# Get column

Gets definitions for the column specified in the URL. Note: If you need to see the values of individual cells within the column, use Get Sheet or Get Row.

Endpoint: GET /sheets/{sheetId}/columns/{columnId}
Version: 2.0.0
Security: APIToken, OAuth2

## Path parameters:

  - `sheetId` (number, required)
    ID of the sheet being accessed.

  - `columnId` (number, required)
    ID of the sheet column being accessed.

## Header parameters:

  - `Authorization` (string)
    API Access Token used to authenticate requests to Smartsheet APIs.

  - `smartsheet-integration-source` (string)
    Uses the following metadata to distinguish between human-initiated API requests and third-party service-initiated calls by AI Connectors or ITSM:

- Integration source type
- Organization name
- Integration source name 

Format:


TYPE,OrgName,SourceName


Examples: 

AI,SampleOrg,My-AI-Connector-v2

SCRIPT,SampleOrg2,Accounting-updater-script

APPLICATION,SampleOrg3,SheetUpdater
    Example: "AI,SampleOrg,My-AI-Connector-v2"

## Query parameters:

  - `level` (integer)
    Specifies whether object data types, such as multi-contact data are returned in a backwards-compatible, text format in text/number columns.  - Set level=0 (default) to use text/number columns for multi-contact data and multi-picklist data.  - Set level=1 to use multiple-entry contact list columns for multi-contact data; multi-picklist data is returned in text/number columns.  - Set level=2 to use multiple-entry contact list columns for multi-contact data and use multiple-entry picklist columns for multi-picklist data.

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `id` (number)
    Column ID.

  - `index` (number)
    Column index or position. This number is zero-based.

  - `symbol` (string)
    When applicable for CHECKBOX or PICKLIST column types. See [Symbol Columns](/api/smartsheet/openapi/columns).

  - `title` (string)
    Column title.

  - `type` (string)
    See [Column Types](/api/smartsheet/openapi/columns)
    Enum: "ABSTRACT_DATETIME", "CHECKBOX", "CONTACT_LIST", "DATE", "DATETIME", "DURATION", "MULTI_CONTACT_LIST", "MULTI_PICKLIST", "PICKLIST", "PREDECESSOR", "TEXT_NUMBER"

  - `validation` (boolean)
    Indicates whether validation has been enabled for the column (value = true).