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# Method name: countItems(options: CountItemsOptions)

# Method package: wixRestaurantsV2

# Method menu location: wixRestaurantsV2 --> items --> countItems

# Method Link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/velo/apis/wix-restaurants-v2/menus/items/count-items.md

# Method Description:

> **Note:** The Item API only works with the Wix Restaurants Menus (New) 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 items that match a specified filter.

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



# Method Code Examples:

*** Note: do not assume any prop names or enum values other than the ones in the example.

## countItems example

```javascript
import { items } from 'wix-restaurants.v2';

async function countItems(options) {
  try {
    const result = await items.countItems(options);
    return result;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(error);
    // Handle the error
  }
}

```

## countItems example for exporting from backend code

```javascript
import { items } from 'wix-restaurants.v2';
import { webMethod, Permissions } from 'wix-web-module';

export const countItems = webMethod(
  Permissions.Anyone,
  async (options) => {
    try {
      const result = await items.countItems(options);
      return result;
    } catch (error) {
      console.error(error);
      // Handle the error
    }
  }
);

```

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