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# ConnectApi.FieldMetadata

Search metadata for the field of an object.

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">
          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
            <tr>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d999234e27">Property Name</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d999234e30">Type</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d999234e33">Description</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d999234e36">Available Version</th>

            </tr>
          </thead>
          <tbody class="tbody">
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">domain</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">The object that the field is associated with.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">field</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Field path through the object.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">fieldApiName</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">API name of the field.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">fieldType</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/connectAPI_enums.htm#FieldTypeEnum"><samp class="codeph apex_code">ConnectApi.​FieldType</samp></a></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Field type. Values are:<ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Address</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">AnyType</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Base64</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Boolean</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Combobox</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">ComplexValue</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Currency</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">DataCategoryGroupReference</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Date</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">DateTime</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Double</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Email</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">EncryptedString</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">ExtensionEntityLookup</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">ExternalLookup</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">FloatArray</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Id</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">ImageUrl</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">IndirectLookup</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Integer</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Json</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Location</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Long</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">MultiPicklist</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Percent</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">PersonName</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Phone</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Picklist</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">PlainTextArea</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Reference</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">RichTextArea</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Sobject</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">String</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">SwitchablePersonName</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">TextArea</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Time</samp></li>
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Url</samp></li>
                </ul>
              </td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">filterable</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">Boolean</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Specifies whether the field is filterable (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">true</span></samp>) or
                not (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">false</span></samp>).</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">highlightable</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">Boolean</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Specifies whether the field is highlightable (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">true</span></samp>)
                or not (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">false</span></samp>).</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">label</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">String</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Label of the field.</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e27" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph apex_code">sortable</samp></td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e30" data-title="Type">Boolean</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e33" data-title="Description">Specifies whether the field is sortable (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">true</span></samp>) or not
                (<samp class="codeph apex_code"><span class="keyword">false</span></samp>).</td>
              <td class="entry" headers="d999234e36" data-title="Available Version">63.0</td>
            </tr>
          </tbody>
        </table>

#### See Also

- [ConnectApi.ObjectMetadata](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.apexref.meta/apexref/apex_connectapi_output_object_metadat.htm "Search metadata related to the object.")