---
title: "Add custom field"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/account/add-custom-field.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/account/metadata"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata`

Use this endpoint to add a custom order field object to your account.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
	"label": "SRE contact",
	"is_required": true,
	"is_active": true,
	"data_type": "email_address"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata"

payload = "{\n\t\"label\": \"SRE contact\",\n\t\"is_required\": true,\n\t\"is_active\": true,\n\t\"data_type\": \"email_address\"\n}"
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

response = requests.request("POST", url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n\t\"label\": \"SRE contact\",\n\t\"is_required\": true,\n\t\"is_active\": true,\n\t\"data_type\": \"email_address\"\n}")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("X-DC-DEVKEY", "{{api_key}}")
	req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

**NodeJS**

```javascript
var request = require("request");

var options = { method: 'POST',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { label: 'SRE contact',
     is_required: true,
     is_active: true,
     data_type: 'email_address' },
  json: true };

request(options, function (error, response, body) {
  if (error) throw new Error(error);

  console.log(body);
});
```


## 204 No Content

```json
// empty
```

## Request parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Req/Opt</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>label</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the custom order field. This name appears above the field on the order form.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>is_required</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Specify if this should be a required field.<br>Default:
false</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>is_active</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Specify if the field is active.<br>Default:
true</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>data_type</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Input type for the customer order field.<br>If omitted or left blank, an input type of anything is used. See <a href="https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/glossary.md#section-idm33288843341186">Glossary – Custom order field input types</a>.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>show_in_receipt</td>
<td>optional</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>If true, DigiCert displays the custom field on order receipts. Otherwise, false (default).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>