gtmetrix

Node.js module for the GTmetrix API to run and access tests.

• Node.js
• GTMetrix
• API documentation

Example

const gtmetrix = require ('gtmetrix') ({
  email: 'your@mail.tld',
  apikey: 'abc123'
});

// Run test from London with Google Chrome
const testDetails = {
  url: 'http://example.net/',
  location: 2,
  browser: 3
};

// Poll test every 5 seconds for completion, then log the result
gtmetrix.test.create (testDetails).then (data =>
  gtmetrix.test.get (data.test_id, 5000).then (console.log));

(For readability I left out the error handling)

Installation

npm i gtmetrix
You need an account at GTmetrix to get an API key. The API key can be found here when you are logged in.

Configuration

The setup function takes an object with these settings.
name | type | required | default | description :-------|:--------|:---------|:--------|:-------------------- email | string | yes | | Your account email apikey | string | yes | | Your account API key timeout | integer | no | 5000 | Wait timeout in ms

Example

const gtmetrix = require ('gtmetrix') ({
  email: 'your@mail.tld',
  apikey: 'abc123',
  timeout: 10000
});

Methods

All methods return promises, but you can also provide a callback function instead which gets the standard err and data arguments.
In the examples below I use a mix of callbacks and promises, but each method can do both. I also left out the error handling for better readability.

Errors

message | description | properties :----------------|:-----------------------|:---------------------------------- request failed | Request cannot be made | error invalid response | Can't process response | error statusCode contentType API error | API returned an error | error statusCode contentType

test.create

( params, callback )
Run a test.
argument | type | required | description :--------|:---------|:---------|:----------------- params | object | yes | Test settings callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

// Run test from London with Google Chrome
const test = {
  url: 'http://example.net/',
  location: 2,
  browser: 3
};

gtmetrix.test.create (test, console.log);

{ credits_left: 68,
  test_id: 'Ao0AYQbz',
  poll_state_url: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz' }

test.get

( testId, resource, polling, callback )
Get details about a test or one of its resources.
When you specify a binary resource, i.e. screenshot, the callback data will be a Buffer instance, so you can post-process the binary data however you like. See example below.
argument | type | required | description :--------|:---------|:---------|:----------------------------- testId | string | yes | Test id to look up resource | string | no | Retrieve a test resource polling | number | no | Retry until completion, in ms callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

Test details

Get what is currently available, without waiting for completion.

gtmetrix.test.get ('Ao0AYQbz', console.log);

{ resources: {}, error: '', results: {}, state: 'started' }

Wait for completion and then get the details.

// Get test result when it is complete, retry every 5 seconds (5000 ms)
gtmetrix.test.get ('Ao0AYQbz', 5000, console.log);

{ resources:
   { report_pdf: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/report-pdf',
     pagespeed: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/pagespeed',
     har: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/har',
     pagespeed_files: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/pagespeed-files',
     report_pdf_full: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/report-pdf?full=1',
     yslow: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/yslow',
     screenshot: 'https://gtmetrix.com/api/0.1/test/Ao0AYQbz/screenshot' },
  error: '',
  results:
   { onload_time: 185,
     first_contentful_paint_time: 221,
     page_elements: 2,
     report_url: 'https://gtmetrix.com/reports/example.net/Ao0AYQbz',
     redirect_duration: 0,
     first_paint_time: 221,
     dom_content_loaded_duration: null,
     dom_content_loaded_time: 184,
     dom_interactive_time: 183,
     page_bytes: 1911,
     page_load_time: 185,
     html_bytes: 277,
     fully_loaded_time: 307,
     html_load_time: 145,
     rum_speed_index: 221,
     yslow_score: 99,
     pagespeed_score: 99,
     backend_duration: 68,
     onload_duration: 0,
     connect_duration: 77 },
  state: 'completed' }

Retrieve screenshot

Retry every 5000 ms until it's ready.

const fs = require ('fs');

gtmetrix.test.get ('Ao0AYQbz', 'screenshot', 5000).then (data =>
  fs.writeFile (__dirname + '/screenshot.jpg', data, console.log));

Resources

resource | binary | content | description :---------------|:-------|:----------|:--------------------------------------- filmstrip | yes | JPEG | Page loading filmstrip (requires video) har | no | JS object | HTTP Archive pagespeed | no | JS object | Pagespeed report pagespeed-files | yes | ZIP | Pagespeed optimized files report-pdf | yes | PDF | Test summary report-pdf-full | yes | PDF | Full test report screenshot | yes | JPEG | Screenshot image video | yes | MP4 | Page loading video yslow | no | JS object | YSlow report

locations.list

( callback )
Get a list of available test locations.
argument | type | required | description :--------|:---------|:---------|:----------------- callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

gtmetrix.locations.list (console.log);

[ { name: 'Vancouver, Canada',
    default: true,
    id: '1',
    browsers: [ 1, 3 ] } ]

browsers.list

( callback )
Get a list of available test browsers.
argument | type | required | description :--------|:---------|:---------|:----------------- callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

gtmetrix.browsers.list (console.log);

[ { features:
     { dns: true,
       cookies: true,
       adblock: true,
       http_auth: true,
       video: true,
       user_agent: true,
       throttle: true,
       filtering: true,
       resolution: true },
    browser: 'firefox',
    name: 'Firefox (Desktop)',
    platform: 'desktop',
    id: 1,
    device: '' } ]

browsers.get

( browserId, callback )
Get details about a test browser.
argument | type | required | description :---------|:---------|:---------|:----------------------- browserId | number | yes | Browser id to look up callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

gtmetrix.browsers.get (3, console.log);

{ features:
   { dns: true,
     cookies: true,
     adblock: true,
     http_auth: true,
     video: true,
     user_agent: true,
     throttle: true,
     filtering: true,
     resolution: true },
  browser: 'chrome',
  name: 'Chrome (Desktop)',
  platform: 'desktop',
  id: 3,
  device: '' }

account.status

( callback )
Information about your account.
argument | type | required | description :--------|:---------|:---------|:----------------- callback | function | no | Callback function
API documentation

gtmetrix.account.status (console.log);

{ api_refill: 1234567890, api_credits: 68 }

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Author

Franklin van de Meent