Learn how to read object types using the platform API
Objects are a core component of the API that represent a generic item within the monday.com platform. They can represent boards, dashboards, workflows, or other specialized objects. Each object is of a specific type, which is used to create new objects or filter results from the objects query.
Queries
You can use the object_types_unique_keys query to retrieve the available object types via the API.
- Returns an array containing metadata about a collection of object types
- Can only be queried directly at the root; can't be nested within another query
query {
object_types_unique_keys {
app_name
app_feature_name
description
object_type_unique_key
}
}{
"data": {
"object_types_unique_keys": [
{
"app_name": "Monday Workflows",
"app_feature_name": "Workflow",
"description": "",
"object_type_unique_key": "monday_workflows::workflow"
},
{
"app_name": "Service",
"app_feature_name": "Portal",
"description": "",
"object_type_unique_key": "service::portal-object"
}
]
},
"extensions": {
"request_id": "YOUR_REQUEST_ID"
}
}Fields
You can use the following fields to specify what information your object_types_unique_keys query will return.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
app_feature_name | The object type's app feature name. |
app_name | The app's name that provides this object type. |
description | The object type's description. |
object_type_unique_key | The object type's unique identifier. Formatted as |
