diff --git a/api/ECNQueue.py b/api/ECNQueue.py
index a1ad7a8..a8e1305 100644
--- a/api/ECNQueue.py
+++ b/api/ECNQueue.py
@@ -1294,6 +1294,32 @@ def getValidQueues() -> list:
 
     return queues
 
+def getQueueCounts() -> list:
+    """Returns a list of dictionaries with the number of items in each queue.
+
+    Example:
+            [
+                {
+                    name: "me",
+                    number_of_items: 42
+                },
+                {
+                    name: "bidc",
+                    number_of_items: 3
+                }
+            ]
+
+    Returns:
+            list: Dictionaries with the number of items in each queue.
+    """
+    queueInfo = []
+    for queue in getValidQueues():
+        possibleItems = os.listdir(queueDirectory + "/" + queue)
+        validItems = [isValidItemName for file in possibleItems]
+        queueInfo.append( {"name": queue, "number_of_items": len(validItems)} )
+    return queueInfo
+        
+
 def loadQueues() -> list:
     """Return a list of Queues for each queue.