public function get_products_count( $type = null, $filter = array() ) {
		try {
			if ( ! current_user_can( 'read_private_products' ) ) {
				throw new WC_API_Exception( 'woocommerce_api_user_cannot_read_products_count', __( 'You do not have permission to read the products count', 'woocommerce' ), 401 );
			}

			if ( ! empty( $type ) ) {
				$filter['type'] = $type;
			}

			$query = $this->query_products( $filter );

			return array( 'count' => (int) $query->found_posts );
		} catch ( WC_API_Exception $e ) {
			return new WP_Error( $e->getErrorCode(), $e->getMessage(), array( 'status' => $e->getCode() ) );
		}
	}