GET /infostackexchange.com:mathoverflow-api
Returns metadata about the MathOverflow site including total questions, answers, comments, tags, and active users. Also includes site configuration like markdown version and API revision. Use this to get high-level statistics about the community or to verify the site is responding before making other calls.
Returns information about the MathOverflow site including statistics
- `site=mathoverflow` is required - Returns single item with `total_questions`, `total_answers`, `total_comments`, `total_tags` - `new_active_users` shows recent community growth - `api_revision` indicates current API version - Useful for dashboards showing community health metrics - Call this first to validate your `site` parameter is correct
(string, query, optional)
Filter to apply to results
(string, query, optional)
API key for higher rate limits
(string, query, required, default: mathoverflow)
Site to query (mathoverflow for MathOverflow)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic site info request | curl |
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/info?site=mathoverflow |
|
| Site info with filter for specific fields | curl |
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/info?site=mathoverflow&filter=default |
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| Site info with total filter including statistics | curl |
https://api.stackexchange.com/2.3/info?site=mathoverflow&filter=total |
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:45:42.867540 | 200 | 232ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:34:41.895845 | 200 | 1094ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:46:39.923728 | 200 | 1017ms |
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:34:41.895845 | 178121a5273d |
0c8250157e41 |
| 2026-03-23 10:45:42.867540 | 0c8250157e41 |
b7e28723407b |