---
title: "Get basic VegBank database stats"
method: GET
path: "/overview"
tags: ["Overview"]
---

# Get basic VegBank database stats

`GET /overview`

Retrieve an assortment of count statistics indicating what's in VegBank.

## Query parameters

- `limit` integer

## Response `200`

Overview statistics successfully retrieved

- object
  - `core_counts` object[] — Database-wide count metrics
    - `name` string — Name of the metric being counted
    - `count` integer — Total count for this metric
  - `latest_n_projects` object[] — Most recent N projects by plot upload date
    - `name` string — Name of the project
    - `pj_code` string — VegBank project identifier
    - `last_date_added` string, date — Most recent plot observation upload date
    - `count` integer — Count of observations in this project
  - `top_n_community_concepts` object[] — Top N community concepts by observation count
    - `name` string — Name of the community concept
    - `cc_code` string — VegBank community concept identifier
    - `count` integer — Count of observations of this community
  - `top_n_plant_concepts` object[] — Top N plant concepts by observation count
    - `name` string — Plant concept name
    - `pc_code` string — VegBank plant concept identifier
    - `count` integer — Count of observations containing this plant
  - `top_n_projects` object[] — Top N projects by observation count
    - `name` string — Name of the project
    - `pj_code` string — VegBank project identifier
    - `count` integer — Count of observations in this project
  - `top_n_contributors` object[] — Top N contributors by observation count
    - `name` string — Name of the contributing party
    - `py_code` string — VegBank party identifier
    - `count` integer — Count of observations by this contributor
  - `top_n_named_places` object[] — Top N named places by observation count
    - `name` string — Name of the geographic place
    - `np_code` string — VegBank named place identifier
    - `count` integer — Count of observations in this place

## Other responses

- `400` — Invalid Parameters

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