# Get Unread Count

> How many notifications the key creator has not read yet.

Requires an API key with the `read` scope.

One indexed count. `latestAt` is the time of the newest unread notification, so a poller can tell whether anything arrived since its last look.

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="object">`count` (unread notifications) and `latestAt` (ISO 8601, or `null` when nothing is unread).</ResponseField>
<ResponseField name="meta" type="object">`enabled`.</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
```bash cURL
curl "https://api.foxreach.io/api/v1/notifications/unread-count" \
  -H "X-API-Key: otr_your_key"
```

```python Python SDK (beta)
from foxreach import FoxReach

client = FoxReach(api_key="otr_your_key")
unread = client.notifications.unread_count()
```

```typescript TypeScript SDK (beta)
import { FoxReach } from "foxreach";

const client = new FoxReach({ apiKey: "otr_your_key" });
const unread = await client.notifications.unreadCount();
```

</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
```json
{ "data": { "count": 4, "latestAt": "2026-11-04T09:12:44+00:00" }, "meta": { "enabled": true } }
```
</ResponseExample>

## Errors

| Status | Description |
|--------|-------------|
| `401` | Missing, invalid, revoked or expired API key |
| `403` | API key does not have the required scope: `read` |

## Rate Limit

- **300 requests per minute, shared by every `read` call in your workspace.** Fixed 60-second window.
- Every response includes `X-RateLimit-Limit`, `X-RateLimit-Remaining`, `X-RateLimit-Reset` (unix epoch seconds) and `X-RateLimit-Bucket` (`read`).
- A `429` response includes a `Retry-After` header (seconds until the bucket resets).

For client-side patterns, see [Rate Limiting](/rate-limiting).