> ## Documentation Index
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# Total stores

> Connected store records included in the organization-wide Stores view.

| Contract           | Value                            |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| Metric key         | `app.stores.total`               |
| Source             | Aloftly                          |
| Status             | active                           |
| Type               | application                      |
| Semantic version   | Application calculation          |
| Catalog visibility | Supporting or fixed-surface only |

## How it's calculated

```text theme={null}
COUNT(stores.id) after excluding pending placeholder stores without a Shopify domain.
```

### Built from

* `stores.id`
* `stores.shopify_domain`

## Known caveats

None.

## Where this appears

* Stores all-stores summary

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Grain and identity" icon="ruler">
    One organization-wide count at render time.

    **Join and identity keys**

    * Organization id
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Filters and boundaries" icon="filter">
    * Pending placeholder stores without a Shopify domain are excluded.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Timezone, currency, and freshness" icon="clock">
    **Timezone.** As-of value; no event-time window is applied.

    **Currency.** Not applicable.

    **Freshness.** Computed from the current tenant-scoped store rows at render time.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Version history" icon="clock-rotate-left">
    | Date       | Change                                        |
    | ---------- | --------------------------------------------- |
    | 2026-08-06 | Registered the Stores count receipt contract. |
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>