- When calling methods available in REST API v3, the method automatically logs a warning.
Overview
When you need to retrieve all records from list methods of REST API version 2 with maximum efficiency and are ready to store the complete dataset in memory, use CallListV2.make().
This method automatically handles pagination and returns all data in a single array.
FetchList - it returns an asynchronous generator for step-by-step processing of large lists.// Basic usage
import { EnumCrmEntityTypeId } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.callList.make({
method: 'crm.item.list',
params: {
entityTypeId: EnumCrmEntityTypeId.deal,
filter: { '>opportunity': 10000 }
},
idKey: 'id',
customKeyForResult: 'items',
requestId: 'unique-request-id'
})
When to Use CallListV2.make()
- Small to medium data volumes: When the total number of records does not exceed several thousand.
- Simple processing: When you need simple access to all data at once.
- Data aggregation: When you need to perform operations on the entire dataset (summation, grouping, etc.).
Method Signature
make<T = unknown>(
options: ActionCallListV2
): Promise<Result<T[]>>
Parameters
The options object contains the following properties:
Return Value
Promise<Result<T[]>> — a promise that resolves to a Result<T[]> object containing an array of all retrieved elements.
This object provides:
.getData(): T[]— returns an array of all retrieved elements..isSuccess: boolean— flag indicating successful execution of all requests..getErrorMessages(): string[]— array of error messages.
Key Concepts
Automatic Warning
When calling methods that are available in REST API version 3, the system automatically logs a warning:
"The method {method_name} is available in restApi:v3. It's worth migrating to the new API."
This indicates that you should consider migrating to the newer REST API version.
Performance Optimization
The method implements the Bitrix24 recommended algorithm for efficient work with large data volumes:
start: -1: Disables counting the total number of records, significantly speeding up query execution.- Filtering by increasing id: Each subsequent query uses a
>cursorIdKeyfilter with the id of the last retrieved element (read viaidKey). - Automatic data end detection: Requests stop when an empty array is received or the number of elements is less than the page size (
50). A short page ends the walk only once the cursor read from it has been checked — a page that is short and repeats the cursor is a server ignoring the page condition, not the end of the data, and is reported rather than returned.
REST API v2 Response Structure
In REST API version 2, various methods may return data in different structures:
- Direct array:
{ result: [...] } - Grouped array:
{ result: { items: [...] } }
The customKeyForResult parameter allows you to specify the key where the data is located in the response.
Limitations
- Page size: Fixed limitation of Bitrix24 REST API version 2 —
50records per request. - Sorting is fixed: The method always sorts by
cursorIdKey(which defaults toidKey) ascending, because cursor pagination relies on a>cursorIdKeyfilter to walk the dataset. A user-suppliedordervalue would break that invariant, so the declaredorderproperty isOmitted from the type — though the[key: string]: unknownindex signature it inherits means the compiler still accepts one — and any value passed at runtime is stripped with awarninglog entry. To narrow the result set, usefilterinstead. - Conditions go in lowercase
filter, andFILTERhas to be removed: the method pages by writing its own lowercasefilter,orderandstart, and the portal keeps only the later of two top-level keys that differ by case. Older list methods are documented with uppercaseFILTER/SORT/ORDER, so following that documentation here is the mistake. Measured onuser.getwith four users:FILTER: { ID: 4 }returns all four,filter: { ID: 4 }returns one. Which of the pair is later is not fixed, so the two ways of getting this wrong fail in opposite directions — passing onlyFILTERdrops your conditions, while passingFILTERandfilterdrops the walker's own cursor and stalls the walk (see the next bullet). Move the conditions across; do not just add a lowercase key beside the uppercase one.SORTfails louder still — onuser.getit makes the injectedorderfail the method's own validation, so the request throwsERROR_ARGUMENT/ "Order must be a string". All of these are reported with awarning. - A cursor that stops advancing is fatal: if the last
idKeyvalue on a page equals the one already filtered on, the>cursorIdKeycondition was dropped and the same page will keep arriving. A full page cannot end the walk on its own — thelength < 50stop never fires — and a short one is checked before it is taken for the end of the data, so it throwsSdkErrorwith codeJSSDK_ACTION_CURSOR_STALLEDinstead of collecting duplicates for ever. The usual cause isidKeynaming the response field whilecursorIdKeyis left to default to it:tasks.task.listreturns a lowercaseidbut filters on an uppercaseID, so it needs both (idKey: 'id',cursorIdKey: 'ID'). A cursor that moves the wrong way is caught too, and separately: a server alternating between two pages never repeats the value just sent, so the equality test above cannot see it — the walk is stopped withJSSDK_ACTION_CURSOR_WENT_BACKWARDSon the first backwards step. And neither check waits for a full page any more: a short page whose cursor did not advance used to end the walk as end-of-data, returning a truncated and overlapping result with no error at all. - Only for list methods: Intended only for methods that return data arrays.
