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# API Query Parameters
How to Fill Out API Query Parameters
### Parameter Name:
* *Input Field Type:* Text Field
* *Description:* This field allows the user to name one of the parameters for the Custom API.
* *Usage:* Enter a concise and descriptive name that succinctly identifies the API within the system. This name should facilitate easy recognition and differentiation among multiple APIs.
### Value:
* *Input Field Type:* Text Field
* *Description:* This field allows the user to declare the value of the parameter, if it requires a user's input leave it blank, if the value doesn't change input the unchanged value.
* *Usage:* The input in this value field will query the correct information from the dataset of the API and return desired information.
### Description:
* *Input Field Type:* Text Field
* *Description:* This field allows the user to specify the exact format of needed input for parameter (Ex. Ticker for Company or YYYY-MM-DD).
* *Usage:* Enter a concise and descriptive description so that the agent assigned to the Custom API is able to ask the user for the correct further information if needed.
### Required:
* *Input Field Type:* Check Box
* *Description:* This field allows the user to declare the parameter for the API required or not. Usually, will always be required unless it is the token which where a value will already have an input.
* *Usage:* Double check with the API implementation of the Custom API so that the agent utilizing the Custom doesn't crash when trying to query for information it cannot find.
