From 74681c3c1448b4d2d685512f61026987bd175876 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vitor Pamplona <vitor@vitorpamplona.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2025 18:43:37 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] NIP-45 is not a subscription. Changing to query id to reduce
 confusion. (#2083)

---
 45.md | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/45.md b/45.md
index 219368e4..8758c873 100644
--- a/45.md
+++ b/45.md
@@ -14,17 +14,17 @@ Some queries a client may want to execute against connected relays are prohibiti
 
 ## Filters and return values
 
-This NIP defines the verb `COUNT`, which accepts a subscription id and filters as specified in [NIP 01](01.md) for the verb `REQ`. Multiple filters are OR'd together and aggregated into a single count result.
+This NIP defines the verb `COUNT`, which accepts a query id and filters as specified in [NIP 01](01.md) for the verb `REQ`. Multiple filters are OR'd together and aggregated into a single count result.
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, <filters JSON>...]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, <filters JSON>...]
 ```
 
 Counts are returned using a `COUNT` response in the form `{"count": <integer>}`. Relays may use probabilistic counts to reduce compute requirements.
 In case a relay uses probabilistic counts, it MAY indicate it in the response with `approximate` key i.e. `{"count": <integer>, "approximate": <true|false>}`.
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"count": <integer>}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"count": <integer>}]
 ```
 
 Whenever the relay decides to refuse to fulfill the `COUNT` request, it MUST return a `CLOSED` message.
@@ -34,27 +34,27 @@ Whenever the relay decides to refuse to fulfill the `COUNT` request, it MUST ret
 ### Followers count
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"kinds": [3], "#p": [<pubkey>]}]
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"count": 238}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"kinds": [3], "#p": [<pubkey>]}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"count": 238}]
 ```
 
 ### Count posts and reactions
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"kinds": [1, 7], "authors": [<pubkey>]}]
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"count": 5}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"kinds": [1, 7], "authors": [<pubkey>]}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"count": 5}]
 ```
 
 ### Count posts approximately
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"kinds": [1]}]
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"count": 93412452, "approximate": true}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"kinds": [1]}]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"count": 93412452, "approximate": true}]
 ```
 
 ### Relay refuses to count
 
 ```
-["COUNT", <subscription_id>, {"kinds": [4], "authors": [<pubkey>], "#p": [<pubkey>]}]
-["CLOSED", <subscription_id>, "auth-required: cannot count other people's DMs"]
+["COUNT", <query_id>, {"kinds": [1059], "#p": [<pubkey>]}]
+["CLOSED", <query_id>, "auth-required: cannot count other people's DMs"]
 ```