diff --git a/app/services/hyrax/analytics/matomo.rb b/app/services/hyrax/analytics/matomo.rb
index 6d40d6db18..a86c587292 100644
--- a/app/services/hyrax/analytics/matomo.rb
+++ b/app/services/hyrax/analytics/matomo.rb
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ def contains_matomo_error?(response)
           response.is_a?(Hash) && response["result"] == "error"
         end
 
-        def get(params)
-          response = Faraday.get(config.base_url, params)
+        def post(params)
+          response = Faraday.post(config.base_url, params)
           return [] if response.status != 200
           api_response = JSON.parse(response.body)
           return [] if contains_matomo_error?(api_response)
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def api_params(method, period, date, additional_params = {})
             token_auth: config.auth_token
           }
           params.merge!(additional_params)
-          get(params)
+          post(params)
         end
       end
     end