# Differentiate or excluse hidden fields via REST api

**URL:** <https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/differentiate-or-excluse-hidden-fields-via-rest-api/34663>\
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**Created:** [January 3, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/differentiate-or-excluse-hidden-fields-via-rest-api/34663 "2020-01-03T13:37:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DenisHacquin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/47e85d/32.png) [@DenisHacquin](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/u/DenisHacquin)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 1:37pm UTC](https://community.developer.atlassian.com/t/differentiate-or-excluse-hidden-fields-via-rest-api/34663/1 "2020-01-03T13:37:42Z")

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Hello,

When fetching the fields for an issue type by using the following endpoint:

`/rest/api/2/issue/createmeta`

We get a list of fields, but those include the fields that are in the “hidden” group in the next-gen project issue type UI.

![](http://codename.screenshots.test.s3.amazonaws.com/87a5075d9a08461e80a8ef78ca7f42fb-10000x10000-1578058519237.png)

Here’s a screenshot of the call result data (sorry there’s a limitation of one image per post):

[Call result data](http://codename.screenshots.test.s3.amazonaws.com/91c350b2bdc240fb917847475702a5db-10000x10000-1578058960054.png)

And there’s no way for us to differentiate the hidden fields from the normal ones as far as we know.

Is there a way to only return the “showed” fields or somehow differentiate the hidden ones?

Thanks

Denis from [Marker.io](http://Marker.io)