Why is the views/downloads count lower than before the migration (Oct 2023)?

We have simplified the usage statistics we display on record landing pages. Previous we displayed both unique and total views for both the specific and all versions. We have simplified this to show only the unique views.


The unique views is what gives the most accurate number of real usage. A unique view is counted as a view by a visitor within a one hour window. Total views on the other hand only filter out double clicks, and is thus far easier to game than the unique views.


Total views/downloads are still accessible through our API:
  1. Go to your record page, e.g. https://zenodo.org/records/1234
  2. Add /api right after ".org", and ?prettyprint=1 to the end, e.g. https://zenodo.org/api/records/1234?prettyprint=1
  3. Look for the stats key in the bottom of the page: