Get note field definitions

note.definitions() -> NoteDefinitionsResponse

GET/v1/notes/definitions

Returns the schema for the field and relationship definitions available on notes. Useful for understanding the shape of note data before creating or updating records. See Fields and relationships for more details.

Required scope: notes:read

Rate limit category: Read

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class NoteDefinitionsResponse: …

field_definitions: Dict[str, FieldDefinitions]

Map of field keys to their definitions, including both system and custom fields.

description: Optional[str]

Description of the field, or null.

label: str

Human-readable display name of the field.

type_configuration: FieldDefinitionsTypeConfiguration

Type-specific configuration (e.g. select options, currency code).

currency: Optional[str]

ISO 4217 3-letter currency code.

handle_service: Optional[Literal["TWITTER", "LINKEDIN", "FACEBOOK", "INSTAGRAM"]]

Social platform associated with this handle field.

One of the following:

"TWITTER"

"LINKEDIN"

"FACEBOOK"

"INSTAGRAM"

multiple_values: Optional[bool]

Whether this field accepts multiple values.

options: Optional[List[FieldDefinitionsTypeConfigurationOption]]

Available options for select fields.

id: str

Unique identifier of the select option.

label: str

Human-readable display name of the option.

description: Optional[str]

Description of the option, or null.

parent_id: Optional[str]

For a dependent select, the ID of the option in the parent field named by typeConfiguration.parentFieldKey that owns this option. Absent for ordinary selects.

parent_field_key: Optional[str]

For a dependent select, the field key whose selected option determines which of this field’s options apply. Absent for ordinary selects.

unique: Optional[bool]

Whether values for this field must be unique.

value_type: Literal["ADDRESS", "CHECKBOX", "CURRENCY", 12 more]

Data type of the field.

One of the following:

"ADDRESS"

"CHECKBOX"

"CURRENCY"

"DATETIME"

"EMAIL"

"FULL_NAME"

"MARKDOWN"

"MULTI_SELECT"

"NUMBER"

"SINGLE_SELECT"

"SOCIAL_HANDLE"

"TELEPHONE"

"TEXT"

"URL"

"HTML"

id: Optional[str]

Unique identifier of the field definition.

read_only: Optional[bool]

true for fields that are not writable via the API (e.g. AI-generated summaries). false or absent for writable fields.

object_type: str

The object type these definitions belong to (e.g. account).

relationship_definitions: Dict[str, RelationshipDefinitions]

Map of relationship keys to their definitions. Self-referential relationships include optional directional metadata on the bare definition.

cardinality: Literal["HAS_ONE", "HAS_MANY"]

Whether this is a has_one or has_many relationship.

One of the following:

"HAS_ONE"

"HAS_MANY"

description: Optional[str]

Description of the relationship, or null.

label: str

Human-readable display name of the relationship.

object_type: str

The type of the related object (e.g. account, contact).

id: Optional[str]

Unique identifier of the relationship definition.

directions: Optional[RelationshipDefinitionsDirections]

Directional metadata for a self-referential relationship. List filters use the relationship key with :asSource or :asDestination; writes continue to use the bare key.

as_destination: RelationshipDefinitionsDirectionsAsDestination

The current record is the destination (incoming) endpoint.

cardinality: Literal["HAS_ONE", "HAS_MANY"]

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:

"HAS_ONE"

"HAS_MANY"

label: str

Human-readable display name for this endpoint direction.

as_source: RelationshipDefinitionsDirectionsAsSource

The current record is the source (outgoing) endpoint.

cardinality: Literal["HAS_ONE", "HAS_MANY"]

Whether this endpoint direction is HAS_ONE or HAS_MANY.

One of the following:

"HAS_ONE"

"HAS_MANY"

label: str

Human-readable display name for this endpoint direction.

Get note field definitions

from lightfield import Lightfield

client = Lightfield(
    api_key="My API Key",
)
note_definitions_response = client.note.definitions()
print(note_definitions_response.field_definitions)

{
  "fieldDefinitions": {
    "foo": {
      "description": "description",
      "label": "label",
      "typeConfiguration": {
        "currency": "currency",
        "handleService": "TWITTER",
        "multipleValues": true,
        "options": [
          {
            "id": "id",
            "label": "label",
            "description": "description",
            "parentId": "parentId"
          }
        ],
        "parentFieldKey": "parentFieldKey",
        "unique": true
      },
      "valueType": "ADDRESS",
      "id": "id",
      "readOnly": true
    }
  },
  "objectType": "objectType",
  "relationshipDefinitions": {
    "foo": {
      "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
      "description": "description",
      "label": "label",
      "objectType": "objectType",
      "id": "id",
      "directions": {
        "asDestination": {
          "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
          "label": "label"
        },
        "asSource": {
          "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
          "label": "label"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "fieldDefinitions": {
    "foo": {
      "description": "description",
      "label": "label",
      "typeConfiguration": {
        "currency": "currency",
        "handleService": "TWITTER",
        "multipleValues": true,
        "options": [
          {
            "id": "id",
            "label": "label",
            "description": "description",
            "parentId": "parentId"
          }
        ],
        "parentFieldKey": "parentFieldKey",
        "unique": true
      },
      "valueType": "ADDRESS",
      "id": "id",
      "readOnly": true
    }
  },
  "objectType": "objectType",
  "relationshipDefinitions": {
    "foo": {
      "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
      "description": "description",
      "label": "label",
      "objectType": "objectType",
      "id": "id",
      "directions": {
        "asDestination": {
          "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
          "label": "label"
        },
        "asSource": {
          "cardinality": "HAS_ONE",
          "label": "label"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}