--- schema_version: "1" id: c237b64d994be7d6a0e4c9edff9f6dd217f739e9c466bb8a1fbf160c8b84fd08 title: ColumnsConnection collection: tableau version: current locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/tableau/current/en-us/api/metadata_api/reference/columnsconnection.doc.md canonical_url: https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/columnsconnection.doc.html source_site: help.tableau.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 5764eb943df55f2c0de69972c301a223f992bbb533e9e9063382a212da6edb65 --- _menu_ Types OBJECT # ColumnsConnection Connection Type for Column ## [_link_](#graphql-schema-definition) GraphQL Schema definition ` - type ColumnsConnection { - # List of nodes - nodes: [[Column](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/column.doc.html)!]! - # Information for pagination - pageInfo: [PageInfo](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/pageinfo.doc.html)! - # Total number of objects in connection - totalCount: [Int](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/int.doc.html)! - } ` ## [_link_](#require-by) Require by - [BinField_GraphQL type for a binned continuous measure field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations\_bins.html_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/binfield.doc.html "BinField - GraphQL type for a binned continuous measure field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations_bins.html") - [CalculatedField_GraphQL type for a calculated field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations\_calculatedfields.html_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/calculatedfield.doc.html "CalculatedField - GraphQL type for a calculated field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/calculations_calculatedfields.html") - [Column_GraphQL type for a table column_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/column.doc.html "Column - GraphQL type for a table column") - [ColumnField_ColumnFields are a type of field which directly connects to a column in some type of table._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/columnfield.doc.html "ColumnField - ColumnFields are a type of field which directly connects to a column in some type of table.") - [CombinedField_GraphQL type for a combined field. Combined fields concatanate fields together into one string._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/combinedfield.doc.html "CombinedField - GraphQL type for a combined field. Combined fields concatanate fields together into one string.") - [CombinedSetField_GraphQL type for a combined set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_sets\_create.html#Combine_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/combinedsetfield.doc.html "CombinedSetField - GraphQL type for a combined set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_sets_create.html#Combine") - [CustomSQLTable_A table that represents the result of evaluating a custom SQL query. These "tables" are owned by the Tableau data source (embedded or published) which contains the SQL query, so they only exist within that data source._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/customsqltable.doc.html "CustomSQLTable - A table that represents the result of evaluating a custom SQL query. These \"tables\" are owned by the Tableau data source (embedded or published) which contains the SQL query, so they only exist within that data source.") - [Dashboard_A dashboard contained in a published workbook._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/dashboard.doc.html "Dashboard - A dashboard contained in a published workbook.") - [DatabaseTable_A table that is contained in a database_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/databasetable.doc.html "DatabaseTable - A table that is contained in a database") - [DatasourceField_GraphQL type for a data source field. Data source fields can only exist in embedded data sources which connect to a published data source. A data source field is an embedded data source's 'layered' representation of a field that already exists in the published data source and is mostly a copy of the field in the published data source. Data source fields can get their own descriptions and renames local to the embedded data source, but cannot otherwise be modified in the embedded data source._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/datasourcefield.doc.html "DatasourceField - GraphQL type for a data source field. Data source fields can only exist in embedded data sources which connect to a published data source. A data source field is an embedded data source's 'layered' representation of a field that already exists in the published data source and is mostly a copy of the field in the published data source. Data source fields can get their own descriptions and renames local to the embedded data source, but cannot otherwise be modified in the embedded data source.") - [Field_Base GraphQL type for a field_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/field.doc.html "Field - Base GraphQL type for a field") - [GroupField_GraphQL type for a group field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_groups\_creating.html_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/groupfield.doc.html "GroupField - GraphQL type for a group field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_groups_creating.html") - [HierarchyField_GraphQL type for a hierarchy. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/qs\_hierarchies.html_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/hierarchyfield.doc.html "HierarchyField - GraphQL type for a hierarchy. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/qs_hierarchies.html") - [Metric_Metrics are time series data constructed from fields contained in views. \*Retired in Tableau Cloud February 2024 / Server 2024.2.\*_](metric.doc.html "Metric - Metrics are time series data constructed from fields contained in views. *Retired in Tableau Cloud February 2024 / Server 2024.2.*") - [MetricDefinition_A Tableau Pulse metric definition. \*Available in Tableau Cloud June 2024 and later. Tableau Pulse is not available in Tableau Server.\*_](metricdefinition.doc.html "MetricDefinition - A Tableau Pulse metric definition. *Available in Tableau Cloud June 2024 and later. Tableau Pulse is not available in Tableau Server.*") - [Query_Query root for Metadata GraphQL interface_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/query.doc.html "Query - Query root for Metadata GraphQL interface") - [SetField_GraphQL type for a set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup\_sets\_create.html_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/setfield.doc.html "SetField - GraphQL type for a set field. See https://onlinehelp.tableau.com/current/pro/desktop/en-us/sortgroup_sets_create.html") - [Sheet_A sheet contained in a published workbook._](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/sheet.doc.html "Sheet - A sheet contained in a published workbook.") - [Table_A table containing columns_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/table.doc.html "Table - A table containing columns") - [Tag_A tag associated with content items_](https://help.tableau.com/current/api/metadata_api/en-us/reference/tag.doc.html "Tag - A tag associated with content items") - [VirtualConnectionTable_A table in a virtual connection. \*Available in Tableau Cloud March 2022 / Server 2022.1 and later.\*_](virtualconnectiontable.doc.html "VirtualConnectionTable - A table in a virtual connection. *Available in Tableau Cloud March 2022 / Server 2022.1 and later.*")