Expose historical project usage statistics via the API
>>> [!note] Migrated issue <!-- Drupal.org comment --> <!-- Migrated from issue #3560293. --> Reported by: [andileco](https://www.drupal.org/user/2054544) Related to !427 >>> <h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3> <p>I am writing a module that helps module maintainers keep track of the usage of their modules. The data source that I have been able to find is this:</p> <p><a href="https://www.drupal.org/jsonapi/index/project_modules?filter%5Bmachine_name%5D=charts">https://www.drupal.org/jsonapi/index/project_modules?filter%5Bmachine_name%5D=charts</a></p> <p>The response has the following properties/values inside "data" &gt; "attributes":</p> <pre>&nbsp; "field_active_installs": "{"8.x-3.x":1671,"8.x-4.x":2,"5.0.x":2709,"5.1.x":7914}"<br>&nbsp; "field_active_installs_total": 12296,</pre><p>However, as far as I can tell, it doesn't provide a way to get historical data about project usage, as you can see on the <a href="https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/charts">https://www.drupal.org/project/usage/charts</a> page.</p> <h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4> <p>See above.</p> <h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3> <h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3> <h3 id="summary-ui-changes">User interface changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-api-changes">API changes</h3> <h3 id="summary-data-model-changes">Data model changes</h3>
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