---
title: "List Custom Objects"
method: GET
path: "/custom_objects"
tags: ["Custom Objects"]
---

# List Custom Objects

`GET /custom_objects`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://secure.fleetio.com/api`
- URL: `https://secure.fleetio.com/api/custom_objects`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization` and API key in header `Account-Token`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api/docs/custom_objects/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Returns a paginated list of Custom Objects for a single Custom Records.

## Query parameters

- `key` string, required
- `start_cursor` string
- `per_page` integer
- `sort` object
  - `id` 'asc' | 'desc'
  - `created_at` 'asc' | 'desc'
  - `updated_at` 'asc' | 'desc'

## Response `200`

OK

- object
  - `start_cursor` string, nullable: The current start cursor of the records returned.
  - `next_cursor` string, nullable: The next cursor to retrieve the next page of records.
  - `per_page` integer: The maximum number of records returned.
  - `estimated_remaining_count` integer: The number of remaining records including the returned records, up to a maximum of 500.
  - `sorted_by` union[]: The sorts applied to the returned record set.
    - union
      - object
        - `id` 'asc' | 'desc'
      - object
        - `created_at` 'asc' | 'desc'
      - object
        - `updated_at` 'asc' | 'desc'
  - `records` CustomObject[]
    - `id` integer, required
    - `custom_object_template_id` integer, required: The Fleetio id of the template this object belongs to.
    - `created_at` string, date-time, required
    - `custom_fields` CustomFields, nullable, required: *Full details on working with Custom Fields [here](/docs/overview/custom-fields).
    - `updated_at` string, date-time, required
    - `comments_count` integer, required: The number of comments associated with this Custom Object.
    - `documents_count` integer, required: The number of documents attached to this Custom Object.
    - `images_count` integer, required: The number of images attached to this Custom Object.
    - `custom_field_associations` CustomObjectCustomFieldAssociation[], required
      - `custom_field_id` integer, required: The Fleetio id of the associated Custom Field.
      - `id` integer, required
      - `reference_id` integer, required: The Fleetio id of the associated record.
      - `reference_type` 'Contact' | 'Equipment' | 'Vehicle' | 'Vendor', required
      - `reference` union: The associated record. The shape depends on `reference_type`.
        - object, nullable: A Contact
          - `id` integer
          - `email` string, nullable: The Contact's email address.
          - `name` string, nullable: The Contact's full name.
          - `group_id` integer, nullable: If this Contact belongs to a [Group](/docs/api/groups), this will be the Fleetio ID of that `Group`.
          - `employee` boolean, nullable: Whether or not the Contact is an employee.
          - `employee_number` string, nullable: The employee number of the Contact.
          - `default_image_url` string, nullable: The URL of the Contact's default image/profile photo, if any.
        - object: A Vehicle
          - `id` integer, required
          - `name` string, required: This vehicle's name.
          - `color` string, nullable: The color of this Vehicle.
          - `license_plate` string, nullable: The license plate number of this Vehicle.
          - `vin` string, nullable: The Vehicle Identification Number of this Vehicle.
          - `year` string, nullable: This Vehicle's model year.
          - `make` string, nullable: The name of this Vehicle's manufacturer.
          - `model` string, nullable: The name of the model of this Vehicle.
          - `trim` string, nullable: The trim level of this Vehicle.
          - `registration_expiration_month` integer, nullable: The month in which this Vehicle's registration expires.
          - `registration_state` string, nullable: The state, province, or territory in which this Vehicle is registered.
          - `default_image_url_small` string, nullable: The URL of a small-sized version of the default image for this Vehicle.
        - object, nullable: A Vendor
          - `name` string, required: The name of the Vendor.
          - `phone` string, nullable, required: The phone number of the Vendor.
          - `city` string, nullable, required: The city of the Vendor.
          - `region` string, nullable, required: The region, state, province, or territory of the Vendor.
          - `postal_code` string, nullable, required: The postal code or ZIP code of the Vendor.
          - `country` string, nullable, required: The country of the Vendor.
          - `external_id` string, nullable, required: The external identifier of the Vendor.
        - object, nullable
          - `id` integer, required
          - `name` string, required: The name for this Equipment.
          - `brand` string, nullable, required: The name of the brand which makes this Equipment.
          - `model` string, nullable, required: The model name of this Equipment.
          - `serial_number` string, nullable, required: The serial number of this Equipment.
    - `attachment_permissions` AttachmentPermissions, nullable, required
      - `read_photos` boolean: Indicates whether the user has read permission for photos.
      - `manage_photos` boolean: Indicates whether the user has permission to manage (eg. upload, delete) photos.
      - `read_documents` boolean: Indicates whether the user has read permission for documents.
      - `manage_documents` boolean: Indicates whether the user has permission to manage (eg. upload, delete) documents.
    - `permissions` CustomObjectPermissions, required: What the requesting user may do with this Custom Object record. Row-level restrictions are accounted for, so these can differ from record to record within the same Custom Record type.
      - `update` boolean, required: Indicates whether the user may edit this record.
      - `destroy` boolean, required: Indicates whether the user may delete this record.

## Other responses

- `400`: The format or parameters of the request was invalid
- `401`: Request could not be authenticated
- `403`: Insufficient permission to perform this operation
- `404`: The requested resource could not be located
- `500`: Something unexpected happened

## Changes

- **2026-11-06** `49558d744bd7`: 2 info
  - for the `query` request parameter `per_page`, the min was decreased from `2.00` to `1.00`
  - added the required property `records/items/permissions` to the response with the `200` status
- **2026-06-16** `4098a1c81821`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api/changes/custom_objects/get.md)

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/fleetio/apis/fleetio-developer-api/revisions/49558d744bd7?raw)
