> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Unread notification count

> Return the caller's unread library-notification count.

Badge payload. Actor-only, same as the list route.


## OpenAPI

````yaml GET /api/v2/notifications/unread-count/
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Abacus Docs API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: |
    REST + SSE surface for Abacus Docs on the same host as the web app
    (`https://abacusdocs.com`). Paths are `/api/v2/…`.

    Authenticate with an organisation API key (`sk-abacus-*`) as a Bearer
    token, or an Auth0 access token. Cross-tenant reads return **404**, not
    403. Page-based lists use `?page=` and `?page_size=`.

    Extraction, reprocess, schema tests, and chat turns spend credits.
    See the help centre Credits pages for rates.
  contact:
    name: Abacus Docs
    url: https://abacusdocs.com/contact
servers:
  - url: https://abacusdocs.com
    description: Production (Extract)
security: []
paths:
  /api/v2/notifications/unread-count/:
    get:
      tags:
        - v2/notifications
      summary: Unread-notification count for the nav badge
      description: >-
        Returns ``{count: N}`` where ``N`` is the number of unread notifications
        for the current user. Polled every ~60s by the nav JS bundle (first call
        ~2s after page paint). Cheap query — a single ``COUNT(*)`` against the
        ``(recipient, is_read)`` composite index on ``LibraryNotification``.
      operationId: v2_notifications_unread_count_retrieve
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnreadCountResponse'
          description: ''
      security:
        - extractApiKey: []
        - bearerAuth: []
        - cookieAuth: []
components:
  schemas:
    UnreadCountResponse:
      type: object
      description: >-
        Response shape for ``GET /unread-count/`` — small JSON for the nav
        badge.
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
      required:
        - count
  securitySchemes:
    extractApiKey:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: |
        Organisation API key from Settings → API / `/api/keys/`. The secret is
        shown once. Send `Authorization: Bearer sk-abacus-…`. One active key
        per organisation. Ingest (`/api/v2/ingest/*`) refuses API keys — that
        surface is Auth0-only with `ingest:read` / `ingest:write` scopes.
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT
      description: >
        Auth0 access token for a signed-in user. Send `Authorization: Bearer
        <token>`.

        The SPA and desktop agent use this. Prefer an organisation API key for

        server-to-server integrations.
    cookieAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: cookie
      name: sessionid
      description: |
        Django session cookie from a browser login. Present so the web app can
        call `/api/v2` without a header. Do not rely on this for integrations.

````