diff --git a/lib/travis/api/app/middleware/metriks.rb b/lib/travis/api/app/middleware/metriks.rb
index cfb22b7b..9e9365f9 100644
--- a/lib/travis/api/app/middleware/metriks.rb
+++ b/lib/travis/api/app/middleware/metriks.rb
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class Travis::Api::App
             ::Metriks.timer(metric).update(time)
             ::Metriks.timer('api.requests').update(time)
           end
+          type = content_type.split(';', 2).first.to_s.gsub(/\s/,'').gsub(/[^A-z\/]+/, '_').gsub('/', '.')
+          ::Metriks.meter("api.request.content_type.#{type}")
           ::Metriks.meter("api.request.#{request.request_method.downcase}").mark
         end