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# Scrape public API metrics

> Returns Prometheus text metrics for public API request counts, errors, rate limits, and latency summaries from the current public API container process.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /reference/public-openapi.json get /v1/monitoring/public-api/metrics
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Nova Security, Bridge, Token & Wallet API
  version: '2026-05-27'
  description: >-
    Open public APIs for Nova security checks, Relay-backed bridge route quotes,
    and on-chain intelligence.
servers:
  - url: https://api-nova.tech
    description: Public API
security: []
tags:
  - name: Security Model
    description: >-
      Risk checks for tokens, wallets, dapps, transactions, permissions, and
      addresses.
  - name: Nova Bridge
    description: >-
      Build wallet-ready Relay route quotes. Wallet approvals, signing, and
      broadcast stay local.
  - name: Token Data
    description: Search, profiles, prices, charts, and trending token data.
  - name: Wallet Data
    description: Public wallet overview, holdings, trades, and activity.
  - name: Trader Data
    description: Leaderboards, trade feeds, and token signals.
  - name: Monitoring
    description: Metadata-only public API request stats and scrapeable metrics.
paths:
  /v1/monitoring/public-api/metrics:
    get:
      tags:
        - Monitoring
      summary: Scrape public API metrics
      description: >-
        Returns Prometheus text metrics for public API request counts, errors,
        rate limits, and latency summaries from the current public API container
        process.
      operationId: getPublicApiMetrics
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Prometheus text metrics.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >
                  # HELP nova_public_api_requests_total Total Nova public API
                  requests by route, method, and status.

                  # TYPE nova_public_api_requests_total counter

                  nova_public_api_requests_total{method="GET",route="/v1/data/tokens/search",status_code="200",status_class="2xx"}
                  12
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
components:
  responses:
    RateLimited:
      description: The request exceeded an IP, endpoint, or capability quota.
      headers:
        Retry-After:
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: Seconds to wait before retrying.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - error
      properties:
        error:
          type: object
          required:
            - code
            - message
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
              example: RATE_LIMITED
            message:
              type: string
              example: Too many requests. Try again later.
            requestId:
              type: string
          additionalProperties: false
      additionalProperties: false

````