Custom Field API

This article describes API endpoints for configuring Custom Fields:

  • /api/custom_field: Retrieve all Custom Fields, or Custom Fields for a specified Section.
  • /api/custom_field_info: Retrieve Custom Fields of a specified element.
  • /api/custom_field_value: Retrieve, update Custom Field values for a specified element.

PREREQUISITES:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

  1. Access Admin > System > API Toolkit
  2. Retrieve All Custom Fields
  3. Retrieve Custom Fields of a Specified Element
  4. Configure Custom Field Values
    1. Retrieve Custom Field Values
    2. Update Custom Field Values

1. Access Admin > System > API Toolkit

2. Retrieve All Custom Fields

  • The GET request to /api/custom_field retrieves all Custom Fields.
  • The GET request to /api/custom_field?section=<id> retrieves Custom Fields for a specified section.
  1. Item: custom_field
  2. Method: GET
  3. section: Enter Section ID to retrieve Custom Fields for the specified Section.
    • Section ID can be found in the URL by accessing Admin > Reference Objects > Custom Fields > Sections > open a Section:
https://<hostname>/editor/custom-field/section/35#config
  1. Enter an API Token
  2. [Run request]

Example Response 

{
  "custom_fields": [
    {
      "cf_id": 303,
      "cfs_id": 1,
      "name": "Classification",
      "section": "Default",
      "description": null,
      "values": [
        {
          "value": 508,
          "label": "Internal"
        },
        {
          "value": 509,
          "label": "Public"
        },
        {
          "value": 507,
          "label": "Confidential"
        },
        {
          "value": 510,
          "label": "Sensitive"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cf_id": 317,
      "cfs_id": 1,
      "name": "New Field",
      "section": "Default",
      "description": null,
      "values": []
    },
    {
      "cf_id": 321,
      "cfs_id": 1,
      "name": "Includes Pll",
      "section": "Default",
      "description": null,
      "values": [
        {
          "value": 514,
          "label": "No"
        },
        {
          "value": 515,
          "label": "Yes"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Fields Description

Parameter Name Value Type Description
custom_fields
 array An array containing all Custom Fields.
cf_id integer The ID of the Custom Field.
cfs_id integer The ID of the Custom Field Section.
name string The name of the Custom Field.
section string The name of the Custom Field Section.
description string The description of the Custom Field.
values array An array containing assigned values for the Custom Field.
value integer The ID of the Custom Field value.
label string The value of the Custom Field.

3. Retrieve Custom Fields of a Specified Element

The GET request to /api/custom_field_info?element=<id> retrieves Custom Fields of a specified element.

  1. Item: custom_field_info
  2. Method: GET
  3. Enter an API Token
  4. [Run request]

Example Response 

{
  "status": "OK",
  "custom_fields": [
    {
      "cfs_id": 35,
      "label": "Demo Сustom Field Section",
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "Email to",
          "type": "email",
          "id": 304,
          "supportRestriction": false,
          "values": [
            "<a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" onclick=\"if (event && event.stopPropagation) event.stopPropagation();\">[email protected]</a>"
          ],
          "valuesRaw": [
            "[email protected]"
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "What Does The Model Do? Model Output?",
          "type": "textarea",
          "id": 312,
          "supportRestriction": false,
          "values": [
            "<p>test</p>"
          ],
          "valuesRaw": [
            "test"
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "cfs_id": 41,
      "label": "Wine Sales",
      "fields": [
        {
          "name": "Country",
          "type": "multi",
          "id": 212,
          "supportRestriction": true,
          "values": [
            "Italy"
          ],
          "valuesRaw": [
            "Italy"
          ]
        },
        {
          "name": "Sales",
          "type": "single",
          "id": 333,
          "supportRestriction": true,
          "values": [
            "Retail"
          ],
          "valuesRaw": [
            "Retail"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Fields Description

Parameter Name Value Type
 Description
custom_fields array An array of Custom Field Section and Custom Fields of the specified element.
cfs_id integer The ID of the Custom Field Section.
label string The name of the Custom Field Section.
fields array An array of Custom Fields within the Section.
name string The name of the Custom Field.
type string The type of the Custom Field.
id integer The ID of the Custom Field.
supportRestriction boolean Whether the Custom Field supports restrictions to download, email, printing.
values array An array of Custom Field’s assigned values.
valuesRaw array An array of Custom Field’s assigned values in raw text format. 

4. Configure Custom Field Values

4.1. Retrieve Custom Field Values

The following GET requests retrieve Custom Field values of a specified element:

  • /api/custom_field_value?element=<id>
  • /api/custom_field_value/id/<id>
  1. Item: custom_field_value
  2. Method: GET
  3. element: Enter ID of the element
  4. type: Specify whether to collect Custom Fields for elements, or Glossary Terms:
    • Leave empty to collect Custom Fields for elements (default).
    • glossary: Collect Custom Fields for a Glossary Term.
      • Enter Glossary Term ID into the element parameter.
        • Glossary Term ID can be found in the URL by accessing Content > Glossary > open a Glossary Term:
https://<hostname>/editor/glossary/223#settings
  1. Enter an API Token
  2. [Run request]

Example Response 

{
  "custom_field_values": [
    {
      "cf_id": 305,
      "cfs_id": 35,
      "section": "Demo Сustom Field Section",
      "title": "Date/time",
      "value": "2025-09-10 00:00:00"
    },
    {
      "cf_id": 304,
      "cfs_id": 35,
      "section": "Demo Сustom Field Section",
      "title": "Email to",
      "value": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "cf_id": 312,
      "cfs_id": 35,
      "section": "Demo Сustom Field Section",
      "title": "What Does The Model Do? Model Output?",
      "value": "<p>This model outputs data.</p>"
    }
  ]
}

Fields Description

Parameter Name Value Type Description
custom_field_values
 array An array with Custom Field values.
cf_id integer The ID of the Custom Field.
cfs_id integer The ID of the Custom Field Section.
section string The name of the Custom Field Section.
title string The name of the Custom Field.
value string The value of the Custom Field.

4.2. Update Custom Field Values

The PUT requests to /api/custom_field_value/id/<id> updates Custom Field values of a specified element.

  1. Item: custom_field_value
  2. Method: PUT
  3. element: Enter ID of the element
  4. Select JSON request and update the Custom Field values
  5. Enter an API Token
  6. [Run request]