# Data Record Count

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**Block Information**

Available in: Page Flow and Cloud Flow

Toolbox Category: Data

Block Type: [Output](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#output-block)

Output Type: [*numeric*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types)
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**`Data Record Count`** is an [output block](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#output-block) that provides the count of [records](https://docs.zingy.ai/data/database-tables#table-records) read by the [Data Read](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read), [Data Read Next Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-next) and [Data Read Previous Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-previous) blocks.

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NOTE: This block will provide valid values only after the [Data Read](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read), [Data Read Next Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-next) and [Data Read Previous Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-previous) blocks complete their execution. The [Data Status](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-status) block can be used to track the completion.
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<div align="left"><figure><img src="https://3401585094-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmnBepgycwgisXr9ya1N4%2Fuploads%2FUnlWRjsDBt3dKmdEDbZd%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=57b228a8-8858-4a0c-a6e3-c9877af4583f" alt="" width="312"><figcaption><p>Data Record Count block</p></figcaption></figure></div>

The block consists of the following (from top to bottom):

* *Table:* [Value Parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) that accepts a [*text*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types) value representing the name of the [Database Table](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/data/database-tables) .
* *Dataset Name:* [Value Parameter](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) that accepts a [*text*](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/value-types) value representing the name of the dataset on which a database read was conducted using the [Data Read](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read), [Data Read Next Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-next) and [Data Read Previous Page](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/data-read-previous) blocks.

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## Usage Example

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**NOTE: Please refer to the prerequisite information shown** [**here**](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/references/prerequisite-for-data-examples) **before seeing the example.**&#x20;
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The image below shows an example of the **`Data Record Count`** block. This example incorporates the *Usage Example* function, as outlined in the [Database Reading Logic for examples section](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/references/prerequisite-for-data-examples#database-reading-logic-for-examples) on the prerequisite information page mentioned above.

<figure><img src="https://3401585094-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmnBepgycwgisXr9ya1N4%2Fuploads%2FbhVylr45xw4tTMr256nC%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=d627ed68-c10a-41a2-b2ce-78c50e0da726" alt=""><figcaption><p>Example of <strong><code>Data Read Count</code></strong> block</p></figcaption></figure>

In this example, the [Show Information Popup](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/page-flow/toolbox-blocks/show-information-popup) block is used to display the number of [records](https://docs.zingy.ai/data/database-tables#table-records) that were read using the Data Read Count block. The *Customers* [Database Table](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/data/database-tables) along with the dataset name of *ds1* are used for the  [Value Parameters](https://docs.zingy.ai/app-editor/block-anatomy#value-parameters) .

The result for the above example is shown in the image below.

<figure><img src="https://3401585094-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FmnBepgycwgisXr9ya1N4%2Fuploads%2FlKkTNJBjnbHzpVLqmitJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=771f25a1-cd73-46be-ade0-1b8f0033d562" alt=""><figcaption><p>Result of the example for the Data Record Count block</p></figcaption></figure>


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