diff --git a/plugins/API/ProcessedReport.php b/plugins/API/ProcessedReport.php
index f5384be8393..0a5a34bfa28 100644
--- a/plugins/API/ProcessedReport.php
+++ b/plugins/API/ProcessedReport.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public function getMetadata(
             }
         }
 
+        $looseMatchingReports = [];
         foreach ($reportsMetadata as $report) {
             // See ArchiveProcessor/Aggregator.php - unique visitors are not processed for period != day
             // todo: should use SettingsPiwik::isUniqueVisitorsEnabled instead
@@ -87,23 +88,38 @@ public function getMetadata(
                     empty($apiParameters)
                     && empty($report['parameters'])
                 ) {
-                    return array($report);
+                    return [$report];
                 }
                 if (empty($report['parameters'])) {
                     continue;
                 }
-                $diff = array_diff($report['parameters'], $apiParameters);
-                if (empty($diff)) {
-                    return array($report);
+
+                $isExactMatchingReport = $report['parameters'] == $apiParameters;
+                if ($isExactMatchingReport) {
+                    return [$report];
+                }
+                $isLooseMatchingReport = empty(array_diff_assoc($report['parameters'], $apiParameters));
+                if ($isLooseMatchingReport) {
+                    $matchingParams = count(array_intersect_assoc($report['parameters'], $apiParameters));
+                    if (!array_key_exists($matchingParams, $looseMatchingReports)) {
+                        $looseMatchingReports[$matchingParams] = [];
+                    }
+                    $looseMatchingReports[$matchingParams][] = $report;
                 }
             }
         }
 
+        if (count($looseMatchingReports)) {
+            // most matching params are last
+            $reports = end($looseMatchingReports);
+            return [reset($reports)];
+        }
+
         return false;
     }
 
     /**
-     * Verfies whether the given report exists for the given site.
+     * Verifies whether the given report exists for the given site.
      *
      * @param int $idSite
      * @param string $apiMethodUniqueId  For example 'MultiSites_getAll'
diff --git a/plugins/API/tests/Integration/ProcessedReportTest.php b/plugins/API/tests/Integration/ProcessedReportTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2c3b50cdccc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/API/tests/Integration/ProcessedReportTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Matomo - free/libre analytics platform
+ *
+ * @link    https://matomo.org
+ * @license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace Piwik\Plugins\API\tests\Integration;
+
+use Piwik\Container\StaticContainer;
+use Piwik\Piwik;
+use Piwik\Plugin\Report;
+use Piwik\Plugin\ReportsProvider;
+use Piwik\Plugins\API\ProcessedReport;
+use Piwik\Tests\Framework\Fixture;
+use Piwik\Tests\Framework\TestCase\IntegrationTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @phpcs:ignoreFile PSR1.Methods.CamelCapsMethodName.NotCamelCaps
+ */
+class ProcessedReportTest extends IntegrationTestCase
+{
+    /**
+     * @var int
+     */
+    private $idSite;
+
+    /**
+     * @var ProcessedReport
+     */
+    private $processedReport;
+
+    public function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        $this->idSite = Fixture::createWebsite('2020-02-03 03:04:05');
+
+        $this->processedReport = StaticContainer::get(ProcessedReport::class);
+
+        $this->addTestReports();
+    }
+
+    public function test_getMetadata_matchesCorrectReport_whenExactNoParametersProvided()
+    {
+        $reports = $this->getTestReportMetadata([]);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($reports);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $reports);
+
+        $report = $reports[0];
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($report);
+        $this->assertEquals('TestPlugin', $report['module']);
+        $this->assertEquals('getTestReport', $report['action']);
+        $this->assertEmpty($report['parameters'] ?? []);
+    }
+
+    public function test_getMetadata_matchesCorrectReport_whenExactOneApiParameterProvided()
+    {
+        $reports = $this->getTestReportMetadata(['param0' => 'testvalue']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($reports);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $reports);
+
+        $report = $reports[0];
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($report);
+        $this->assertEquals('TestPlugin', $report['module']);
+        $this->assertEquals('getTestReport', $report['action']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['param0' => 'testvalue'], $report['parameters']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_getMetadata_matchesCorrectReport_whenExactTwoApiParametersProvided()
+    {
+        $reports = $this->getTestReportMetadata(['param0' => 'testvalue', 'param1' => 'testvalue']);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($reports);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $reports);
+
+        $report = $reports[0];
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($report);
+        $this->assertEquals('TestPlugin', $report['module']);
+        $this->assertEquals('getTestReport', $report['action']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['param0' => 'testvalue', 'param1' => 'testvalue'], $report['parameters']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_getMetadata_returnsFirstMatchedReportWithParams_whenUnneededApiParametersProvided()
+    {
+        $reports = $this->getTestReportMetadata(['param0' => 'testvalue', 'param1' => 'testvalue', 'extraParam' => 'value']);
+
+        $report = $reports[0];
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($report);
+        $this->assertEquals('TestPlugin', $report['module']);
+        $this->assertEquals('getTestReport', $report['action']);
+        $this->assertEquals(['param0' => 'testvalue', 'param1' => 'testvalue'], $report['parameters']);
+    }
+
+    public function test_getMetadata_doesNotMatch_whenMissingApiParameters()
+    {
+        $reports = $this->getTestReportMetadata(['param1' => 'testvalue']);
+        $this->assertEmpty($reports);
+    }
+
+    private function addTestReports()
+    {
+        Piwik::addAction('Report.addReports', function (&$reports) {
+            $reports[] = $this->makeTestReportWithParameters(0);
+            $reports[] = $this->makeTestReportWithParameters(1);
+            $reports[] = $this->makeTestReportWithParameters(2);
+        });
+
+        Fixture::clearInMemoryCaches();
+
+        $reports = StaticContainer::get(ReportsProvider::class)->getAllReports();
+        $reports = array_filter($reports, function (Report $r) {
+            return $r->getModule() === 'TestPlugin';
+        });
+
+        // sanity check
+        $addedReports = 3;
+        $this->assertCount($addedReports, $reports);
+    }
+
+    private function makeTestReportWithParameters(int $paramCount): Report
+    {
+        $report = new class () extends Report {
+            public $paramCount = 0;
+
+            public function init()
+            {
+                parent::init();
+
+                $this->module = 'TestPlugin';
+                $this->action = 'getTestReport';
+                $this->order = 1 + $this->paramCount;
+
+                for ($i = 0; $i < $this->paramCount; ++$i) {
+                    $this->parameters['param' . $i] = 'testvalue';
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
+        // have to set the property this way since Report::__construct() is final
+        $report->paramCount = $paramCount;
+        $report->init();
+        return $report;
+    }
+
+    private function getTestReportMetadata(array $parameters)
+    {
+        return $this->processedReport->getMetadata(
+            $this->idSite,
+            'TestPlugin',
+            'getTestReport',
+            $parameters,
+            false,
+            false,
+            false,
+            false,
+            false
+        );
+    }
+}