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Get All Field Definitions

API Overview

Custom Fields allow you to add extra information about your contacts to your contact database. With custom fields, you can create custom segments from your individual contacts or from your contact database that will dynamically update your content with the values for the individual contact receiving the email. Your custom fields are completely customizable to the use cases and user information that you need.

You can also manage your Custom Fields using the Custom Fields UI in the Marketing Campaigns App. For more about creating Custom Fields, including a list of Reserved Fields, see our Custom Fields documentation.

Operation overview

GET/v3/marketing/field_definitions

Base url: https://api.sendgrid.com (The Twilio SendGrid v3 API)

This endpoint retrieves all defined Custom Fields and Reserved Fields.

Operation details

Authentication

API Key

Headers

Property nameTypeRequiredDescription

Authorizationstringrequired

Default: Bearer <<YOUR_API_KEY_HERE>>

Responses

200

SchemaExample

Property nameTypeRequiredDescriptionChild properties

custom_fieldsarray[object]

Show child properties for custom_fields

reserved_fieldsarray[object]

Show child properties for reserved_fields

_metadataobject

Show child properties for _metadata

{
  "custom_fields": [
    {
      "id": "w1",
      "name": "num_orders",
      "field_type": "Number"
    },
    {
      "id": "w2",
      "name": "dob",
      "field_type": "Date"
    }
  ],
  "reserved_fields": [
    {
      "id": "_rf0_T",
      "name": "first_name",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf1_T",
      "name": "last_name",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf2_T",
      "name": "email",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf3_T",
      "name": "alternate_emails",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf4_T",
      "name": "address_line_1",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf5_T",
      "name": "address_line_2",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf6_T",
      "name": "city",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf7_T",
      "name": "state_province_region",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf8_T",
      "name": "postal_code",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf9_T",
      "name": "country",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf10_T",
      "name": "phone_number",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf11_T",
      "name": "whatsapp",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf12_T",
      "name": "line",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf13_T",
      "name": "facebook",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf14_T",
      "name": "unique_name",
      "field_type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf15_T",
      "name": "email_domains",
      "field_type": "Text",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf16_D",
      "name": "last_clicked",
      "field_type": "Date",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf17_D",
      "name": "last_opened",
      "field_type": "Date",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf18_D",
      "name": "last_emailed",
      "field_type": "Date",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf19_T",
      "name": "singlesend_id",
      "field_type": "Text",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf20_T",
      "name": "automation_id",
      "field_type": "Text",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf21_D",
      "name": "created_at",
      "field_type": "Date",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf22_D",
      "name": "updated_at",
      "field_type": "Date",
      "read_only": true
    },
    {
      "id": "_rf23_T",
      "name": "contact_id",
      "field_type": "Text",
      "read_only": true
    }
  ],
  "_metadata": {
    "self": "https://example.com/marketing/field_definitions"
  }
}

Get All Field Definitions

1const client = require("@sendgrid/client");
2client.setApiKey(process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY);
3
4const request = {
5  url: `/v3/marketing/field_definitions`,
6  method: "GET",
7};
8
9client
10  .request(request)
11  .then(([response, body]) => {
12    console.log(response.statusCode);
13    console.log(response.body);
14  })
15  .catch((error) => {
16    console.error(error);
17  });