Error Handling
Always check the result using isSuccess and handle errors:
// @check-ignore: top-level return in error-handling illustration
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.callList.make({
method: 'some.method',
params: { /* some_params */ },
idKey: 'id',
customKeyForResult: 'items',
requestId: 'unique-request-id'
})
if (!response.isSuccess) {
// Handling error
console.error(new Error(`Error: ${response.getErrorMessages().join('; ')}`))
return
}
// Working with a successful result
const data = response.getData()
Examples
Getting all companies with filtering
import { B24Hook, EnumCrmEntityTypeId, LoggerFactory, Text, SdkError, AjaxError } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
type Company = {
id: number
title: string
}
const devMode = !!(typeof import.meta !== 'undefined' && (import.meta.dev || import.meta.env?.DEV))
const $logger = LoggerFactory.createForBrowser('Example:AllCrmItems', devMode)
const $b24 = B24Hook.fromWebhookUrl('https://your_domain.bitrix24.com/rest/1/webhook_code/')
async function getCrmItemList(requestId: string): Promise<Company[]> {
const sixMonthAgo = new Date()
sixMonthAgo.setMonth((new Date()).getMonth() - 6)
sixMonthAgo.setHours(0, 0, 0)
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.callList.make<Company>({
method: 'crm.item.list',
params: {
entityTypeId: EnumCrmEntityTypeId.company,
filter: {
// use some filter by title
'=%title': 'Prime%',
'>=createdTime': Text.toB24Format(sixMonthAgo) // created at least 6 months ago
},
select: ['id', 'title']
},
idKey: 'id',
customKeyForResult: 'items',
requestId
})
if (!response.isSuccess) {
throw new SdkError({
code: 'MY_APP_GET_PROBLEM',
description: `Problem ${response.getErrorMessages().join('; ')}`,
status: 404
})
}
return response.getData() ?? []
}
// Usage
const requestId = 'some-crm-item-list'
try {
const list = await getCrmItemList(requestId)
$logger.info(`List [${list?.length}]`, { requestId, list })
} catch (error) {
if (error instanceof AjaxError) {
$logger.critical(error.message, { requestId, code: error.code })
} else {
$logger.alert('Problem', { requestId, error })
}
}
Fetching all tasks.task.list records (request field ≠ response field)
tasks.task.list sorts and filters by ID (uppercase) but returns each task with a lowercase id. Set idKey to the response field and cursorIdKey to the request field:
type TaskListItem = { id: string, title: string }
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.callList.make<TaskListItem>({
method: 'tasks.task.list',
params: {
filter: { RESPONSIBLE_ID: 1 }, // tasks filter fields are uppercase
select: ['ID', 'TITLE'] // selected uppercase, but the response carries lowercase id / title
},
idKey: 'id', // read task.id from the response
cursorIdKey: 'ID', // order + ">ID" page filter in the request
customKeyForResult: 'tasks'
})
console.log(`Loaded ${response.getData()?.length ?? 0} tasks`)
Without cursorIdKey, the default idKey: 'ID' can't be read from the lowercase response, so pagination stops after the first 50 tasks — and the SDK logs a warning that points you here.
Alternatives and Recommendations
- For working with lists: Instead of manually managing pagination use:
FetchList— returns an async generator for step-by-step processing of large lists.
- For batch operations: Use
Batchto execute up to 50 commands in a single request. - On the client-side (browser): Use the built-in
B24Frameobject. - See also: Filtering — building the
filter(and whyorderis stripped).
Bounding the walk
The walk pages until the data runs out. Three options bound it.
maxPages stops after that many pages and throws JSSDK_ACTION_MAX_PAGES_EXCEEDED, naming the method. The rows already read are not discarded — they come back with the error attached, so check isSuccess. It defaults to 10 000 — a backstop rather than a policy: on restApi:v2 that is 500 000 rows, and at the default drain rate of 2 requests/second roughly 83 minutes, so a walk that never ends is bounded without capping a read anyone performs. Raise it when a read genuinely needs more.
It errors rather than truncating. A short list that looks complete is the failure mode this whole class of bug keeps producing, so nothing is returned.
signal takes an AbortSignal and throws JSSDK_ACTION_ABORTED. It is checked at the top of each iteration, so an already-aborted signal costs no request at all.
progress is called after each collected page with { pages, rows }. Counts, not a percentage: cursor paging reads no total — restApi:v3 sends none, and on v2 the walk never asks for one — so a denominator would have to be invented.
// const $b24 = ...
const controller = new AbortController()
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.callList.make({
method: 'crm.item.list',
params: { entityTypeId: 4 },
idKey: 'id',
customKeyForResult: 'items',
maxPages: 200,
signal: controller.signal,
progress: ({ pages, rows }) => console.log(`${pages} pages, ${rows} rows`)
})
Call
A method for making Bitrix24 REST API version 2 calls.
FetchList
Returns an AsyncGenerator that allows processing data from list methods of Bitrix24 REST API version 2 as it is received without loading the entire array into memory at once. This is especially useful when working with very large volumes of data.