CustomFields API

Tenant-defined fields attached to contacts and conversations Base path: /api/v1/custom-fields Endpoint count: 9

title: “Errors worth branching on” description: “Per-endpoint failure templates matching the envelope — what actually fires, what to retry, what to surface to the operator.”

Errors worth branching on

These five failures cover the custom-field create (POST /api/v1/custom-fields), which every form-builder save flows through. Each block below is a full { error, meta } envelope as the API returns it, and the matrix at the bottom answers retry vs surface for the same five classes. For the platform-wide decision table these branches plug into, see the error handling guide.

401 — Unauthorized

  {
    "error": {
      "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
      "message": "The API key is invalid, expired, or lacks the required scope.",
      "status": 401
    },
    "meta": {
      "request_id": "req_customfia1",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-03T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }

A 401 on this page is the bearer key failing before the route ran — it never means the resource is wrong. Rotate the key or re-mint the scoped token; retrying the same request changes nothing.

403 — Forbidden

  {
    "error": {
      "code": "FORBIDDEN",
      "message": "The key is valid but does not have the scope this operation requires.",
      "status": 403
    },
    "meta": {
      "request_id": "req_customfia1f",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-03T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }

A 403 means the key authenticated but the operation is gated by scope — check the key’s scopes on the developer page; a 403 is never a data-not-found shape.

422 — Schema

  {
    "error": {
      "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
      "message": "The request failed input validation.",
      "status": 422,
      "details": { "field": "name", "value": "Company Size!", "expected": "letters, digits, hyphens and underscores only" }
    },
    "meta": {
      "request_id": "req_customfib2",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-03T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }

A 422 means the payload did not match the request schema — branch on error.details.field and resend with an allowed name (letters/digits/hyphens/underscores) instead of blind-retrying the same body.

429 — Rate

  {
    "error": {
      "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
      "message": "Too many requests in the current window.",
      "status": 429,
      "details": { "retry_after": 12 }
    },
    "meta": {
      "request_id": "req_customfic3",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-03T12:00:00Z",
      "docs_url": "https://docs.orbit.devotel.io/errors/RATE_LIMITED"
    }
  }

The Retry-After header and error.details.retry_after are both set on every 429 — resend the SAME request after the lower of the two.

409 — Conflict

  {
    "error": {
      "code": "CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_TAKEN",
      "message": "A field with this internal name already exists for the tenant.",
      "status": 409,
      "details": { "existing_field_id": "cf_0192", "existing_name": "Account Size" }
    },
    "meta": {
      "request_id": "req_customfid4",
      "timestamp": "2026-09-03T12:00:00Z"
    }
  }

Retry with PATCH against the existing field — do not rename-and-forget.

60-second retry matrix

Class	Meaning	Branch response
401 `UNAUTHORIZED`	the bearer key itself fails	Surface. Rotate the key or re-mint the scoped token; do not retry the same request.
403 `FORBIDDEN`	the key lacks this operation’s scope	Surface. Fix the key’s scope set; a retry with the same key never heals it.
422 `VALIDATION_ERROR`	the payload does not match the schema	Fix, then resend intentionally. Branch on `error.details.field`; a blind retry repeats the same 422.
429 `RATE_LIMITED`	the window quota is exhausted	Retry after `error.details.retry_after` (or the `Retry-After` header) with the same request body.
`CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME_TAKEN` (409 conflict)	Retry with PATCH against the existing field	Branch on `error.code`. Do not rename-and-forget.

List custom field definitions

GET /api/v1/custom-fields

List every custom-field definition configured for the current tenant, in display order. Populates the Settings › Custom Fields table and the field pickers in the segment builder and contact detail. Returns an empty list for a freshly-provisioned tenant.

string (enum: true|false)

Sandbox opt-in for Clerk-session-authenticated requests. Set to true to route the call through the test-mode pipeline: no real provider delivery, no credits deducted, response meta.test_mode: true. Ignored for live API keys (dv_live_sk_*) — server-to-server clients must use a test-prefixed key (dv_test_sk_*) to exercise sandbox. Test-prefixed keys unconditionally enable sandbox regardless of this header.

