# Issue Count

This resource lets you get the number of issues returned by a search.
|  Resource  |     ```GENERIC /api/issuesGetter/count ```    |
| --- | --- |
|  Returned entity  |  [IssueCountResponse](api-entity-IssueCountResponse.html). For the description of the entity attributes, see [Supported Fields](#IssueCountResponse-supported-fields) section.  |
|  Supported methods  |      * `POST`: [Issue Count](#create-IssueCountResponse-method).    |

## IssueCountResponse attributes

Represents the number of issues in a search result.

### Related Resources

Below you can find the list of resources that let you work with this entity.

* [Issue Count]()

### Attributes

This table describes attributes of the `IssueCountResponse` entity.

* To receive an attribute in the response from the server, specify it explicitly in the `fields` request parameter.

* To update an attribute, provide it in the body of a POST request.

|  Field  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  id  |  String  |  The ID of the IssueCountResponse. `Read-only`.  |
|  count  |  Long  |    The number of issues found by the search.  If this number equals -1, it means that YouTrack hasn't finished counting the issues yet. Wait for a bit and repeat the request.   `Can be null`.  |
|  unresolvedOnly  |  Boolean  |  `true` when the Hide resolved issues control is enabled. `Can be null`.  |
|  query  |  String  |  The search query. `Can be null`.  |
|  folder  |  [IssueFolder](api-entity-IssueFolder.html)  |  The currently selected search context. `Can be null`.  |

## Get Issue Count

Get the number of issues found by a search.

Required fields: `query`.

Although the goal of this request is to get data, you need to pass the search query that you want to get the number of issues for. GET requests don't take request body, so you need to send a POST request in this case.

In the request body, specify the search that you want to get the number of issues for. When you need to get the count of all issues without filtering them with a query, pass an empty object in the request body: `{}`. YouTrack REST API doesn't support POST requests without a request body.

If the response returns `"count": -1`, it means that YouTrack hasn't finished counting the issues yet. Wait for a bit and repeat the request.

### Request syntax

```GENERIC
POST /api/issuesGetter/count?{fields}
```

|  null  |  The database ID of IssueCountResponse  |
| --- | --- |

### Request parameters

|  Parameter  |  Type  |  Description  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  fields  |  String  |  A list of IssueCountResponse attributes that should be returned in the response. If no field is specified, only the `entityID` is returned.  |

### Sample 1

In this sample, we send a POST request to get the number of issues returned by the search with `for: john.smith project: NP #Unresolved` set as the search query.

In the response, we get the number of issues that this search returns.

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issuesGetter/count?fields=count
```

#### Sample request body

```JSON
{
  "query":"for: john.smith project: NP #Unresolved"
}
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "count":29,
  "$type":"IssueCountResponse"
}
```

### Sample 2

If the response returns `"count": -1`, it means that YouTrack hasn't finished counting the issues yet. Wait for a bit and repeat the request.

In this sample, we send a POST request to get the number of issues returned by the search with `for: john.smith project: NP #Unresolved` set as the search query.

In the response, we get `"count": -1`, so we'll need to repeat the request after a while to get the actual number.

#### Sample request

```CURL
https://example.youtrack.cloud/api/issuesGetter/count?fields=count
```

#### Sample request body

```JSON
{
  "query":"for: john.smith project: NP #Unresolved"
}
```

#### Sample response body

```JSON
{
  "count": -1,
  "$type": "IssueCountResponse"
}
```