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

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

Use this endpoint to add multiple custom order field objects to your account.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

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

**Python**

```python
import requests

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

payload = "{\n  \"metadata\": [\n    {\n      \"label\": \"SRE contact\",\n      \"is_required\": true,\n      \"is_active\": true,\n      \"data_type\": \"email_address\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"label\": \"Jira URL\",\n      \"is_required\": false,\n      \"is_active\": true\n    },\n    {\n      \"label\": \"Invoice #\",\n      \"is_required\": true,\n      \"is_active\": true,\n      \"data_type\": \"int\"\n    }\n  ]\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/bulk"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"metadata\": [\n    {\n      \"label\": \"SRE contact\",\n      \"is_required\": true,\n      \"is_active\": true,\n      \"data_type\": \"email_address\"\n    },\n    {\n      \"label\": \"Jira URL\",\n      \"is_required\": false,\n      \"is_active\": true\n    },\n    {\n      \"label\": \"Invoice #\",\n      \"is_required\": true,\n      \"is_active\": true,\n      \"data_type\": \"int\"\n    }\n  ]\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/bulk',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: 
   { metadata: 
      [ { label: 'SRE contact',
          is_required: true,
          is_active: true,
          data_type: 'email_address' },
        { label: 'Jira URL', is_required: false, is_active: true },
        { label: 'Invoice #',
          is_required: true,
          is_active: true,
          data_type: 'int' } ] },
  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>metadata</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of custom order field objects to be added.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. label</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the custom order field. When you order a certificate using the CertCentral console, this name appears above the custom field on the certificate 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. 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>
</tbody>
</table>