Indexing API/Debugging

Document Count

Get the count of documents in a datasource.

Deprecated

The /getdocumentcount endpoint is deprecated (deprecated on 2026-02-03, with removal scheduled for 2026-10-15). Use Datasource Status (/debug/{datasource}/status) instead, which returns richer document counts and status information.

Sample Request

cURL

curl -X POST https://customer-be.glean.com/api/index/v1/getdocumentcount
  -H 'Authorization : Bearer <token>'
  -H 'Content-Type : application/json' \
  -d '{
        "datasource": "gleantest"
      }'

Python

from glean.api_client import Glean
import os

with Glean(
    api_token=os.getenv("GLEAN_INDEXING_API_TOKEN", ""),
    server_url=os.getenv("GLEAN_SERVER_URL", ""),
) as client:
    try:
        res = client.indexing.documents.count(datasource="gleantest")
        print(res)
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Exception when getting document count: {e}")

Sample Response

{
  "documentCount": 15
}