# AAP API: Is the ?fields parameter still valid?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-api-is-the-fields-parameter-still-valid/44596>\
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**Tags:** aap, awx\
**Created:** [October 1, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-api-is-the-fields-parameter-still-valid/44596 "2025-10-01T15:18:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-api-is-the-fields-parameter-still-valid/44596/2 "2025-10-01T17:12:20Z")

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I have covered a similar topic before: [Filter API result by nested field - #8 by Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/t/filter-api-result-by-nested-field/6014/8)

I would treat “fields” as a generic term to refer to the \<field\_name\> that you can filter api queries by with `?`. You can usually find what fields are actually filterable by looking under `search_fields`, `related_search_fields`, `summary_fields` or other \*\_fields.

If you go to the jobs api in your browser, `/api/controller/v2/jobs/` (in AAP 2.5 for example), and click on “options”, it will show `summary_fields` you can filter by and some generic examples. So for example, you could use `/api/controller/v2/jobs/?organization_id=1` to get all jobs in the default org. You can filter by nested fields using double underscores such as `/api/controller/v2/jobs/?created_by__username=foo_user` to find all jobs run by a particular user. Some of the valid fields may happen to be listed in addition to the `summary_fields`, but not all of them will be valid (such as `launched_by`).

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