Get unread counts

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

MCP tool inoreader_read → get_unread_counts

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.

tools/call

JSON-RPC

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "inoreader_read",
    "arguments": {
      "operation": "get_unread_counts",
      "arguments": {}
    }
  }
}

Example response

JSON

{
  "content": [
    {
      "type": "text",
      "text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
    }
  ],
  "structuredContent": {
    "total": 1180,
    "at_cap": false,
    "streams": [
      {
        "name": "AI News",
        "type": "folder",
        "unread": 412
      },
      {
        "name": "Lab Notes",
        "type": "feed",
        "unread": 3
      }
    ]
  },
  "isError": false
}

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