Door handle apparatus

A door handle apparatus includes a handle body (2) attached to a door, a cover (4) made of resin attached to the handle body and including a design layer (6) decorated metallic like color tone and an antenna portion (3) attached to a space formed between the handle body and the cover and having at least one of transmitting function and receiving function. The decorative layer of the cover includes a metallic microparticle paint layer (66) formed by depositing metallic microparticles by painting.