# Extend the Kubernetes API with CustomResourceDefinitions — Selectable fields for custom resources

> The spec.versions[].selectableFields field of a may be used to declare which other fields in a custom resource may be used in field selectors with the feature of CustomResourceFieldSelectors feature gate (This feature gate is enabled by default since Kubernetes v1.31).

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The spec.versions[].selectableFields field of a may be used to declare which other fields in a custom resource may be used in field selectors with the feature of CustomResourceFieldSelectors feature gate (This feature gate is enabled by default since Kubernetes v1.31). The following example adds the .spec.color and .spec.size fields as selectable fields.

Save the CustomResourceDefinition to shirt-resource-definition.yaml

Create the CustomResourceDefinition

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl apply -f https://k8s.io/examples/customresourcedefinition/shirt-resource-definition.yaml
```

Define some Shirts by editing shirt-resources.yaml; for example

Create the custom resources

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl apply -f https://k8s.io/examples/customresourcedefinition/shirt-resources.yaml
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get shirts.stable.example.com
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME       COLOR  SIZE
example1   blue   S
example2   blue   M
example3   green  M
```

Fetch blue shirts (retrieve Shirts with a color of blue)

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get shirts.stable.example.com --field-selector spec.color=blue
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME       COLOR  SIZE
example1   blue   S
example2   blue   M
```

Get only resources with a color of green and a size of M

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```shell
kubectl get shirts.stable.example.com --field-selector spec.color=green,spec.size=M
```

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```text
NAME       COLOR   SIZE
example3   green   M
```

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