Hi, Is there any API through which we can know given data type(if wehttps://community.appian.com/discussions/f/general/1870/hi-is-there-any-api-through-which-we-can-know-given-data-type-if-weHi, Is there any API through which we can know given data type(if we pass it&#39;s id as argument) is user defined(created through System-&gt;Data Management) or default appian provided(Number, Group etc.)? ~Ankita Regards, Ankita... OriginalPostID-95260 OriginalPostIDen-USTelligent Community 12RE: Hi,<br /><br />Is there any API through which we can know given data type(if wehttps://community.appian.com/thread/6627?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 09 Jan 2014 13:25:19 GMTd3a83456-d57b-489c-a84c-4e8267bb592a:ae9ab3c3-b511-4b62-b1e4-a76d86365e6fSathya Srinivasanyou have functions called typeOf() and typeName() <br />If you have the id, you can directly use typeName()<br /><br /> There are a selected set of data types provided by Appian. If you add all of these into a constant, you can compare to find if it was user defined or in-built.<div style="clear:both;"></div>