# 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`](/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](/redis/search/counting) for feature examples and common use cases.

## Syntax

```redis
SEARCH.COUNT <name> '<json_filter>'
```

`<json_filter>` is an [Upstash JSON filter](/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

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```bash
SEARCH.COUNT products '{"inStock": true}'
```

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<Accordion title="@upstash/redis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">

```ts
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);
```

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```python
from upstash_redis import Redis

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

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

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<Accordion title="ioredis" icon="node-js" iconType="brands">

```ts
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);
```

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```ts
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);
```

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

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