Describe Calls

The following table lists supported describe calls in the API in alphabetical order, and provides a brief description for each. Click a call name to see syntax, usage, and more information for that call.

Note

For a list of API utility calls, see Utility Calls, and for a list of general calls (calls that query, retrieve, or modify data), see Core Calls.

Call	Description
`describeGlobal()`	Retrieves a list of available objects for your organization’s data.
`describeDataCategoryGroups()`	Retrieves available category groups for entities specified in the request.
`describeDataCategoryGroupStructures()`	Retrieves available category groups along with their data category structure for entities specified in the request.
`describeLayout()`	Retrieves metadata about page layouts for the specified object type.
`describeSObject()`	Retrieves metadata (field list and object properties) for the specified object type. Superseded by `describeSObjects()`.
`describeSObjects()`	An array-based version of describeSObject.
`describeSoftphoneLayout()`	Describes the softPhone layout(s) created for an organization.
`describeTabs()`	Describes the apps and tabs that have been configured for the user.