Get section parameters or list of sections using lists.section.get

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Scope: lists

Who can execute the method: user with "Read" access permission for the required list

The method lists.section.get returns a section or a list of sections.

Method Parameters

Required parameters are marked with *

Name
type

Description

IBLOCK_TYPE_ID*
string

Information block type ID.

Standard types:

  • lists — universal lists
  • bitrix_processes — processes
  • lists_socnet — group lists

In the on-premise version, you can also specify the ID of any existing custom information block type. IBLOCK_ID or IBLOCK_CODE must point to an information block of this type. Access to the operation is determined by the user's standard permissions for the information block, section, or element

IBLOCK_ID*
integer

Identifier of the information block.

The identifier can be obtained using the lists.get method.

IBLOCK_CODE*
string

Symbolic code of the information block.

The code can be obtained using the lists.get method.

At least one of the parameters: IBLOCK_ID or IBLOCK_CODE must be specified.

FILTER
object

Object for filtering sections {"field_1": "value_1", ... "field_N": "value_N"}. The filterable field can take the following values:

  • ID — section identifier
  • CODE — symbolic code of the section
  • XML_ID — external identifier (XML ID)
  • EXTERNAL_ID — external section identifier
  • NAME — section name
  • ACTIVE — activity status
  • GLOBAL_ACTIVE — global activity
  • IBLOCK_ACTIVE — information block activity status
  • IBLOCK_NAME — information block name
  • IBLOCK_TYPE — information block type identifier
  • IBLOCK_XML_ID — external identifier of the information block (XML ID)
  • IBLOCK_EXTERNAL_ID — external identifier of the information block
  • DEPTH_LEVEL — nesting level
  • LEFT_MARGIN — left boundary of the tree
  • RIGHT_MARGIN — right boundary of the tree
  • LEFT BORDER — left boundary
  • RIGHT BORDER — right boundary
  • TIMESTAMP_X — time of the last modification
  • DATE_CREATE — section creation date
  • CREATED_BY — identifier of the user who created the section
  • MODIFIED_BY — identifier of the user who modified the section

You can specify the type of filtering before the filterable field name:

  • ! — not equal
  • < — less than
  • <= — less than or equal to
  • > — greater than
  • >= — greater than or equal to
  • % — substring search

By default, records are not filtered.

SELECT
array

Array with fields to select. Available fields:

  • ID — section identifier
  • CODE — symbolic code of the section
  • XML_ID — external identifier (XML ID)
  • EXTERNAL_ID — external section identifier
  • IBLOCK_SECTION_ID — identifier of the parent section
  • TIMESTAMP_X — time of the last modification
  • SORT — sorting
  • NAME — section name
  • ACTIVE — activity status
  • GLOBAL_ACTIVE — global activity
  • PICTURE — picture (deprecated)
  • DESCRIPTION — description (deprecated)
  • DESCRIPTION_TYPE — description type (deprecated)
  • LEFT_MARGIN — left boundary of the tree
  • RIGHT_MARGIN — right boundary of the tree
  • DEPTH_LEVEL — nesting level
  • SEARCHABLE_CONTENT — searchable content
  • SECTION_PAGE_URL — page URL (deprecated)
  • MODIFIED_BY — identifier of the user who modified the section
  • DATE_CREATE — section creation date
  • CREATED_BY — identifier of the user who created the section
  • DETAIL_PICTURE — detailed picture (deprecated)

If no fields are specified, all available fields are returned by default.

To retrieve data for a single section, specify its identifier in FILTER. Without a filter, the method will return a list of all sections.

Code Examples

How to Use Examples in Documentation

curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"IBLOCK_TYPE_ID":"lists","IBLOCK_ID":95,"FILTER":{"ID":169,"ACTIVE":"Y","NAME":"%marketing%","<=DATE_CREATE":"2025-12-31",">=DATE_CREATE":"2025-01-01"},"SELECT":["ID","CODE","XML_ID","EXTERNAL_ID","IBLOCK_SECTION_ID","TIMESTAMP_X","SORT","NAME","ACTIVE","GLOBAL_ACTIVE","LEFT_MARGIN","RIGHT_MARGIN","DEPTH_LEVEL","SEARCHABLE_CONTENT","MODIFIED_BY","DATE_CREATE","CREATED_BY"]}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/**put_your_user_id_here**/**put_your_webhook_here**/lists.section.get
        
curl -X POST \
        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
        -H "Accept: application/json" \
        -d '{"IBLOCK_TYPE_ID":"lists","IBLOCK_ID":95,"FILTER":{"ID":169,"ACTIVE":"Y","NAME":"%marketing%","<=DATE_CREATE":"2025-12-31",">=DATE_CREATE":"2025-01-01"},"SELECT":["ID","CODE","XML_ID","EXTERNAL_ID","IBLOCK_SECTION_ID","TIMESTAMP_X","SORT","NAME","ACTIVE","GLOBAL_ACTIVE","LEFT_MARGIN","RIGHT_MARGIN","DEPTH_LEVEL","SEARCHABLE_CONTENT","MODIFIED_BY","DATE_CREATE","CREATED_BY"],"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
        https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/lists.section.get
        
