---
title: "Fetches all external references on a user's account"
method: GET
path: "/external_references"
tags: ["External References"]
---

# Fetches all external references on a user's account

`GET /external_references`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mavenlink.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mavenlink.com/api/v1/external_references`
- Auth: none declared

Returns external references, for objects of particular types, that are synced with the
third-party systems.


This endpoint returns structured External Reference objects.
As with all Kantata OX API endpoints, the returned data will be referenced in sorted order in the `results` array
and will be indexed by ID in the `external_references` top-level JSON key.
Please see our [Response Format](#section/Response-Format) section for more information.

## Query parameters

- `subject_type` string, required
- `created_after` string, date-time
- `created_before` string, date-time
- `external_message` string
- `external_status` string
- `include` string
- `last_synced_after` string, date-time
- `last_synced_before` string, date-time
- `only` string
- `order` string
- `page` integer
- `per_page` integer
- `service_model` string
- `service_model_ref` string
- `service_name` string
- `status` string
- `subject_id` integer
- `updated_after` string, date-time
- `updated_before` string, date-time

## Response `200`

A list of External References have been retrieved.

- object
  - `count` integer
  - `meta` object
    - `count` integer
    - `page_count` integer
    - `page_number` integer
    - `page_size` integer
  - `results` object[]
    - `key` string
    - `id` string
  - `external_references` object
  - `assignments` object
  - `billing_milestones` object
  - `custom_fields` object
  - `custom_field_choices` object
  - `custom_field_sets` object
  - `custom_field_values` object
  - `estimates` object
  - `estimate_scenarios` object
  - `estimate_scenario_resources` object
  - `expenses` object
  - `expense_budgets` object
  - `invoices` object
  - `participations` object
  - `posts` object
  - `rate_cards` object
  - `roles` object
  - `skills` object
  - `status_reports` object
  - `stories` object
  - `story_allocation_days` object
  - `submissions` object
  - `survey_answers` object
  - `survey_questions` object
  - `survey_responses` object
  - `survey_templates` object
  - `time_entries` object
  - `time_off_entries` object
  - `users` object
  - `vendors` object
  - `workspaces` object
  - `workspace_allocations` object
  - `workspace_groups` object
  - `workspace_resources` object

## Other responses

- `400`: Bad Request
- `401`: Unauthorized request
- `403`: Forbidden request
- `404`: Page Not Found
- `422`: Unprocessable Entity
- `503`: Service is unavailable

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