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Get a canon record kind

Canon module

GET/canon/record-kinds/{record_kind}canonRecordKinds.get

A record kind with its class, definition of done and title grammar. Returns one canon record kind with its `ETag`. A canon record kind the caller may not see returns 404.

  • Requires the capability canon.taxonomy.read.
  • OAuth scopes: canon.
  • Error statuses: 400, 401, 404, 429. Errors are RFC 9457 problem details.

Path and query parameters

canonRecordKinds.get: Path and query parameters
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
record_kindRecordKindYesRecord kind from `xpms.dim_record_kind` (26 kinds, Section 3.10).Constraints: pattern ^[A-Z0-9][A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]*( [A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]+)*$
fieldsFieldsNoSparse fieldset: a comma-separated list of top-level fields to return. `id` is always returned.Constraints: pattern ^[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*(,[a-z_][a-z0-9_]*)*$

Response 200: CanonRecordKind

canonRecordKinds.get: CanonRecordKind
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
record_kindRecordKindYesRecord kind from `xpms.dim_record_kind` (26 kinds, Section 3.10).Constraints: pattern ^[A-Z0-9][A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]*( [A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]+)*$
definitionstringYesDefinition, in sentence case.Constraints: length 1 to 20000
definition_of_donestringYesDefinition of done.Constraints: length 1 to 20000
record_classRecordClassYesRecord class from `xpms.dim_record_kind`, derived from the kind.Constraints: pattern ^[A-Z0-9][A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]*( [A-Za-z0-9&'/.()-]+)*$
title_grammarstringYesTitle grammar validated on write.Constraints: length 1 to 20000
{
  "record_kind": "Task",
  "definition": "A unit of assigned work.",
  "definition_of_done": "Done against its acceptance.",
  "record_class": "Work",
  "title_grammar": "Imperative verb first."
}

Code samples

curl -X GET "$XOS_BASE_URL/canon/record-kinds/Task" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $XOS_API_KEY"
const { data, etag } = await xos.canonRecordKinds.get("Task");
response = xos.canon_record_kinds.get("Task")
xos canon-record-kinds get Task