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    Get number of channels with unread messages

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    This action retrieves the total number of group channels in which a user has unread messages. You can use various query parameters to determine the search scope of group channels.

    HTTP request

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    GET https://api-{application_id}.sendbird.com/v3/users/{user_id}/unread_channel_count

    Parameters

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    The following table lists the parameters that this action supports.

    Parameters
    RequiredTypeDescription

    user_id

    string

    Specifies the unique ID of a user.

    OptionalTypeDescription

    custom_types[]

    array of strings

    Specifies an array of one or more custom types to filter the group channels with the corresponding types.

    super_mode

    string

    Restricts the search scope to either Supergroup channels or non-Supergroup channels or both. Acceptable values are all, super, and nonsuper. (Default: all)

    Responses

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    If successful, this action returns the total number of group channels in which the user has unread messages in the response body.

    {
    "unread_count": 4
}

    List of response properties

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    Property nameTypeDescription

    unread_count

    long

    The total number of the user's group channels with unread messages.

    Error

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    In the case of an error, an error object like below is returned. See the error codes section for more details.

    {
    "message": "\"User\" not found.",
    "code": 400201,
    "error": true
}
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