# ProgressUpdate.add

```python
def ProgressUpdate.add(count: int) -> None
```

Add work to the total amount tracked by a progress indicator.

Call `add` before or during a task when the task discovers more work to complete.

## Parameters

**count**

`int`

required: true

Amount of work to add to the progress indicator total.

## Returns

`None`

```python title="Python"
progress = context.progress("process-items")
progress.add(len(items))
```