How do I send data to a custom field when creating a new person via API

yoplepipe

I am adding persons from my backend to pipedrive using API, I'd like to understand how can I send data to custom fields I defined in the company setting

Amit Sarda (AmitSarda.xyz)

Should be doable with another API call? I know that Make/Integromat allows access to the custom fields when updating objects, so it should work with an additional API call.

oneguyteam

Assuming you know the custom field's id/key, you can simply add it to the request body, e.g.

{
# ...
"name": "Jonh Doe"
# Custom field
"aaaaabbbbbcccccdddddeeeeeffffff000000111111": 110
}


And if you don't know the id you can either copy it from the UI in /settings/fields using "Copy API Key", or get it via API with GET /personFields

oneguyteam

Assuming you already know the custom field's key, you can simply use it in the request body in POST or PUT, e.g.

{
# Normal fields
"name": "John Doe",
# ...
# Custom field
"aaaaabbbbbcccccdddddeeeeefffff0000011111": "Some value"
}

If you don't know the field's key you can get it in the admin UI by visiting Data Fields (/settings/fields) and using the "Copy API Key" action in the field's row.

Alternatively you can get it via API by calling GET /personFields