## Number of employees

`GET /v1/humanresources/employees/count`

Returns the total number of employees in the Bitrix24 account's organizational structure. The endpoint is called without parameters and returns a single counter field.

## Examples

### curl — personal key

```bash
curl "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/employees/count" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

### curl — OAuth app

```bash
curl "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/employees/count" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_APP_KEY" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN"
```

### JavaScript — personal key

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/employees/count', {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
  },
})

const { success, data } = await res.json()
console.log(`Employees in the org structure: ${data.total}`)
```

### JavaScript — OAuth app

```javascript
const res = await fetch('https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/humanresources/employees/count', {
  headers: {
    'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_APP_KEY',
    'Authorization': 'Bearer USER_SESSION_TOKEN',
  },
})

const { success, data } = await res.json()
```

## Response fields

| Field | Type | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| `success` | boolean | Always `true` on success |
| `data.total` | number | Total number of employees in the organizational structure |

## Response example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "total": 36
  }
}
```

## Error response example

403 — the key lacks the `humanresources` scope:

```json
{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "SCOPE_DENIED",
    "message": "This endpoint requires 'humanresources' scope"
  }
}
```

## Errors

| HTTP | Code | Description |
|------|-----|---------|
| 403 | `SCOPE_DENIED` | The key lacks the `humanresources` scope |
| 401 | `TOKEN_MISSING` | The API key has no Bitrix24 tokens configured |

Full list of common API errors — [Errors](/docs/errors).

## See also

- [Employees in several departments](/docs/humanresources/employees/multidepartment)
- [Employees](/docs/humanresources/employees)