---
title: "List custom fields"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/account/list-custom-fields.html
api_method: GET
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/account/metadata"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata"
---

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

Use this endpoint to list metadata for custom order fields in your account.

## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X GET \
  https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

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

payload = ""
headers = {
    'X-DC-DEVKEY': "{{api_key}}",
    'Content-Type': "application/json"
    }

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

print(response.text)
```

**Go**

```go
package main

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

func main() {

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

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	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: 'GET',
  url: 'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/account/metadata',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' } };

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

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


**200 OK**

```json
{
  "metadata": [
    {
      "id": 112,
      "label": "Additional emails",
      "is_required": false,
      "is_active": true,
      "data_type": "email_list"
    },
    {
      "id": 113,
      "label": "Jira URL",
      "is_required": false,
      "is_active": true,
    },
    {
      "id": 114,
      "label": "For department",
      "is_required": true,
      "is_active": true,
      "data_type": "text"
    },
    {
      "id": 115,
      "label": "Invoice #",
      "is_required": true,
      "is_active": true,
      "data_type": "int"
    },
    {
      "id": 116,
      "label": "SRE contact",
      "is_required": false,
      "is_active": false,
      "data_type": "email_address"
    }
  ]
}
```

**200 OK (No custom fields)**

```json
// If there are no custom fields, the call returns an empty JSON object.

{}
```


## Response parameters

<table class="params-table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Type</th>
<th>Description</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>metadata</td>
<td>array</td>
<td>List of returned custom order field objects. Only returned for accounts with custom order fields. If there are no custom order fields, the call returns an empty JSON object.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. id</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Custom order field ID.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. label</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Name of the custom order field. When you use the CertCenral console to request a certificate, this name appears above the custom field on the certificate order form.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. is_required</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Specifies if the field is required.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. is_active</td>
<td>bool</td>
<td>Specifies if the field appears on the order form.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>.. data_type</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>Input type for the customer order field. If missing, this indicates an input type of anything.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>bool</td>
<td>If true, DigiCert displays the custom field on order receipts. Otherwise, false (default).</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>