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slack datastore count

Count the number of items in a datastore

Description​

Count the number of items in a datastore that match a query expression or just all of the items in the datastore.

This command is supported for apps deployed to Slack managed infrastructure but other apps can attempt to run the command with the --force flag.

slack datastore count [expression] [flags]

Flags​

      --datastore string   the datastore used to store items
  -h, --help               help for count
      --show               only construct a JSON expression
      --unstable           kick the tires of experimental features

Global flags​

  -a, --app string           use a specific app ID or environment
      --config-dir string    use a custom path for system config directory
  -e, --experiment strings   use the experiment(s) in the command
  -f, --force                ignore warnings and continue executing command
      --no-color             remove styles and formatting from outputs
  -s, --skip-update          skip checking for latest version of CLI
  -w, --team string          select workspace or organization by team name or ID
      --token string         set the access token associated with a team
  -v, --verbose              print debug logging and additional info

Examples​

# Count all items in a datastore
$ slack datastore count --datastore tasks

# Count number of items in datastore that match a query
$ slack datastore count '{"datastore": "tasks", "expression": "#status = :status", "expression_attributes": {"#status": "status"}, "expression_values": {":status": "In Progress"}}'

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