diff --git a/src/__tests__/content-api.test.ts b/src/__tests__/content-api.test.ts
index a61670b..67fe6bb 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/content-api.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/content-api.test.ts
@@ -260,6 +260,20 @@ describe('content-api', () => {
       expect(body.data.every((item: { channelId: number }) => item.channelId === channelA.id)).toBe(true);
     });
 
+    it('filters by contentType when paginated', async () => {
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/v1/channel/${channelA.id}/content?contentType=video&page=1`,
+        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = res.json();
+      expect(body.data).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(body.data.every((item: { contentType: string }) => item.contentType === 'video')).toBe(true);
+      expect(body.pagination.totalItems).toBe(2);
+    });
+
     it('returns empty array for channel with no content', async () => {
       const noContentChannel = await createChannel(db, {
         name: 'Empty Channel',
@@ -306,4 +320,89 @@ describe('content-api', () => {
       expect(res.statusCode).toBe(401);
     });
   });
+
+  // ── GET /api/v1/channel/:id/content-counts ──
+
+  describe('GET /api/v1/channel/:id/content-counts', () => {
+    it('returns per-type counts for a channel with mixed content', async () => {
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/v1/channel/${channelA.id}/content-counts`,
+        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = res.json();
+      expect(body.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(body.data).toEqual({
+        video: 2,
+        audio: 0,
+        livestream: 1,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns per-type counts for audio-only channel', async () => {
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/v1/channel/${channelB.id}/content-counts`,
+        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = res.json();
+      expect(body.data).toEqual({
+        video: 0,
+        audio: 2,
+        livestream: 0,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns all zeros for channel with no content', async () => {
+      // Create a fresh empty channel
+      const emptyChannel = await createChannel(db, {
+        name: 'Counts Empty',
+        platform: 'youtube',
+        platformId: 'UC_counts_empty',
+        url: 'https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_counts_empty',
+        monitoringEnabled: true,
+        checkInterval: 360,
+        imageUrl: null,
+        metadata: null,
+        formatProfileId: null,
+      });
+
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/v1/channel/${emptyChannel.id}/content-counts`,
+        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      const body = res.json();
+      expect(body.data).toEqual({
+        video: 0,
+        audio: 0,
+        livestream: 0,
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('returns 400 for invalid channel ID', async () => {
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: '/api/v1/channel/abc/content-counts',
+        headers: { 'x-api-key': apiKey },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+    });
+
+    it('returns 401 without API key', async () => {
+      const res = await server.inject({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/v1/channel/${channelA.id}/content-counts`,
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(401);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/db/repositories/content-repository.ts b/src/db/repositories/content-repository.ts
index f3220ae..339dc34 100644
--- a/src/db/repositories/content-repository.ts
+++ b/src/db/repositories/content-repository.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { type LibSQLDatabase } from 'drizzle-orm/libsql';
 import type * as schema from '../schema/index';
 import { contentItems } from '../schema/index';
 import type { ContentItem, ContentType, ContentStatus, QualityInfo } from '../../types/index';
-import type { ContentCounts } from '../../types/api';
+import type { ContentCounts, ContentTypeCounts } from '../../types/api';
 
 // ── Types ──
 
@@ -373,6 +373,35 @@ function buildContentFilterConditions(filters?: ContentItemFilters) {
   return conditions;
 }
 
+// ── Content Counts by Type ──
+
+/**
+ * Get content counts grouped by content type for a single channel.
+ * Returns { video, audio, livestream } with zero-defaults for missing types.
+ */
+export async function getContentCountsByType(
+  db: Db,
+  channelId: number
+): Promise<ContentTypeCounts> {
+  const rows = await db
+    .select({
+      contentType: contentItems.contentType,
+      count: sql<number>`count(*)`,
+    })
+    .from(contentItems)
+    .where(eq(contentItems.channelId, channelId))
+    .groupBy(contentItems.contentType);
+
+  const counts: ContentTypeCounts = { video: 0, audio: 0, livestream: 0 };
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const ct = row.contentType as keyof ContentTypeCounts;
+    if (ct in counts) {
+      counts[ct] = Number(row.count);
+    }
+  }
+  return counts;
+}
+
 // ── Content Counts by Channel ──
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/server/routes/content.ts b/src/server/routes/content.ts
index 9689e9b..279b49c 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/content.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/content.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ import {
   getAllContentItems,
   getContentByChannelId,
   getChannelContentPaginated,
+  getContentCountsByType,
   setMonitored,
   bulkSetMonitored,
   updateContentItem,
 } from '../../db/repositories/content-repository';
-import type { PaginatedResponse, ApiResponse } from '../../types/api';
+import type { PaginatedResponse, ApiResponse, ContentTypeCounts } from '../../types/api';
 import type { ContentItem, ContentStatus, ContentType } from '../../types/index';
 
 // ── JSON Schemas for Fastify Validation ──
@@ -254,6 +255,34 @@ export async function contentRoutes(fastify: FastifyInstance): Promise<void> {
     }
   );
 
+  // ── GET /api/v1/channel/:id/content-counts ──
+
+  fastify.get<{
+    Params: { id: string };
+  }>('/api/v1/channel/:id/content-counts', async (request, reply) => {
+    const channelId = parseIdParam(request.params.id, reply, 'Channel ID');
+    if (channelId === null) return;
+
+    try {
+      const counts = await getContentCountsByType(fastify.db, channelId);
+      const response: ApiResponse<ContentTypeCounts> = {
+        success: true,
+        data: counts,
+      };
+      return response;
+    } catch (err) {
+      request.log.error(
+        { err, channelId },
+        '[content] Failed to fetch content type counts'
+      );
+      return reply.status(500).send({
+        statusCode: 500,
+        error: 'Internal Server Error',
+        message: `Failed to retrieve content type counts for channel ${channelId}`,
+      });
+    }
+  });
+
   // ── GET /api/v1/channel/:id/content (paginated) ──
 
   fastify.get<{
diff --git a/src/types/api.ts b/src/types/api.ts
index afb373d..6195648 100644
--- a/src/types/api.ts
+++ b/src/types/api.ts
@@ -70,6 +70,13 @@ export interface ContentCounts {
   downloaded: number;
 }
 
+/** Per-content-type counts for a channel. */
+export interface ContentTypeCounts {
+  video: number;
+  audio: number;
+  livestream: number;
+}
+
 /** App-wide settings (check interval, concurrent downloads). */
 export interface AppSettingsResponse {
   checkInterval: number;