1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/api/helpers.rb b/lib/api/helpers.rb
index 147d8407142..3fa743d70fb 100644
--- a/lib/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/api/helpers.rb
@@ -536,6 +536,15 @@ module API
       )
     end
 
+    def increment_counter(event_name)
+      feature_name = "usage_data_#{event_name}"
+      return unless Feature.enabled?(feature_name)
+
+      Gitlab::UsageDataCounters.count(event_name)
+    rescue => error
+      Gitlab::AppLogger.warn("Redis tracking event failed for event: #{event_name}, message: #{error.message}")
+    end
+
     # @param event_name [String] the event name
     # @param values [Array|String] the values counted
     def increment_unique_values(event_name, values)