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# PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionAsync

> Reference for PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionAsync, a PlayFab Services C API function that gets a specified leaderboard definition.

Gets the specified leaderboard definition.

## Syntax

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionAsync(  
    PFEntityHandle entityHandle,  
    const PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionRequest* request,  
    XAsyncBlock* async  
)  
```

### Parameters

**`entityHandle`**   PFEntityHandle

PFEntityHandle to use for authentication.

**`request`**   [PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionRequest\*](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboardstypes/structs/pfleaderboardsgetleaderboarddefinitionrequest)

Populated request object.

**`async`**   XAsyncBlock\*<br />*Inout*

XAsyncBlock for the async operation.

### Return value

Type: HRESULT

Result code for this API operation.

## Remarks

This API is available on Windows, Linux, and macOS. See also LeaderboardDeleteLeaderboardDefinitionAsync. When the asynchronous task is complete, call [PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionGetResultSize](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardsgetleaderboarddefinitiongetresultsize) and [PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionGetResult](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardsgetleaderboarddefinitiongetresult) to get the result.

## Requirements

**Header:** PFLeaderboards.h

## See also

[PFLeaderboards members](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/pfleaderboards_members)


## Related topics

- [PFLeaderboardsGetLeaderboardDefinitionGetResult](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardsgetleaderboarddefinitiongetresult.md)
- [Services C API overview - PFLeaderboards.h](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/pfleaderboards_members.md)
- [PFLeaderboardsListLeaderboardDefinitionsAsync](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardslistleaderboarddefinitionsasync.md)
- [PFLeaderboardsDeleteLeaderboardDefinitionAsync](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardsdeleteleaderboarddefinitionasync.md)
- [PFLeaderboardsUpdateLeaderboardDefinitionAsync](/services/playfab/api-references/c/pfleaderboards/functions/pfleaderboardsupdateleaderboarddefinitionasync.md)