---
title: "Edit custom field value"
source_url: https://dev.digicert.com/certcentral-apis/services-api/orders/edit-custom-field-value.html
api_method: POST
api_endpoint: "/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field"
api_url: "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field"
---

**POST** `https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field`

Use this endpoint to edit the custom field value for an order. See the [List custom fields](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/account/list-custom-fields.md) endpoint for details about custom fields, including metadata IDs.

To edit the metadata for a custom field (such as the label, data type, and whether the field is required), use the [Edit custom field](https://dev.digicert.com/md/certcentral-apis/services-api/account/edit-custom-field.md) endpoint.


> **Info**
>
> An `invalid_custom_field_value` is returned when the data type of the value does not match the data type allowed by the custom field.


## Example requests and responses

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST \
  'https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-DC-DEVKEY: {{api_key}}' \
  -d '{
  "metadata_id": 276,
  "value": "New value"
}'
```

**Python**

```python
import requests

url = "https://www.digicert.com/services/v2/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field"

payload = "{\n  \"metadata_id\": 276,\n  \"value\": \"New value\"\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/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field"

	payload := strings.NewReader("{\n  \"metadata_id\": 276,\n  \"value\": \"New value\"\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/order/certificate/{{order_id}}/custom-field',
  headers: 
   { 'Content-Type': 'application/json',
     'X-DC-DEVKEY': '{{api_key}}' },
  body: { metadata_id: 276, value: 'New value' },
  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_id</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>int</td>
<td>Specify the metadata ID of the custom field to update.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>value</td>
<td>required</td>
<td>string</td>
<td>New value for the custom field.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>