# GetFieldDescriptionAsync Method

## Overloads

| [GetFieldDescriptionAsync(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldDescriptionAsync_System_String_) |  | Returns the description of a field. |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [GetFieldDescriptionAsync(AsyncHandle, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldDescriptionAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_) |  | Returns the description of a field. |
| [GetFieldDescriptionAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_App_GetFieldDescriptionAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_) |  | Returns the description of a field. |

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm)

## GetFieldDescriptionAsync(String)

Returns the description of a field.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<FieldDescription> GetFieldDescriptionAsync([QixName("qFieldName")] string fieldName)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| System.String | fieldName | Name of the field. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;[FieldDescription](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.FieldDescription.htm)&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync(String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldDescriptionAsync_System_String_)

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm)

## GetFieldDescriptionAsync(AsyncHandle, String)

Returns the description of a field.

### Declaration

```

          public Task<FieldDescription> GetFieldDescriptionAsync(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, [QixName("qFieldName")] string fieldName)
    
  
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.String | fieldName | Name of the field. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;[FieldDescription](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.FieldDescription.htm)&gt; |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync(AsyncHandle, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldDescriptionAsync_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_String_)

[](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm) [](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.App.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm)

## GetFieldDescriptionAsync&lt;T&gt;(AsyncHandle, Func&lt;Response, T&gt;, String)

Returns the description of a field.

### Declaration

```
public Task<T> GetFieldDescriptionAsync<T>(AsyncHandle asyncHandle, Func<Response, T> onResult, [QixName("qFieldName")] string fieldName)
```

### Parameters

| Type | Name | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [AsyncHandle](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.AsyncHandle.htm) | asyncHandle | Handle to asynchronous method request |
| System.Func&lt;[Response](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.Communication.IO.Response.htm), T&gt; | onResult | Continuation function |
| System.String | fieldName | Name of the field. |

### Returns

| Type | Description |
| --- | --- |
| System.Threading.Tasks.Task&lt;T&gt; |  |

### Type Parameters

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| T |  |

### Implements

[IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync<T>(AsyncHandle, Func<Response, T>, String)](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/May2026/Subsystems/NetSDKAPIref/Content/Qlik.Engine.IApp.GetFieldDescriptionAsync.htm#Qlik_Engine_IApp_GetFieldDescriptionAsync__1_Qlik_Engine_AsyncHandle_System_Func_Qlik_Engine_Communication_IO_Response___0__System_String_)