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# Store Element Count

Store Element Count reads how many [Elements](/elements/creating-elements.md) match a selector and saves that number in the [Value Store](/values/value-store.md). Use it when a later step or check needs a live count from the page.

![Store element count Test Step](https://app.does.qa/screenshots/node/data_store_elementCount.png)

## When to use it

* Capture how many rows, cards, or list items appear after a filter or search.
* Store a count for a [Check value](/test-steps/check/check-value.md) or API payload built from a [Value](/values/value-store.md).
* Prefer [Store element text](/test-steps/data/store-element-text.md) when you need visible text from one item.

## Configure

### Basics

| Field            | What to set                                                     |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Element**      | The [Element](/elements/creating-elements.md) selector to count |
| **Storage Name** | Name later steps will use in the Value Store                    |

### Advanced

| Field              | What to set                                          |
| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------- |
| **Status on fail** | [Failed Status](/test-step-options/failed-status.md) |

## Related

* [Store element text](/test-steps/data/store-element-text.md)
* [Store element value](/test-steps/data/store-element-value.md)
* [Store element attribute](/test-steps/data/store-element-attribute.md)
* [Store element HTML](/test-steps/data/store-element-html.md)
* [Data](/test-steps/data.md)

**Tags:** `data`, `store`, `elementCount`, `element`, `count`, `scrape`