Count backlog issues on a board
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Count backlog issues on a board
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Use Jira: its Jira Software Cloud Board API lets you count backlog issues on a board in a single step (GET /rest/software/1.0/board/{boardId}/backlog/approximate-count). Jira also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- Roughly how many issues are in a board's backlog?
- Can I get an approximate backlog count without paging through every issue?
Say it to your AI assistant
- Estimate how many issues are in board {boardId}'s backlog.
- Count backlog issues on board {boardId} that match {jql}.
For your developer
GET /rest/software/1.0/board/{boardId}/backlog/approximate-count in Jira Software Cloud Board API. Full spec on APIs.io.