> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Attribute

> The definition of an attribute: a property that can be assigned to items or categories. Multilingual attributes describe the record to customers; function attributes steer online shops and interfaces. Both kinds share the same groups.



**Kind**: `interface`

## Fields

**`id`**: `ID!`

The ID of the attribute.

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**`kind`**: `AttributeKind!`

The kind of the attribute. It cannot be changed after the attribute was created.

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**`entityType`**: `String!`

The kind of record the attribute can be assigned to. It cannot be changed after the attribute was created. Known values: ITEM, CATEGORY. The set can grow; a client must tolerate values it does not know.

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**`dataType`**: `String!`

The data type of the attribute value. Known values: INTEGER, DECIMAL, TEXT, CHECKBOX, VALUE_LIST, URL, EMAIL, PHONE, COUNTRY_ISO, PRICE, DATE, SHORT_TEXT. The set can grow; a client must tolerate values it does not know.

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**`code`**: `String!`

The technical identifier of the attribute. Online shops, plug-ins and interfaces recognise a function attribute by it. For multilingual attributes the system assigns it and it cannot be changed.

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**`groupName`**: `String!`

The name of the group the attribute is displayed under. Attributes of both kinds share the groups of their entity type. A group exists as long as at least one attribute carries its name.

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**`description`**: `String`

An internal description of the attribute for staff. It is not shown to customers.

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**`sortOrder`**: `Int!`

The position of the attribute within its group. The API does not store a group order; sort groups by 'groupName'.

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**`isSystem`**: `Boolean!`

Indicates an attribute supplied by the system. It cannot be deleted; only the online shops it is transferred to can be changed.

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**`activeSalesChannels`**: `[AttributeSalesChannel!]!`

The online shops the attribute is transferred to. An empty list means that no shop receives it.

## Possible types

- `FunctionAttribute`
- `MultilingualAttribute`