diff --git a/include/ircd/m/keys.h b/include/ircd/m/keys.h
index ceb4c6617..9783207dd 100644
--- a/include/ircd/m/keys.h
+++ b/include/ircd/m/keys.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ struct ircd::m::keys
 	static void get(const string_view &server_name, const closure &);
 	static void get(const string_view &server_name, const string_view &key_id, const closure &);
 	static void query(const string_view &query_server, const queries &, const closure_bool &);
+	static size_t fetch(const queries &);
 
 	using super_type::tuple;
 	using super_type::operator=;
diff --git a/modules/m_keys.cc b/modules/m_keys.cc
index 063c02043..d8e4b4302 100644
--- a/modules/m_keys.cc
+++ b/modules/m_keys.cc
@@ -300,6 +300,20 @@ ircd::m::keys_get_timeout
 	{ "default",  20000L                  }
 };
 
+size_t
+IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
+ircd::m::keys::fetch(const queries &queries)
+{
+	size_t ret(0);
+	get(queries, [&ret](const auto &)
+	{
+		++ret;
+		return true;
+	});
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 void
 IRCD_MODULE_EXPORT
 ircd::m::keys::get(const string_view &server_name,