# dev.knotless.getUnreadCount

> Published by [lexicons.knotless.dev](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:plc:yqsg7znbbhfmj3a2nrpnaerk)

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## Description

How many of the asking account's notifications it has not seen.

## Links

- [View on Lexicon Garden](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:yqsg7znbbhfmj3a2nrpnaerk/dev.knotless.getUnreadCount)
- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:yqsg7znbbhfmj3a2nrpnaerk/dev.knotless.getUnreadCount/docs)
- [Examples](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:plc:yqsg7znbbhfmj3a2nrpnaerk/dev.knotless.getUnreadCount/examples)

## Definitions

### `dev.knotless.getUnreadCount`

**Type**: `query`

How many of the notifications dev.knotless.listNotifications gives the asking account are from after it last saw them, counting at most 100. Requires authentication: a service token, or the session cookie the pages' login sets.

#### Output

**Encoding**: `application/json`

| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `count` | `integer` | Yes |  |

#### Errors

- **AuthenticationRequired**: No account asks.

## Raw Schema

```json
{
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "description": "How many of the notifications dev.knotless.listNotifications gives the asking account are from after it last saw them, counting at most 100. Requires authentication: a service token, or the session cookie the pages' login sets.",
      "errors": [
        {
          "description": "No account asks.",
          "name": "AuthenticationRequired"
        }
      ],
      "output": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "count": {
              "maximum": 100,
              "minimum": 0,
              "type": "integer"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "count"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "type": "query"
    }
  },
  "description": "How many of the asking account's notifications it has not seen.",
  "id": "dev.knotless.getUnreadCount",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```