---
title: "Get approximate issue count for board"
method: GET
path: "/rest/software/1.0/board/{boardId}/issue/approximate-count"
tags: ["Board"]
---

# Get approximate issue count for board

`GET /rest/software/1.0/board/{boardId}/issue/approximate-count`

Returns the approximate count of all issues from a board, for a given board ID. This is equivalent to counting the issues on all pages returned by [Get issues for board enhanced](https://developer.atlassian.com/cloud/jira/software/rest/api-group-board/#api-rest-software-1-0-board-boardid-issue-get). Recent updates might not be immediately visible in the returned output. This only includes issues that the user has permission to view.

## Path parameters

- `boardId` integer, required

## Query parameters

- `jql` string

## Response `200`

Returns the requested issue count.

- IssueCountBean
  - `count` integer — Number of issues.

## Other responses

- `400` — Returned if the request is invalid.
- `401` — Returned if the user is not logged in.
- `403` — Returned if the user does not have a valid license.
- `404` — Returned if the board does not exist or the user does not have permission to view it.

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