# Returns the count of the messages in the target discussion

**`GET /api/v1/policy-comments/{policyId}/{documentId}/comments/count`**

Returns the total count of messages across all discussions for the target document.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_EXECUTE` or `Permissions.POLICIES_POLICY_MANAGE`

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## Request

### Path Parameters

| Parameter    | Type   | Required | Description         |
| ------------ | ------ | -------- | ------------------- |
| `policyId`   | string | Yes      | Policy identifier   |
| `documentId` | string | Yes      | Document identifier |

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
{
  "count": 12
}
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description                             |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token                |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions                |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | Validation error — invalid field values |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure               |
| `503 Service Unavailable`   | Policy block unavailable                |


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