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When you hit an endpoint, a range of default fields are automatically returned. If you want something that isn't default, or you want to return less data to speed things up, you can pick the fields to be returned. In the case of referrals or clients you can also return any single record extension databases. Use /field/ with semicolon separated field names to choose the fields you want to return.

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/clients/field/id;surname;website_photo_consent

The API can tell you which fields are available by appending /selectable_fields to the group.

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/clients/selectable_fields

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/workers/selectable_fields

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/referrals/selectable_fields

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/due_contacts/selectable_fields

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/done_contacts/selectable_fields

[GET] https://api.dizions.co.uk/v2/schedules/selectable_fields

IDs or names?

For read-only applications, e.g. a reporting dashboard, it may be useful to ask the API for the names of options, instead of the IDs, e.g. "Private Rented" instead of "4" for accommodation. The is referred to as "resolving" the IDs. You can specify individual fields, like this: v2/clients/id/1/field/id;ethnicity;main_language;school/?resolveIds[]=ethnicity&resolveIds[]=main_language or all fields, like this: v2/clients/id/1/field/id;ethnicity;main_language;school/?resolveIds[]=ALL

NB this only applies when GETing data, records must always be created and updated using IDs.