Userfield Category Object Reference

Last modified on September 8, 2023 at 5:01 pm

Example Userfield Category Object

Below is an example of a JSON representation of a Userfield Category object. This illustrates how userfield categories are represented in server responses, and you can use this same format when creating or modifying userfield categories.

{
"id": "982314a9c2eda8ffb27742090a400213",
"type": "public",
"name": "Alternate Contact Info",
"orderIndex": 0,
"createdDate": "2009-09-07T06:50:42Z"
}

Property Details

PropertyJSON Data TypeDescription
idstringThe userfield category’s unique identifier value. A userfield category’s URL in the API is composed of /dc/api/v5/userfieldcategories/ followed by this identifier.
typestringEither public or private. A value of public indicates that this category is visible to end users; private means the category can only be seen by administrators. All userfields contained within the category inherit this behavior — any userfield contained in a public category becomes a user-visible userfield, and any userfield in a private userfield category becomes an administrator-only userfield.
namestringThe name of the userfield category. This will be visible to the user as a title across the top of the set of fields contained in this userfield group.
orderIndexnumberControls the positioning of this userfield category in the overall user information form. The index of the first item is 0, lower numbers appear first.
createdDatestringA date string representing the timestamp when the userfield category was initially created. For further information on the expected format, see the Date/Time Format documentation.