Stack Overflow API: get the user's “new mail!” notification?

Question

When someone replies to your question (or for many other actions on the site) you get a little "new mail!" type icon in your "StackExchange" menu in the top left of the site.

Checking out the API docs here: http://api.stackoverflow.com/1.0/usage

I don't see a way to get that "new mail" count for the logged in user. Is it possible?

Answer 1

It is currently not possible to access this information using the stackoverflow API v1.1. However, the draft changes for the stackoverflow API v2.0 does contain what you are looking for and is worth keeping an eye on.

Inbox Access

A new route, /users/{ids}/inbox, will return items in inboxes. It will be just enough information for display purposes, a la stackexchange.com’s inbox tab. This method will require an auth code with read_inbox permissions granted.