API to retrieve Enum number and caption

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I have created an API to retrieve change log entries table. The issue is old value, new value shows the enum number (1,2,3) rather than open, release, close etc. Is there a way to create an API to display enums themselves so the API will show.
1, Open

2, release

3,Close

Using this we can link to the numbers in change log entries

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API to retrieve Enum number and caption

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when exposing change log entries through an API, the old and new values often appear as enum numbers (such as 0, 1, 2) instead of captions like Open, Released, or Closed. To solve this, you can extend the API page and add a calculated field that converts the stored integer value into the corresponding enum caption using AL code. This way, the API returns both the numeric value and its readable description. Another option is to create a separate reference API that lists all enum values alongside their captions, so external systems can easily map numbers to text. Both methods ensure that your API consumers can work with meaningful data rather than just raw numeric values.

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