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
        // $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
        import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        import type { B24Frame } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
        
        declare const $b24: B24Frame
        
        // Shape of each SectionItem returned in result[]
        type SectionItem = {
          ID: string
          CODE: string
          XML_ID: string
          EXTERNAL_ID: string
          IBLOCK_SECTION_ID: string | null
          TIMESTAMP_X: string
          SORT: string
          NAME: string
          ACTIVE: string
          GLOBAL_ACTIVE: string
          LEFT_MARGIN: string
          RIGHT_MARGIN: string
          DEPTH_LEVEL: string
          SEARCHABLE_CONTENT: string
          MODIFIED_BY: string
          DATE_CREATE: string
          CREATED_BY: string
        }
        
        try {
          const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<SectionItem[]>({
            method: 'lists.section.get',
            params: {
              IBLOCK_TYPE_ID: 'lists',
              IBLOCK_ID: 95,
              FILTER: {
                ID: 169,
                ACTIVE: 'Y',
                NAME: '%marketing%',
                '>=DATE_CREATE': '2025-01-01',
                '<=DATE_CREATE': '2025-12-31',
              },
              SELECT: [
                'ID',
                'CODE',
                'XML_ID',
                'EXTERNAL_ID',
                'IBLOCK_SECTION_ID',
                'TIMESTAMP_X',
                'SORT',
                'NAME',
                'ACTIVE',
                'GLOBAL_ACTIVE',
                'LEFT_MARGIN',
                'RIGHT_MARGIN',
                'DEPTH_LEVEL',
                'SEARCHABLE_CONTENT',
                'MODIFIED_BY',
                'DATE_CREATE',
                'CREATED_BY',
              ],
            },
            requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
          })
        
          // The payload is available only on a successful response
          if (!response.isSuccess) {
            console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
          } else {
            const result = response.getData()!.result
            console.info('Retrieved sections:', result.length, result[0]?.NAME)
          }
        } catch (error) {
          // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
          console.error(error)
        }
        
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
        <script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
        <script>
          async function getListSections() {
            try {
              // Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
              const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
        
              const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
                method: 'lists.section.get',
                params: {
                  IBLOCK_TYPE_ID: 'lists',
                  IBLOCK_ID: 95,
                  FILTER: {
                    ID: 169,
                    ACTIVE: 'Y',
                    NAME: '%marketing%',
                    '>=DATE_CREATE': '2025-01-01',
                    '<=DATE_CREATE': '2025-12-31',
                  },
                  SELECT: [
                    'ID',
                    'CODE',
                    'XML_ID',
                    'EXTERNAL_ID',
                    'IBLOCK_SECTION_ID',
                    'TIMESTAMP_X',
                    'SORT',
                    'NAME',
                    'ACTIVE',
                    'GLOBAL_ACTIVE',
                    'LEFT_MARGIN',
                    'RIGHT_MARGIN',
                    'DEPTH_LEVEL',
                    'SEARCHABLE_CONTENT',
                    'MODIFIED_BY',
                    'DATE_CREATE',
                    'CREATED_BY',
                  ],
                },
                requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
              })
        
              // The payload is available only on a successful response
              if (!response.isSuccess) {
                console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
                return
              }
        
              const result = response.getData().result
              console.info('Retrieved sections:', result.length, result[0]?.NAME)
            } catch (error) {
              // Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
              console.error(error)
            }
          }
        
          document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', getListSections)
        </script>
        
from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
        
        filter = {
            "ID": 169,
            "ACTIVE": "Y",
            "NAME": "%marketing%",
            "<=DATE_CREATE": "2025-12-31",
            ">=DATE_CREATE": "2025-01-01",
        }
        
