RocketChat / RocketChat/Rocket.Chat
Private message unread count 0 for normal user
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Description
Description:
Steps to reproduce:
- call
/api/v1/subscriptions.get - response object has unread count 0 even if the channel has unread message
Expected behavior:
get the number of unread count from the channels
Actual behavior:

Server Setup Information:
- Version of Rocket.Chat Server:
rocket chat iframe integration
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Research direction
Start by tracing the /api/v1/subscriptions.get endpoint and its unread-count calculation for normal users, then compare its response with the unread messages in the subscribed channels. Reproduce the request using the issue's steps and verify that the returned count matches the channel unread counts for a normal user.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- backend-api-design
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100