Retrieve document count in document library

Question

Guys, I'm trying to figure out how I can get the document count in a document library. I suspect we've reached the magical number of 5000 documents in a library which causes sync issues, and I need a way to find out if this is the case. I spend the last
45 minutes searching the web for a solution just to count the documents in a library, but apparently, Sharepoint does not offer an easy way to view this information. I've found custom webparts and even apps to get the document count, but they require some
in-depth Sharepoint knowledge I don't have.
One of the sites I found:
http://www.c-sharpcorner.com/UploadFile/anavijai/how-to-get-the-number-of-items-inside-the-folder-in-sharepoi/
Is there another "easy" way to view the amount of documents stored in the document library ona Sharepoint Online site? I tried to use the "Browse with explorer" button to count al the documents. It works, but it counts about 4800 documents,
so it probably does not count all the items stored.

Answer 1

Hi Tom,
According to your description, my understanding is that you want to retrieve the document count in document library.
I suggest you can query all document in all folders using Client Object Model. Before you use Client Object Model, you need to install the SharePoint Componments SDK firstly.
Here is a code snippet for your reference:
ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext("your site");
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.List spList = clientContext.Web.Lists.GetByTitle("Documents");
clientContext.Load(spList);
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
if (spList != null && spList.ItemCount > 0)
Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.CamlQuery camlQuery = new CamlQuery();
camlQuery.ViewXml =
@"<View Scope='RecursiveAll'>
<Query>
<Where><Eq><FieldRef Name='FSObjType' /><Value Type='Integer'>0</Value></Eq></Where>
</Query>
</View>";
ListItemCollection listItems = spList.GetItems(camlQuery);
clientContext.Load(listItems);
clientContext.ExecuteQuery();
Console.WriteLine(listItems.Count);
Console.ReadKey();
Here are some detailed articles for your reference:
SharePoint Server 2013 Client Components SDK
Complete basic operations using SharePoint 2013 client library code
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