# Count content items

Returns the total count of content items in a dataspace with optional filtering.
Filtering Options: - categoryId: Filter by specific category UUID - fileFormat: Filter by file format/MIME type - dateFrom: Filter by creation date from (ISO 8601 format) - dateTo: Filter by creation date to (ISO 8601 format)
Features: - Efficient counting using SQL COUNT queries - Multiple filter combinations supported - Date range filtering for temporal analysis - Category-specific content counting - File format filtering for content type analysis
Example Usage: - Count all content: GET /content/sds-12345678/count - Count by category: GET /content/sds-12345678/count?categoryId=123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001 - Count PDFs: GET /content/sds-12345678/count?fileFormat=application/pdf - Count recent content: GET /content/sds-12345678/count?dateFrom=2024-01-01T00:00:00Z - Combined filters: GET /content/sds-12345678/count?categoryId=123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001&fileFormat=application/pdf
Performance: - Optimized for large datasets using database indexes - Returns exact counts without loading content items into memory - Suitable for dashboard statistics and analytics

Endpoint: GET /content/{dataspaceId}/count
Version: 1.0.0
Security: bearerAuth

## Path parameters:

  - `dataspaceId` (string, required)
    Short dataspace ID with sds- prefix
    Example: "sds-abc12345"

## Query parameters:

  - `categoryId` (string)
    Filter by category ID
    Example: "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174001"

  - `fileFormat` (string)
    Filter by file format
    Example: "application/pdf"

  - `dateFrom` (string)
    Filter by date from (ISO 8601 format)
    Example: "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"

  - `dateTo` (string)
    Filter by date to (ISO 8601 format)
    Example: "2024-12-31T23:59:59Z"

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `count` (integer, required)
    Total number of content items matching the filters
    Example: 42


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