        select = [
            "ID",
            "CODE",
            "XML_ID",
            "EXTERNAL_ID",
            "IBLOCK_SECTION_ID",
            "TIMESTAMP_X",
            "SORT",
            "NAME",
            "ACTIVE",
            "GLOBAL_ACTIVE",
            "LEFT_MARGIN",
            "RIGHT_MARGIN",
            "DEPTH_LEVEL",
            "SEARCHABLE_CONTENT",
            "MODIFIED_BY",
            "DATE_CREATE",
            "CREATED_BY",
        ]
        
        try:
            bitrix_response = client.lists.section.get(
                iblock_type_id='lists',
                iblock_id=95,
                filter=filter,
                select=select,
            ).response
            result = bitrix_response.result
            print(result)
        except BitrixAPIError as error:
            print(
                "Bitrix API error",
                f"error: {error.error}",
                f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
                sep="\n",
            )
        except BitrixSDKException as error:
            print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
        except Exception as error:
            print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
        
try {
            $response = $b24Service
                ->core
                ->call(
                    'lists.section.get',
                    [
                        'IBLOCK_TYPE_ID' => 'lists',
                        'IBLOCK_ID' => 95,
                        'FILTER' => [
                            'ID' => 169,
                            'ACTIVE' => 'Y',
                            'NAME' => '%marketing%',
                            '>=DATE_CREATE' => '2025-01-01',
                            '<=DATE_CREATE' => '2025-12-31'
                        ],
                        'SELECT' => [
                            'ID',
                            'CODE',
                            'XML_ID',
                            'EXTERNAL_ID',
                            'IBLOCK_SECTION_ID',
                            'TIMESTAMP_X',
                            'SORT',
                            'NAME',
                            'ACTIVE',
                            'GLOBAL_ACTIVE',
                            'LEFT_MARGIN',
                            'RIGHT_MARGIN',
                            'DEPTH_LEVEL',
                            'SEARCHABLE_CONTENT',
                            'MODIFIED_BY',
                            'DATE_CREATE',
                            'CREATED_BY',
                        ]
                    ]
                );
        
            $result = $response
                ->getResponseData()
                ->getResult();
        
            echo 'Success: ' . print_r($result, true);
            processData($result);
        
        } catch (Throwable $e) {
            error_log($e->getMessage());
            echo 'Error retrieving section: ' . $e->getMessage();
        }
        
BX24.callMethod(
        'lists.section.get',
        {
            IBLOCK_TYPE_ID: 'lists',
            IBLOCK_ID: 95,
            
            FILTER: {
                'ID': 169,
                'ACTIVE': 'Y',
                'NAME': '%marketing%',
                '>=DATE_CREATE': '2025-01-01',
                '<=DATE_CREATE': '2025-12-31'
            },
        
            SELECT: [
                'ID',
                'CODE',
                'XML_ID',
                'EXTERNAL_ID',
                'IBLOCK_SECTION_ID',
                'TIMESTAMP_X',
                'SORT',
                'NAME',
                'ACTIVE',
                'GLOBAL_ACTIVE',
                'LEFT_MARGIN',
                'RIGHT_MARGIN',
                'DEPTH_LEVEL',
                'SEARCHABLE_CONTENT',
                'MODIFIED_BY',
                'DATE_CREATE',
                'CREATED_BY',
            ]
        },
        function(result) {
            if (result.error()) {
                console.error(result.error());
            } else {
                console.log(result.data());
            }
        }
        );
        
require_once('crest.php');
        
        $result = CRest::call(
            'lists.section.get',
            [
                'IBLOCK_TYPE_ID' => 'lists',
                'IBLOCK_ID' => 95,
                'FILTER' => [
                    'ID' => 169,
                    'ACTIVE' => 'Y',
                    'NAME' => '%marketing%',
                    '>=DATE_CREATE' => '2025-01-01',
                    '<=DATE_CREATE' => '2025-12-31'
                ],
                'SELECT' => [
                    'ID',
                    'CODE',
                    'XML_ID',
                    'EXTERNAL_ID',
                    'IBLOCK_SECTION_ID',
                    'TIMESTAMP_X',
                    'SORT',
                    'NAME',
                    'ACTIVE',
                    'GLOBAL_ACTIVE',
                    'LEFT_MARGIN',
                    'RIGHT_MARGIN',
                    'DEPTH_LEVEL',
                    'SEARCHABLE_CONTENT',
                    'MODIFIED_BY',
                    'DATE_CREATE',
                    'CREATED_BY',
                ]
            ]
        );
        
        echo '<PRE>';
        print_r($result);
        echo '</PRE>';
        
