# social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount

> Get the number of unread notifications for the authenticated account, capped at 101 (101 means more than 100).

- Kind: query
- Authority: notification.coves.social
- Lexicon: 1
- Published by [coves.social](https://lexicon.garden/identity/did:web:coves.social), the NSID's authority

## Links

- [Documentation](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount)
- [Schema JSON](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount/schema.json)
- [Analytics](https://lexicon.garden/lexicon/did:web:coves.social/social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount/analytics)

## Query (`social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount`)

Type: query · GET

### Output (application/json)

- `count` (integer, required): Number of visible unread notifications, capped at 101 (101 means more than 100).
  - Constraints: minimum: 0, maximum: 101

## Schema

```json
{
  "$type": "com.atproto.lexicon.schema",
  "defs": {
    "main": {
      "description": "Get the number of unread notifications for the authenticated account, capped at 101 (101 means more than 100).",
      "output": {
        "encoding": "application/json",
        "schema": {
          "properties": {
            "count": {
              "description": "Number of visible unread notifications, capped at 101 (101 means more than 100).",
              "maximum": 101,
              "minimum": 0,
              "type": "integer"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "count"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        }
      },
      "type": "query"
    }
  },
  "id": "social.coves.notification.getUnreadCount",
  "lexicon": 1
}
```