---
title: "Get Column Metadata"
url: https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/data-store/get-column-metadata/
description: "You can obtain the metadata of all columns or single specific column of a Data Store table of the given instance by its ID or name."
last_updated: 2025-11-19T15:07:41Z
service: Cloud Scale
type: general
related_links:
  - name: "Data Store"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction
  - name: "Columns"
    url: /en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/columns
  - name: "Get Metadata of Coulumns - API"
    url: /en/api/code-reference/cloud-scale/data-store/get-all-columns-metadata/#GetAllColumnsMetadata
---

# Get Column Metadata

### Get the Metadata of a Specific Column

You can obtain the metadata of a single specific column of a [Data Store](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/introduction) table of the given instance, by calling the `getColumn()` method. If the operation is successful, this method can return the metadata of the column such as its data type, default value, maximum length, or whether it is read only, unique, or mandatory.

You can retrieve a specific column's metadata by passing the column ID as the argument to the `getColumn()` method, as shown in the code syntax below. The `<DATA_STORE_INSTANCE>` used here is the instance defined in the [Table Instance page](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/data-store/create-data-store-instance).

```bash
<DATA_STORE_INSTANCE>.getColumn( id : Int64, completion : @escaping ( Result< ZCatalystColumn, ZCatalystError > ) -> Void )
```

**Parameters**:

* `id`: The [unique Column ID](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/cloud-scale/help/data-store/columns/#column-characteristics) of the particular column that needs to be retrieved
* `completion`: If the operation is successful, the completion block will return the column details. Else, it will return an error.

A sample code snippet is shown below:

```bash
ZCatalystApp.shared.getDataStoreInstance(tableIdentifier : String).getColumn(id :1096000000002459 ) { ( result ) in //Replace this with your column ID
switch result{
  case .success ( let column) :
   print(column.name)
  case .error( let error ) :
   print( "Error occurred >>> \( error )" )
 }
}

```

### Get the Metadata of all Columns

You can retrieve the metadata of all the columns of a table of the given instance, using the `getColumns()` method, as shown in the code syntax below. If the operation is successful, this method can return the metadata of all the columns of the specific table.

The `<DATA_STORE_INSTANCE>` used in the code below is the instance created earlier in the [Table Instance page](https://docs.catalyst.zoho.com/en/sdk/ios/v2/cloud-scale/data-store/create-data-store-instance).

```bash
<DATA_STORE_INSTANCE>.getColumns( completion : @escaping ( Result< [ ZCatalystColumn ], ZCatalystError > ) -> Void )
```

**Parameters**:

* `completion`: If the operation is successful, the completion block will return the details of all the columns in the table. Else, it will return an error.

A sample code snippet is shown below:

```bash
ZCatalystApp.shared.getDataStoreInstance(tableIdentifier : "EmployeeDetails").getColumns{ ( result ) in 
// Replace this with your table name
switch result
{
    case .success ( let columns) :
    for column in columns
    {
        print(column.name)
    }
    case .error( let error ) :
    print( "Error occurred >>> \( error )" )
}
}

```