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
        res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "lists.section.get", b24.Params{
        	"IBLOCK_TYPE_ID": "lists",
        	"IBLOCK_ID":      95,
        	"FILTER": b24.Params{
        		"ID":            169,
        		"ACTIVE":        "Y",
        		"NAME":          "%marketing%",
        		"<=DATE_CREATE": "2025-12-31",
        		">=DATE_CREATE": "2025-01-01",
        	},
        	"SELECT": []string{"ID", "CODE", "XML_ID", "EXTERNAL_ID", "IBLOCK_SECTION_ID", "TIMESTAMP_X", "SORT", "NAME", "ACTIVE", "GLOBAL_ACTIVE", "LEFT_MARGIN", "RIGHT_MARGIN", "DEPTH_LEVEL", "SEARCHABLE_CONTENT", "MODIFIED_BY", "DATE_CREATE", "CREATED_BY"},
        }, b24.WithIdempotent())
        if err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("lists.section.get: %w", err)
        }
        
        var items []struct {
        	ID         b24.ID `json:"ID"`
        	Code       string `json:"CODE"`
        	XMLID      string `json:"XML_ID"`
        	ExternalID string `json:"EXTERNAL_ID"`
        	TimestampX string `json:"TIMESTAMP_X"`
        	Sort       string `json:"SORT"`
        }
        if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &items); err != nil {
        	return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
        }
        for _, it := range items {
        	fmt.Println(it.ID, it.Code)
        }

Response Handling

HTTP status: 200

{
            "result": [
                {
                    "ID": "169",
                    "CODE": "marketing_documents",
                    "XML_ID": "ext_marketing_docs_002",
                    "EXTERNAL_ID": "ext_marketing_docs_002",
                    "IBLOCK_SECTION_ID": null,
                    "TIMESTAMP_X": "10/27/2025 12:00:30 pm",
                    "SORT": "600",
                    "NAME": "Updated Marketing Documents",
                    "ACTIVE": "Y",
                    "GLOBAL_ACTIVE": "Y",
                    "LEFT_MARGIN": "17",
                    "RIGHT_MARGIN": "18",
                    "DEPTH_LEVEL": "1",
                    "SEARCHABLE_CONTENT": "UPDATED MARKETING DOCUMENTS\r\n",
                    "MODIFIED_BY": "1269",
                    "DATE_CREATE": "10/27/2025 11:36:56 am",
                    "CREATED_BY": "1269"
                }
            ],
            "total": 1,
            "time": {
                "start": 1761556287,
                "finish": 1761556287.844517,
                "duration": 0.8445169925689697,
                "processing": 0,
                "date_start": "2025-10-27T12:11:27+02:00",
                "date_finish": "2025-10-27T12:11:27+02:00",
                "operating_reset_at": 1761556887,
                "operating": 0
            }
        }

Returned Data

Name
type

Description

result
array

Data of the section or an array of sections. The result depends on the SELECT parameter.

An empty array means that there are no sections in the list, or the sections do not match the filter.

time
time

Information about the execution time of the request.

Error Handling

HTTP status: 400

{
            "error":"ERROR_REQUIRED_PARAMETERS_MISSING",
            "error_description":"Required parameter is missing"
        }

Name
type

Description

error
string

String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only error_description shows the reason

error_description
string

Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing

Possible Error Codes

Code

Description

Value

ERROR_REQUIRED_PARAMETERS_MISSING

Required parameter X is missing

Required parameter is not provided.

ACCESS_DENIED

Access denied

Insufficient rights to read the section.

Statuses and System Error Codes

HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx

The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.

Status

Code
Error Message

Description

500

INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
Internal server error

An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

500

ERROR_UNEXPECTED_ANSWER
Server returned an unexpected response

The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support

503

QUERY_LIMIT_EXCEEDED
Too many requests

The request intensity limit has been exceeded

429

OPERATION_TIME_LIMIT
Method is blocked due to operation time limit

The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit

401

NO_AUTH_FOUND
Wrong authorization data

The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed

401

INVALID_REQUEST
Https required

Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only

401

OVERLOAD_LIMIT
REST API is blocked due to overload

The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support

401

ACCESS_DENIED
REST is available only on commercial plans

REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — REST is available only by subscription

401

INVALID_CREDENTIALS
Invalid request credentials

No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found

404

ERROR_METHOD_NOT_FOUND
Method not found!

No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope

401

insufficient_scope
The request requires higher privileges than provided by the webhook token

The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with provided by the access token

401

expired_token
The access token provided has expired

The access token has expired

401

user_access_error
The user does not have access to the application

The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users

403

PORTAL_DELETED
Portal was deleted

The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site

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