# IconFormat

Location: [gRPC API](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/index.md) > [Reference](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/index.md) > [Enums](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Enums/index.md)

HTML version: https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/Enums/MFiles.IconFormat/

AuthType enumeration.

- **Full name:** `MFiles.IconFormat`
- **Proto file:** [`mfiles/enums.proto`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/downloads/proto/mfiles/enums.proto)

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## Values

| Name | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <a id="v-ICON_FORMAT_ICO"></a>`ICON_FORMAT_ICO` | 0 | .ico format, multi-size. |
| <a id="v-ICON_FORMAT_PNG"></a>`ICON_FORMAT_PNG` | 1 |   |

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## Used by methods

- [IRPCViews.GetExternalRepositoryIcons](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetExternalRepositoryIcons/index.md): Gets icons that external repository connections provide for their views and objects.

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## Used in fields

- [`GetExternalRepositoryIconsRequest.icon_format`](https://developer.m-files.com/APIs/gRPC-API/Reference/MFiles.IRPCViews/GetExternalRepositoryIcons/index.md#request): `ICON_FORMAT_ICO` for a multi-size .ico file, or `ICON_FORMAT_PNG` for a PNG image of `size` pixels.