# Count comments needing a reply (/reference/comments/count-open-comments)

OpenAPI operation (components in https://api.tebar.app/v1/openapi.json):

```json
[
  {
    "operationId": "countOpenComments",
    "tags": [
      "Comments"
    ],
    "summary": "Count comments needing a reply",
    "description": "How many comments are unreplied (status=open), in total and per account, without listing them.\n\nRequires the read scope.",
    "parameters": [
      {
        "$ref": "#/components/parameters/TebarProfile"
      }
    ],
    "responses": {
      "200": {
        "description": "The counts.",
        "content": {
          "application/json": {
            "schema": {
              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Counts"
            }
          }
        }
      },
      "401": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/Unauthorized"
      },
      "403": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/Forbidden"
      },
      "429": {
        "$ref": "#/components/responses/RateLimited"
      }
    }
  }
]
```