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POST
/
admin
/
v1
/
networks
/
{network_id}
/
custom_fields
/
{custom_field_id}
/
options
Create a new option for a custom field
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.mn.co/admin/v1/networks/{network_id}/custom_fields/{custom_field_id}/options \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "title": "Blue",
  "description": "Select this if blue is your favorite color"
}
'
{
  "id": "1234",
  "created_at": "2026-01-02T19:02:07+00:00",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-02T19:02:07+00:00",
  "title": "Blue",
  "custom_field_id": 123,
  "member_count": 123,
  "is_ad_hoc": true,
  "creator_id": 123,
  "description": "Select this if blue is your favorite color"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>, where <token> is your auth token.

Path Parameters

​
custom_field_id
integer<uint64>
required

ID of the custom field

​
network_id
required

The Network's unique integer ID, or subdomain Unique numeric network ID

Body

application/json

Submit results as JSON

Request body for creating a custom field option

​
title
string
required

The title of the option

Example:

"Blue"

​
description
string

Description of the option

Example:

"Select this if blue is your favorite color"

Response

The created custom field option object

Custom field options are the selectable values for dropdown custom fields

​
id
integer<uint64>
required

The record's integer ID

Example:

"1234"

​
created_at
string<date-time>
required

The date and time the record was created

Example:

"2026-01-02T19:02:07+00:00"

​
updated_at
string<date-time>
required

The date and time the record was last modified

Example:

"2026-01-02T19:02:07+00:00"

​
title
string
required

The title of the option

Example:

"Blue"

​
custom_field_id
integer<uint64>
required

The ID of the custom field this option belongs to

​
member_count
integer<uint64>
required

The number of members who have selected this option

​
is_ad_hoc
boolean
required

Whether this option was created by a member (ad-hoc) or by a host

​
creator_id
integer<uint64>
required

The ID of the member who created this option

​
description
string

The description of the option

Example:

"Select this if blue is your favorite color"