# GetChild method

Returns the type of the object and the corresponding handle.

## Parameters

| Name | Description | Mandatory | Type |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| qId | Identifier of the object. | Yes | String |

## Returns

| Name | Description | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qReturn | { "qType": "GenericObject", "qHandle": &lt;handle of the object&gt; } | [ObjectInterface](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/models-objectinterface.htm) |

## See also

[Get the handle of a child](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/csh/engineapi/get-handle-child)