# Simpler Identification of Pages/Views/Inputs for API Programming

**URL:** <https://forums.knack.com/t/simpler-identification-of-pages-views-inputs-for-api-programming/6204>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** custom-code, api-integrations, shared-builders\
**Created:** [August 17, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/simpler-identification-of-pages-views-inputs-for-api-programming/6204 "2017-08-17T09:45:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![AlexWebste03858](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c2a13f/32.png) [@AlexWebste03858](https://forums.knack.com/u/AlexWebste03858)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/simpler-identification-of-pages-views-inputs-for-api-programming/6204/1 "2017-08-17T09:45:00Z")

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Using the view API is fairly labour intensive at present. The only way to identify data is by a laborious process of noting down urls and squinting at dev tools in the browser.

I wonder if there is a way to allow the ID of a object field or component to be set by the user? or a script to append the user-supplied label to an attribute in the HTML?

Otherwise, a way to temporarily display the required IDs in the browser to make the developers life easier ('switch on dev mode')

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**Author:** ![TonyLewis75327](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.knack.com/tonylewis75327/32/261_2.png) [@TonyLewis75327](https://forums.knack.com/u/TonyLewis75327)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://forums.knack.com/t/simpler-identification-of-pages-views-inputs-for-api-programming/6204/2 "2020-02-18T03:29:27Z")

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And this one that Brad built

[https://support.knack.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360057746872-Display-View-and-Field-numbers-in-the-Builder](https://forums.knack.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360057746872-Display-View-and-Field-numbers-in-the-Builder)