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# Get Topic Comment Count

> Get the total number of comments on a topic. Requires subscriber authentication.

## Authentication

```bash theme={null}
Authorization: Bearer SUBSCRIBER_JWT_TOKEN
```

## Request Body

<ParamField body="id" type="string" required>
  Topic ID (UUID)
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="data" type="number">
  Total comment count
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="pagination" type="object">
  Pagination metadata
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --location --request POST 'https://api.userorbit.com/v1/public/topic-comments.count' \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer SUBSCRIBER_JWT_TOKEN' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
    "id": "topic-uuid-123"
  }'
  ```

  ```javascript Node.js theme={null}
  const response = await fetch('https://api.userorbit.com/v1/public/topic-comments.count', {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${subscriberToken}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json'
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ id: topicId })
  });

  const { data: count } = await response.json();
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json Response theme={null}
  {
    "data": 23,
    "pagination": {
      "offset": 0,
      "limit": 50
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Notes

* Requires subscriber authentication
* Count includes top-level comments only