diff --git a/src/api.c b/src/api.c
index 3e3ed83..8d527bc 100644
--- a/src/api.c
+++ b/src/api.c
@@ -132,3 +132,21 @@ raw(const char * const sql)
   } else { strcat(r, "\00"); }
   return r;
 }
+
+
+static int get_project_count_callback(void* data, int argc, char** argv, char** colname) {
+	(void)argc;
+	(void)colname;
+    int* count = (int*)data;
+    *count = atoi(argv[0]);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int get_project_count(){
+    int r = 0;
+
+    const char* sql = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM project;";
+    DBERR(sqlite3_exec(connection, sql, get_project_count_callback, &r, NULL));
+
+    return r;
+}