Getting symbol icon urls through the API

hrachid

Hello,

For checkbox and picklist fields, is it possible to get an image url for the icons that represent the dropdown options through the API? Not sure if I'm missing something on the documentation but I haven't been able to figure out if this is possible

Isaac A.

Hi @hrachid!

After reviewing our documentation, the Smartsheet API does allow you to retrieve details about columns and sheet summary fields, including the symbol attribute for CHECKBOX and PICKLIST types. However, the documentation does not indicate that it’s possible to retrieve image URLs for the icons that represent these symbols or the options within picklist fields via the API. 

The symbol attribute is returned as an identifier (e.g., "FLAG", "STAR"), which tells you which symbol type is in use, but it does not include a reference to an actual image or icon URL. These symbols are rendered visually in the Smartsheet UI but are only represented by name in API responses.

You can find more about how column attributes like symbol are handled in our Get Columns documentation. 

I hope this helps clarify things! Let me know if you have any other questions. 

Cheers,
Isaac.