket ID, visit the main repository.