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# Get unread counts

> Unread articles per feed, folder and tag, and in total. Inputs, cURL, Python and Node.js examples and an example response.

Source: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/inoreader/get_unread_counts

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Unread articles per feed, folder and tag, and in total.

Inoreader API: https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/inoreader.md

`GET https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/inoreader/unread-counts`

Access: read.

Returns the unread count for your whole account and for each feed, folder and tag. Inoreader caps a counter at a maximum that depends on your plan; when a count equals that maximum, at_cap is true and the real number is higher. Use it to pick where to start before reading articles.

## Parameters

No parameters.

## Request

**cURL**

```bash
curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/inoreader/unread-counts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
```

**Python**

```python
result = client.call("inoreader", "get_unread_counts")
```

**Node.js**

```js
const result = await cotlet.call('inoreader', 'get_unread_counts');
```

**CLI**

```bash
cotlet call inoreader get_unread_counts
```

## Example response

```json
{
  "total": 1180,
  "at_cap": false,
  "streams": [
    {
      "name": "AI News",
      "type": "folder",
      "unread": 412
    },
    {
      "name": "Lab Notes",
      "type": "feed",
      "unread": 3
    }
  ]
}
```

Previous: [List folders and tags](https://cotlet.dev/docs/api/inoreader/list_folders.md)
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