Get views for a post is a WordPress ability from Jetpack — usable via Easy MCP AI, which connects Claude, ChatGPT, and any AI assistant to your site.
Install Free Plugin →Get views for a post
Read-onlyReturn the views history and total for a single post over a chosen period.
Requires the Jetpack plugin on WordPress 6.9+. Abilities are registered by several bundled Jetpack packages (automattic/jetpack-backup, jetpack-connection, jetpack-forms, jetpack-stats) plus the main plugin's own registrars for Related Posts, Shortlinks, Sitemaps, Newsletter/Subscriptions, and Monitor. Permission requirements vary by ability — most gate on 'manage_options', 'jetpack_admin_page', or 'view_stats', while Forms abilities use 'edit_pages'. Backup abilities only register when a Backup product/plan is active; Sitemaps, Monitor, and Newsletter abilities only register when their respective module is turned on.
What it does
This ability returns view statistics for a single post: its total view count plus a per-period timeseries (day, week, month, or year granularity) covering a configurable number of prior periods ending on a given date. A missing or non-positive post_id returns a jetpack_stats_missing_post_id error. If the underlying WordPress.com response is missing expected period or view columns, the series is returned empty rather than guessing at positional data. Call jetpack-stats/get-top-content with type=posts first to discover post IDs worth inspecting.
See it in action
You ask your AI assistant
"How many views has post #482 gotten over the last 30 days?"
Inputs
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | integer | Yes | The post ID to fetch view history for; must be a positive numeric value. |
| period | string | No | Granularity: day, week, month, or year. Defaults to day. |
| num | integer | No | How many prior periods to include (1-90). Defaults to 30. |
| date | string | No | End date in YYYY-MM-DD format. Defaults to today. |
Returns
An object with post_id, total_views, period, num, date, and series (an array of {date, views} objects).
Permission
The current user must have the 'view_stats' capability.
More Jetpack abilities
Bulk update form responses
Mark multiple Jetpack Forms responses as spam or restore them from spam in a single call.
Create a form
Create a new Jetpack Forms form with a title and optional block content.
Delete a form
Move a Jetpack Forms form to the trash.
Get backup overview
Return a one-call snapshot of the site's backup state: last backup, recent count, schedule, and storage usage.
Get follower counts
Return a breakdown of follower counts across email, WordPress.com, comments, and Publicize.
Get form details
Get a single form's full structure, including its field definitions, status, and edit URL.