[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #54989: Download stats API returning unexpected results

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#54989: Download stats API returning unexpected results
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 Reporter:  pyves         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  HTTP API      |    Version:
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 The download stats API endpoint documented
 [here](https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress.org_API) is returning
 unexpected results.

 Consider the following API requests:
 https://api.wordpress.org/stats/plugin/1.0/downloads.php?slug=definitely-
 not-a-real-plugin
 https://api.wordpress.org/stats/plugin/1.0/downloads.php?slug=100
 https://api.wordpress.org/stats/plugin/1.0/downloads.php?slug=sadikovtdjoiybvjtdoivgrdjashc

 As you'll probably have guessed, none of the above plugins exist, yet the
 API is indicating up to several hundred daily downloads. This makes me
 wonder whether the API can be trusted at all, even for valid plugin slugs.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/54989>
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