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# CountModifierGroups

# Package: items

# Namespace: ModifierGroupsService

# Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/business-solutions/restaurants/menus/items/item-modifier-groups/count-modifier-groups.md

## Permission Scopes:
Manage Restaurants - all permissions: SCOPE.RESTAURANTS.MEGA-SCOPES

## Introduction

> **Note:** The Item API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).

Retrieves the number of modifier groups that match a specified filter.

If a filter isn't passed in the request, the endpoint returns the count of all modifier groups.

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## REST API

### Schema

```
 Method: countModifierGroups
 Description: > **Note:** The Item API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Retrieves the number of modifier groups that match a specified filter.  If a filter isn't passed in the request, the endpoint returns the count of all modifier groups.
 URL: https://www.wixapis.com/restaurants/menus/v1/modifier-groups/count
 Method: POST
 Method parameters:
   param name: filter | type: filter | description: Filter for counting modifier groups. 
 Return type: CountModifierGroupsResponse
  - name: count | type: integer | description: Counted modifier groups. 

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


```

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## JavaScript SDK

### Schema

```
 Method: wixClientAdmin.items.ModifierGroupsService.countModifierGroups(options)
 Description: > **Note:** The Item API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus app. Make sure you have installed this app from the [Wix App Market](https://www.wix.com/app-market/wix-restaurants-menus-new).  Retrieves the number of modifier groups that match a specified filter.  If a filter isn't passed in the request, the endpoint returns the count of all modifier groups.
 Method parameters:
   param name: options | type: CountModifierGroupsOptions  none 
        - name: filter | type: object | description: Filter for counting modifier groups. 
 Return type: PROMISE<CountModifierGroupsResponse>
  - name: count | type: integer | description: Counted modifier groups. 

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


```

### Examples

### countModifierGroups
```javascript
import { itemModifierGroups } from '@wix/restaurants';

async function countModifierGroups(options) {
  const response = await itemModifierGroups.countModifierGroups(options);
};
```

### countModifierGroups (with elevated permissions)
```javascript
import { itemModifierGroups } from '@wix/restaurants';
import { auth } from '@wix/essentials';

async function myCountModifierGroupsMethod(options) {
  const elevatedCountModifierGroups = auth.elevate(itemModifierGroups.countModifierGroups);
  const response = await elevatedCountModifierGroups(options);
}
```

### countModifierGroups (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 { itemModifierGroups } from '@wix/restaurants';
// Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type
// Import the relevant host module if needed

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


async function countModifierGroups(options) {
  const response = await myWixClient.itemModifierGroups.countModifierGroups(options);
};
```

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