> ## Documentation Index
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# Token count API

> Estimate text or chat token counts.

`POST /v1/tokens/count`

```json theme={null}
{
  "model": "auto",
  "input": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Count this before routing." }]
}
```

```json theme={null}
{
  "object": "token_count",
  "model": "mesh/claude-sonnet-4.5",
  "total_tokens": 9
}
```