---
title: publicationsCount - GraphQL Admin
description: Count of publications. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.
api_version: 2025-10
api_name: admin
type: query
api_type: graphql
source_url:
  html: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publicationscount
  md: https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/queries/publicationscount.md
---

# publications​Count

query

Requires `read_publications` access scope.

Count of publications. Limited to a maximum of 10000 by default.

## Arguments

* catalog​Type

  [Catalog​Type](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/enums/CatalogType)

  Filter publications by catalog type.

* limit

  [Int](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/scalars/Int)

  Default:10000

  The upper bound on count value before returning a result. Use `null` to have no limit.

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## Possible returns

* Count

  [Count](https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-graphql/latest/objects/Count)

  Details for count of elements.

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## Examples

* ### publicationsCount reference

## Query Reference

```graphql
{
  publicationsCount {
    # publicationsCount fields
  }
}
```