---
title: "Retrieve notification status"
description: "Notification/waitlist status for one product variant: pending signups (count_by as on the dashboard), total alerts sent, the 5 most recent send batches (each with what triggered it), and the shop's delivery settings -- t"
url: https://docs.stoqapp.com/v2-reference/back-in-stock-signups/retrieve-notification-status/
api: "API v2 reference"
method: GET
path: "/back_in_stock/signups/notification_status"
---

# Retrieve notification status

`GET https://app.stoqapp.com/api/v2/external/back_in_stock/signups/notification_status`

Notification/waitlist status for one product variant: pending signups (count_by as on the dashboard), total alerts sent, the 5 most recent send batches (each with what triggered it), and the shop's delivery settings -- the usual reason a restock produced no send yet.

## Query parameters

- `shopify_variant_id` (string, required)
- `count_by` (string) One of: `customers`, `signups`.

Rate limit: this call costs 1 point ([rate limits](https://docs.stoqapp.com/docs/rate-limits/)).

## Examples

### Retrieve notification status

```sh
curl "https://app.stoqapp.com/api/v2/external/back_in_stock/signups/notification_status?shopify_variant_id=45000000001" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $STOQ_API_KEY"
```

### Retrieve notification status filtered by count_by

```sh
curl "https://app.stoqapp.com/api/v2/external/back_in_stock/signups/notification_status?shopify_variant_id=45000000001&count_by=customers" \
  -H "X-Auth-Token: $STOQ_API_KEY"
```

## 200

Success: the requested resource.

## 401

Missing or invalid `X-Auth-Token`.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Invalid API key"
  ],
  "code": "auth_invalid",
  "details": [
    {
      "code": "auth_invalid",
      "message": "Invalid API key",
      "path": null,
      "value": null,
      "expected": null
    }
  ]
}
```

## 422

The request failed validation.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "name is required"
  ],
  "code": "validation_failed",
  "details": [
    {
      "code": "validation_failed",
      "message": "name is required",
      "path": null,
      "value": null,
      "expected": null
    }
  ]
}
```

## 429

Rate limited: cost-weighted per token (read 1, write 2; 360 points / 60s). Check `Retry-After`.

```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Rate limit exceeded"
  ],
  "code": "rate_limited",
  "details": [
    {
      "code": "rate_limited",
      "message": "Rate limit exceeded",
      "path": null,
      "value": null,
      "expected": null
    }
  ]
}
```