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" 

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
  },
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
r = requests.get("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields", headers=headers)
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields", nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))

	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']


res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),

]);

echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Get a custom field definition

GET /api/v1/custom-fields/{id}

Fetch a single custom-field definition by id, including its type, options, default value, validators (regex / min_len / max_len / enum_values) and required/searchable flags. Returns 404 if no definition with that id exists for the tenant.

string

required

—

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" 

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
  },
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
r = requests.get("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", headers=headers)
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))

	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']


res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),

]);

echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Scan dependents (segments / campaigns / flows / contacts)

GET /api/v1/custom-fields/{id}/dependencies

Scan every surface that references this custom field — contacts holding a value, plus segments, campaigns, drip enrollments and flows filtering on it — and return the counts, so the UI can preview the blast radius before a force-delete. Returns zeroed counts when the field is unused; 404 if the definition does not exist.

string

required

—

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" 

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
  },
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
r = requests.get("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies", headers=headers)
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies", nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))

	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']


res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/dependencies');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),

]);

echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Schema-explorer payload: definition + usage counts + last-10 PII-redacted sample values

GET /api/v1/custom-fields/{id}/explorer

Return the schema-explorer payload for one field: its definition, usage counts across contacts / segments / campaigns / drip enrollments / flows, and up to ten of the most recent distinct, PII-redacted sample values stored under the field key. Powers the field drill-down panel. Returns 404 if the definition does not exist.

string

required

—

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X GET "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" 

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
  },
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
r = requests.get("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer", headers=headers)
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer", nil)
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))

	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer')
req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']


res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3/explorer');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),

]);

echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Create a custom field definition

POST /api/v1/custom-fields

Create a custom-field definition for the tenant. The key and type are immutable once set; select / multiselect fields require options, and enum_values / min_len / max_len apply per type. Returns 201 with the created definition and rejects invalid payloads with 422.

string

Stripe-style idempotency token. Pass a stable, client-generated value (1-255 chars) to dedupe retries on transient timeouts. The same key+credential+path replays the original response for 24h on 2xx (5min on 4xx, 30s on 5xx). Returns 409 if a concurrent request with the same key is already in flight; replayed responses include the Idempotency-Replay: true response header.

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
r = requests.post("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields", headers=headers, json={})
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{}`)))
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields')
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {}.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),
  'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, <<<JSON
{}
JSON);
echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Reorder custom field definitions

POST /api/v1/custom-fields/reorder

Persist a new top-to-bottom display order for the tenant’s custom-field definitions from a list of definition ids. Unknown ids are ignored and omitted ids keep their current order; duplicate ids are rejected with 422. Returns the refreshed, reordered definition list.

string

string (enum: true|false)

string[]

required

Custom-field definition ids in the desired top-to-bottom display order (1–500 ids). Unknown ids are ignored and any definitions omitted from the list keep their current order.

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
}'

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
}),
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
r = requests.post("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder", headers=headers, json={
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
})
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
}`)))
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder')
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
}.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/reorder');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'POST');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),
  'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, <<<JSON
{
  "ordered_ids": [
    "cf_5f8a1c2d",
    "cf_9b2d3e4f",
    "cf_7a4c6f8b"
  ]
}
JSON);
echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Set a custom-field value on a contact

PUT /api/v1/custom-fields/values

Set a single custom-field value on one contact, validated against the field definition, and persist it to the contact’s custom_attributes. Invalidates the contact-detail cache so the next read reflects the write. Returns the contact id, key and an ok flag.

string

string (enum: true|false)

string

required

Id of the contact whose custom-field value is being set (1–128 characters).

string

required

Machine key of the custom-field definition to write, in snake_case (up to 40 characters).

string | number | boolean | string[] | null

required

Value to store for this field. Its JSON type must match the field’s declared type — a string for text / select, a number for number, a boolean for boolean, an ISO-8601 string for date, or an array of strings for multiselect.

cURL

curl -X PUT "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
}'

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values', {
  method: 'PUT',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
}),
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
r = requests.put("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values", headers=headers, json={
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
})
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
}`)))
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values')
req = Net::HTTP::Put.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
}.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/values');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PUT');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),
  'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, <<<JSON
{
  "contact_id": "contact_8f2a1c9d",
  "key": "account_tier",
  "value": "pro"
}
JSON);
echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Update a custom field definition

