# Describe Event Monitoring Using REST

Use the sObject Describe resource to retrieve all metadata for an object, including information about fields, URLs, and child relationships.

## Example

You can use REST API to describe event log files. Use a GET request like this:

```nolang
curl https://MyDomainName.my.salesforce.com/services/data/v68.0/sobjects/EventLogFile/describe -H "Authorization: Bearer token"
```

## Example raw response

```nolang
{
   "actionOverrides" : [ ],
   "activateable" : false,
   "childRelationships" : [ ],
   "compactLayoutable" : false,
   "createable" : false,
   "custom" : false,
   "customSetting" : false,
   "deletable" : false,
   "deprecatedAndHidden" : false,
   "feedEnabled" : false,
   "fields" : [ {
     "autoNumber" : false,
     "byteLength" : 18,
     "calculated" : false,
     "calculatedFormula" : null,
     "cascadeDelete" : false,
     "caseSensitive" : false,
     "controllerName" : null,
     "createable" : false,
     ...
}
```