# Get the handle of a field

Get the handle of a field by using the [GetField method](https://help.qlik.com/en-US/sense-developer/November2025/Subsystems/EngineJSONAPI/Content/service-doc-getfield.htm).

## Example

The goal is to get the handle of the field Country.

The client sends:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "GetField",
  "handle": 1,
  "params": [
    "Country"
  ]
}
```

The engine returns:

```
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "result": {
    "qReturn": {
      "qType": "Field",
      "qHandle": 2
    }
  }
}
```

The field has the handle 2.