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# CountItems

# Package: benefitPrograms

# Namespace: ItemService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/benefit-programs/items/count-items.md

## Permission Scopes:
SCOPE.BENEFIT_PROGRAMS.READ (PII): SCOPE.BENEFIT_PROGRAMS.READ_LIMITED

## Introduction

Counts how many benefit items exist that fulfill the specified filtering conditions.

For a list of supported filters, see [Filtering and Sorting](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/items/filtering-and-sorting.md).

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: countItems
 Description: Counts how many benefit items exist that fulfill the specified filtering conditions.  For a list of supported filters, see [Filtering and Sorting](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/items/filtering-and-sorting.md).
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/benefit-programs/v1/items/count
 Method: POST
 Method parameters:
   param name: filter | type: filter | description: Items to count.  Filter options. See [API Query Language](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/api-query-language.md). 
 Return type: CountItemsResponse
  - name: count | type: integer | description: Number of items fulfilling the specified filter conditions. 

 Possible Errors:
   HTTP Code: 428 | Status Code: FAILED_PRECONDITION | Application Code: TOO_MANY_TO_COUNT | Description: Number of items exceeds the server's limit.


```

### Examples

### CountItems
```curl
~~~cURL
curl -X POST
  "https://www.wixapis.com/benefit-programs/v1/items/count"
  -H 'Content-type: application/json' \
  -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>'
  -d "{
    "filter": {
      "externalId": {
        "$eq": "3f9a7c91-4e2b-4d5e-b6f8-0c2e5a9d4f34"
      }
    }
  }"
~~~
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.benefitPrograms.ItemService.countItems(options)
 Description: Counts how many benefit items exist that fulfill the specified filtering conditions.  For a list of supported filters, see [Filtering and Sorting](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/business-solutions/benefit-programs/items/filtering-and-sorting.md).
 Method parameters:
   param name: options | type: CountItemsOptions  none 
        - name: filter | type: object | description: Items to count.  Filter options. See [API Query Language](https://dev.wix.com/docs/rest/articles/getting-started/api-query-language.md). 
 Return type: PROMISE<CountItemsResponse>
  - name: count | type: integer | description: Number of items fulfilling the specified filter conditions. 

 Possible Errors:
   HTTP Code: 428 | Status Code: FAILED_PRECONDITION | Application Code: TOO_MANY_TO_COUNT | Description: Number of items exceeds the server's limit.


```

### Examples

### countItems
```javascript
import { items } from '@wix/benefit-programs';

async function countItems(options) {
  const response = await items.countItems(options);
};
```

### countItems (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { items } from '@wix/benefit-programs';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myCountItemsMethod(options) {
  const elevatedCountItems = auth.elevate(items.countItems);
  const response = await elevatedCountItems(options);
}
```

### countItems (self-hosted)
Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md).

```javascript
import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk';
import { items } from '@wix/benefit-programs';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

const myWixClient = createClient ({
  modules: { items },
  // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant
});


async function countItems(options) {
  const response = await myWixClient.items.countItems(options);
};
```

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