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# GetTotalPosts

# Package: blog

# Namespace: BlogStatsService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/blog/posts-stats/get-total-posts.md

## Permission Scopes:
Read Blog : SCOPE.DC-BLOG.READ-BLOGS

## Introduction

Retrieves the total amount of published posts of the blog.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: getTotalPosts
 Description: Retrieves the total amount of published posts of the blog.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/blog/v2/stats/posts/total
 Method: GET
 Method parameters:
   query param name: language | type: language | description: Language filter.  2-or-4-letter language code in [IETF BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) format. Pass a language to receive the total amount of posts in that specified language. 
 Return type: GetTotalPostsResponse
  - name: total | type: integer | description: Total amount of published posts. 


```

### Examples

### GetTotalPosts
```curl
~~~cURL
curl 'www.wixapis.com/blog/v2/stats/posts/total' \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H 'Authorization: <AUTH>'
~~~
```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.blog.BlogStatsService.getTotalPosts(options)
 Description: Retrieves the total amount of published posts of the blog.
 Method parameters:
   param name: options | type: GetTotalPostsOptions  none 
        - name: language | type: string | description: Language filter.  2-or-4-letter language code in [IETF BCP 47 language tag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IETF_language_tag) format. Pass a language to receive the total amount of posts in that specified language. 
 Return type: PROMISE<GetTotalPostsResponse>
  - name: total | type: integer | description: Total amount of published posts. 


```

### Examples

### Get the total amount of posts in the blog
```javascript
import { posts } from '@wix/blog';

export async function getTotalPostsFunction() {
  try {
    const result = await posts.getTotalPosts();
    console.log('Retrieved Result:', result);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to:
 * {
 *   "total": 19
 * }
 */

```

### Get total number of posts in a specified language
```javascript
import { posts } from '@wix/blog';

/* Sample options value:
 * {
 *   language: 'en'
 * }
 */

export async function getTotalPostsFunction(options) {
  try {
    const getTotalPostsResult = await posts.getTotalPosts(options);
    console.log('Success! Retrieved getTotalPostsResult:', getTotalPostsResult);
    return getTotalPostsResult;
  } catch (error) {
    console.log(error);
  }
}

/* Promise resolves to: 
 * {
 *   "total": 17
 * }
 */
```

### getTotalPosts (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 { posts } from '@wix/blog';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

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


async function getTotalPosts(options) {
  const response = await myWixClient.posts.getTotalPosts(options);
};
```

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