###### (This is the legacy documentation for stable SDL2, the current stable version; [SDL3](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/) is the current development version.)
# SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays

Get the number of available video displays.

## Header File

Defined in [SDL_video.h](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/include/SDL_video.h), but apps should _only_ `#include "SDL.h"`!

## Syntax

```c
int SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays(void);

```

## Return Value

Returns a number >= 1 or a negative error code on failure; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more information.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 2.0.0.

## See Also

* [SDL_GetDisplayBounds](SDL_GetDisplayBounds)

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