Create a data attribute
Example Requests & Response
$ curl https://api.intercom.io/data_attributes \\\n-X POST \\\n-H 'Authorization:Bearer <Your access token>' \\\n-H 'Accept: application/json' \\\n-H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d\n\n{\n \"name\": \"list_cda\",\n \"description\": \"You are either alive or dead\",\n \"data_type\": \"options\",\n \"model\": \"contact\",\n \"options\": [\n {\"value\": \"alive\"},\n {\"value\": \"dead\"}\n ]\n}Example Errors
HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
{
"type": "error.list",
"request_id": "0006klvnje6ffng7ot80",
"errors": [
{
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "You already have 'text_cda' in your people data. To save this as new company data, use a different name."
}
]
}HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
{
"type": "error.list",
"request_id": "0000rnvpf3m1f3nf4k40",
"errors": [
{
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "Your name for this attribute must only contain alphanumeric characters, currency symbols, and hyphens"
}
]
}HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
{
"type": "error.list",
"request_id": "0000rnvpf3m1f3nf4k40",
"errors": [
{
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "'Name' is one of our standard attributes for your people data. To save this as new people data, use a different name."
}
]
}HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
{
"type": "error.list",
"request_id": "0000rnvpf3m1f3nf4k40",
"errors": [
{
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "Data Type isn't an option"
}
]
}HTTP/1.1 400 BAD REQUEST
{
"type": "error.list",
"request_id": "0000rnvpf3m1f3nf4k40",
"errors": [
{
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "You must have at least two options on a list type data attribute"
}
]
}You can create a data attributes for a contact or a company.
Request Body Parameters
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| name | string | The name of the attribute. |
| model | string | The model where the attribute applies to. Accepts contact or company . |
| data_type | string | The type of data stored for this attribute. Accepted values are string, integer, float, boolean, date. |
| description | string | (Optional) The readable description you see in the UI for the attribute. |
| options | array | (Optional) To create list attributes. Provide a set of hashes with value as the key of the options you want to make.data_type must be string. |
| messenger_writable | boolean | (Optional). When set to false, the attribute will not be writable by the Messenger. Default value is true. |
Response
This will return a Data Attribute Model showing the details of your created attribute.