POST api/2.0/crm/{entityType}/customfield This function requires authentication

Description

Creates a new custom field with the parameters (entity type, field title, type, etc.) specified in the request.

Parameters

Name	Description	Type	Example
entityType sent in url	Entity type Allowed values: contact, person, company, opportunity, case	string	some text
label sent in body	Field title	string	some text
fieldType sent in body	Custom field type Allowed values: 0 (TextField), 1 (TextArea), 2 (SelectBox), 3 (CheckBox), 4 (Heading), or 5 (Date)	number	1234
position sent in body	Field position optional	number	1234
mask sent in body	Mask Sent in JSON format only optional	string	some text

Example

             
             Data transfer in application/json format:
             
             1) Creation of the TextField custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample TextField",
                fieldType: 0,
                position: 0,
                mask: {"size":"40"}  // This is the TextField size. All other values are ignored.
             }
             
             
             2) Creation of the TextArea custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample TextArea",
                fieldType: 1,
                position: 1,
                mask: '{"rows":"2","cols":"30"}' // This is the TextArea size. All other values are ignored.
             }
             
             
             3) Creation of the SelectBox custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample SelectBox",
                fieldType: 2,
                position: 0,
                mask: ["1","2","3"]  // These are the SelectBox values.
             }
             
             
             
             4) Creation of the CheckBox custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample CheckBox",
                fieldType: 3,
                position: 0,
                mask: ""     
             }
             
             
             
             5) Creation of the Heading custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample Heading",
                fieldType: 4,
                position: 0,
                mask: "" 
             }
             
             
             
             6) Creation of the Date custom field:
             
             data: {
                entityType: "contact",
                label: "Sample Date",
                fieldType: 5,
                position: 0,
                mask: "" 
             }

Returns

Custom field

Example Response

application/json

{
  "status": 0,
  "response": {
    "RelativeItemsCount": 0,
    "id": 1234,
    "EntityId": 14523423,
    "Label": "Birthdate",
    "FieldValue": "2020-12-08T17:37:04.5916406Z",
    "FieldType": 5,
    "Position": 10,
    "Mask": ""
  }
}

text/xml

<result>
  <status>0</status>
  <response>
    <RelativeItemsCount>0</RelativeItemsCount>
    <id>1234</id>
    <EntityId>14523423</EntityId>
    <Label>Birthdate</Label>
    <FieldValue>2020-12-08T17:37:04.5916406Z</FieldValue>
    <FieldType>5</FieldType>
    <Position>10</Position>
    <Mask />
  </response>
</result>