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# SEARCH.COUNT

> Count documents matching a query.

Use `SEARCH.COUNT` to count documents matching a query without retrieving them.

The filter is the same JSON object that [`SEARCH.QUERY`](/docs/redis/commands/search/search-query) takes, but only the number of matching documents is computed and returned, so nothing depends on the size of the result and no `LIMIT` gets in the way of the total. That makes it the right command for result counters, pagination totals, and cheap existence checks over a filter.

See [Counting](/docs/redis/search/counting) for feature examples and common use cases.

## Syntax

```redis theme={"system"}
SEARCH.COUNT <name> '<json_filter>'
```

`<json_filter>` is an [Upstash JSON filter](/docs/redis/search/querying). The command accepts an index name or alias.

## Response

Returns the number of matching documents as an integer. Returns `-1` if the index does not exist.

## Examples

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Redis CLI" icon="terminal">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    SEARCH.COUNT products '{"inStock": true}'
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="@upstash/redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import { Redis } from "@upstash/redis";

    const redis = Redis.fromEnv();
    const products = redis.search.index({ name: "products" });

    const result = await products.count({
      filter: { inStock: true },
    });
    console.log(result.count);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="upstash_redis" icon="python" iconType="brands">
    ```python theme={"system"}
    from upstash_redis import Redis

    redis = Redis.from_env()
    products = redis.search.index(name="products")

    result = products.count(filter={"inStock": True})
    print(result.count)
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="ioredis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import IORedis from "ioredis";
    import { createSearch } from "@upstash/search-ioredis";

    const redis = new IORedis(process.env.REDIS_URL!);
    const search = createSearch(redis);
    const products = search.index({ name: "products" });

    const result = await products.count({
      filter: { inStock: true },
    });
    console.log(result.count);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="node-redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">
    ```ts theme={"system"}
    import { createClient } from "redis";
    import { createSearch } from "@upstash/search-redis";

    const client = await createClient({ url: process.env.REDIS_URL })
      .on("error", console.error)
      .connect();
    const search = createSearch(client);
    const products = search.index({ name: "products" });

    const result = await products.count({
      filter: { inStock: true },
    });
    console.log(result.count);
    ```
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="curl">
    ```bash theme={"system"}
    curl -X POST https://YOUR_ENDPOINT.upstash.io \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer $UPSTASH_REDIS_REST_TOKEN" \
      -d '["SEARCH.COUNT", "products", "{\"inStock\": true}"]'
    ```
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


## Related topics

- [Counting](/docs/redis/search/counting.md)
- [E-commerce Search](/docs/redis/search/recipes/e-commerce-search.md)
- [Quickstart](/docs/redis/search/getting-started.md)
- [Search commands](/docs/redis/commands/search/overview.md)
- [$terms](/docs/redis/search/aggregation-operators/bucket-aggregations/terms.md)