# Javascript - how to retrieve connection field ID?

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/javascript-how-to-retrieve-connection-field-id/7978>\
**Category:** API & Custom Code\
**Created:** [February 18, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/javascript-how-to-retrieve-connection-field-id/7978 "2015-02-18T00:59:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/javascript-how-to-retrieve-connection-field-id/7978/1 "2015-02-18T00:59:00Z")

</div>

I'm sure this is simple but I can't find a method to set a variable to a field connection ID:

```
var EstimateTemplateID = record.field_207
```

How do i set EstimateTemplateID to field\_207 connection ID?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![BradStevens](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/bradstevens/32/140_2.png) [@BradStevens](https://forums.knack.com/u/BradStevens)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/javascript-how-to-retrieve-connection-field-id/7978/2 "2015-02-18T02:51:17Z")

</div>

Marvellous Oliver - thanks a lot.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![OliverHoll25240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c2a13f/32.png) [@OliverHoll25240](https://forums.knack.com/u/OliverHoll25240)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/javascript-how-to-retrieve-connection-field-id/7978/3 "2015-02-18T02:26:19Z")

</div>

Maybe this will help: [https://gist.github.com/ngalluzzo/8ca62a13fef3d2827901](https://gist.github.com/ngalluzzo/8ca62a13fef3d2827901)