ir.module.module: fields, relations and API
The ir.module.module model ("Module") is a persistent model declared by the Base module, then extended by 7 other modules. It exposes 42 fields, 36 of them declared directly on the model; 17 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.
Model identity
- Technical name
ir.module.module- Label
- Module
- Type
- Persistent (models.Model)
- SQL table
ir_module_module- Origin module
- Base (
base) - Extended by
- account, base_import_module, base_install_request, delivery, website, point_of_sale, website_sale
- Default order (_order)
application desc,sequence,name- Display field (_rec_name)
shortdesc- Inherits from (mixins)
- pos.load.mixin
Model fields
36 own fields, 0 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.
42 of 42 fields shown
| Technical name | Label | Type | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| account_templates | Account Templates | binary | computed added by Invoicing ( |
| application | Application | boolean | read-only |
| author | Author | char | read-only |
| auto_install | Automatic Installation An auto-installable module is automatically installed by the system when all its dependencies are satisfied. If the module has no dependency, it is always installed. | boolean | |
| category_id | Category | many2one | read-only |
| contributors | Contributors | text | read-only |
| country_ids | Country | many2many | |
| demo | Demo Data | boolean | read-only |
| dependencies_id | Dependencies | one2many | read-only inverse: |
| description | Description | text | read-onlytranslatable |
| description_html | Description HTML | html | computed |
| exclusion_ids | Exclusions | one2many | read-only inverse: |
| has_iap | Has Iap | boolean | computed |
| icon | Icon URL | char | |
| icon_flag | Flag | char | computed |
| icon_image | Icon | binary | computed |
| image_ids | Screenshots | one2many | read-only inverse: added by Website ( |
| imported | Imported Module | boolean | added by Base import module ( |
| installed_version | Latest Version | char | computed |
| is_installed_on_current_website | Is Installed On Current Website | boolean | computed added by Website ( |
| latest_version | Installed Version | char | read-only |
| license | License | selection | read-only Values: |
| maintainer | Maintainer | char | read-only |
| menus_by_module | Menus | text | computed, stored |
| module_type | Module Type | selection | Values: added by Base import module ( |
| name | Technical Name | char | requiredread-only |
| published_version | Published Version | char | read-only |
| reports_by_module | Reports | text | computed, stored |
| sequence | Sequence | integer | |
| shortdesc | Module Name | char | read-onlytranslatable |
| state | Status | selection | read-only Values: |
| summary | Summary | char | read-onlytranslatable |
| to_buy | Odoo Enterprise Module | boolean | |
| url | URL | char | read-only |
| views_by_module | Views | text | computed, stored |
| website | Website | char | read-only |
| create_date | Created on | datetime | read-onlyautomatic |
| create_uid | Created by | many2one | read-onlyautomatic |
| display_name | Display Name | char | read-onlycomputedautomatic |
| id | ID | integer | read-onlyautomatic |
| write_date | Last Updated on | datetime | read-onlyautomatic |
| write_uid | Last Updated by | many2one | read-onlyautomatic |
Relations
Models linked from this model
- ir.attachment: image_ids
- ir.module.category: category_id
- ir.module.module.dependency: dependencies_id
- ir.module.module.exclusion: exclusion_ids
- res.country: country_ids
Fields of other models pointing here
- base.language.export: modules
- base.module.install.request: module_id
- base.module.install.review: module_id, module_ids
- base.module.uninstall: impacted_module_ids, module_ids
- ir.demo_failure: module_id
- ir.model.constraint: module
- ir.model.relation: module
- ir.module.module.dependency: depend_id, module_id
- ir.module.module.exclusion: exclusion_id, module_id
- payment.provider: module_id
- res.company: uninstalled_l10n_module_ids
- website: theme_id
- website.configurator.feature: module_id
Reading this model through the API
Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.
curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/ir.module.module/search_read" \
-H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"domain":[],"fields":["shortdesc","name","state","category_id","application"],"limit":5}'import requests
BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}
res = requests.post(
f"{BASE_URL}/ir.module.module/search_read",
headers=headers,
json={"domain": [], "fields": ["shortdesc","name","state","category_id","application"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())- External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
- XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
- The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.
Cite this tool
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<a href="https://aidoo.ai/en/outils/explorateur-modeles-odoo/ir-module-module">ir.module.module (Odoo 19.0)</a>Sources
Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community
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