PATCH /api/v1/custom-fields/{id}

Update a custom-field definition’s editable attributes (name, description, options, default value, required / searchable flags and validators). The key and type stay frozen so stored values are never orphaned; passing null clears a validator or the default. Returns 404 if the definition does not exist.

string

required

—

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X PATCH "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3', {
  method: 'PATCH',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
r = requests.patch("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", headers=headers, json={})
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PATCH", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{}`)))
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3')
req = Net::HTTP::Patch.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {}.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'PATCH');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),
  'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, <<<JSON
{}
JSON);
echo curl_exec($ch);

{}

Delete a custom field definition

DELETE /api/v1/custom-fields/{id}

Delete a custom-field definition and strip its key from every contact. Without force=true, a field still referenced by any segment, campaign, drip enrollment or flow returns 409 with the full dependency snapshot; with force=true, dependents are flagged broken and the field is removed. Returns 204 on success.

string

required

—

string (enum: true|false)

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3" \
  -H "X-API-Key: dv_live_sk_your_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

Node.js

import { Orbit } from '@devotel-orbit/node'

const orbit = new Orbit({
  apiKey: process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
})

const res = await fetch('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3', {
  method: 'DELETE',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': process.env.ORBIT_API_KEY!,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
})
console.log(await res.json())

Python

import os, requests

headers = {"X-API-Key": os.environ["ORBIT_API_KEY"]}
headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
r = requests.delete("https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", headers=headers, json={})
print(r.json())

package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"net/http"
	"os"
)

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", "https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3", bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(`{}`)))
	req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", os.Getenv("ORBIT_API_KEY"))
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
	http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
}

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3')
req = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(uri)
req['X-API-Key'] = ENV['ORBIT_API_KEY']
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {}.to_json
res = Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port, use_ssl: true) { |h| h.request(req) }
puts res.body

PHP

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.orbit.devotel.io/api/v1/custom-fields/num_8fb2d1b7c00c4ec9a1d3f5e7b9c1d3');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
  'X-API-Key: ' . getenv('ORBIT_API_KEY'),
  'Content-Type: application/json',
]);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, <<<JSON
{}
JSON);
echo curl_exec($ch);

Response: 204 No Content

API Reference

All Endpoints

CustomFields API

CustomFields API

title: “Errors worth branching on” description: “Per-endpoint failure templates matching the envelope — what actually fires, what to retry, what to surface to the operator.”

Errors worth branching on

401 — Unauthorized

403 — Forbidden

422 — Schema

429 — Rate

409 — Conflict

60-second retry matrix

List custom field definitions

Get a custom field definition

Scan dependents (segments / campaigns / flows / contacts)

Schema-explorer payload: definition + usage counts + last-10 PII-redacted sample values

Create a custom field definition

Reorder custom field definitions

Set a custom-field value on a contact

Update a custom field definition

Delete a custom field definition

​CustomFields API

​title: “Errors worth branching on” description: “Per-endpoint failure templates matching the envelope — what actually fires, what to retry, what to surface to the operator.”

​Errors worth branching on

​401 — Unauthorized

​403 — Forbidden

​422 — Schema

​429 — Rate

​409 — Conflict

​60-second retry matrix

​List custom field definitions

​Get a custom field definition

​Scan dependents (segments / campaigns / flows / contacts)

​Schema-explorer payload: definition + usage counts + last-10 PII-redacted sample values

​Create a custom field definition

​Reorder custom field definitions

​Set a custom-field value on a contact

​Update a custom field definition

​Delete a custom field definition

CustomFields API

title: “Errors worth branching on” description: “Per-endpoint failure templates matching the envelope — what actually fires, what to retry, what to surface to the operator.”

Errors worth branching on

401 — Unauthorized

403 — Forbidden

422 — Schema

429 — Rate

409 — Conflict

60-second retry matrix

List custom field definitions

Get a custom field definition

Scan dependents (segments / campaigns / flows / contacts)

Schema-explorer payload: definition + usage counts + last-10 PII-redacted sample values

Create a custom field definition

Reorder custom field definitions

Set a custom-field value on a contact

Update a custom field definition

Delete a custom field definition