Non-Agent-API and Custom Fields

[DarthGamer]

Greetings,

When creating a List from the Non-Agent-API, there's no option to create custom fields. The same with the update_list command. And when trying to add a lead with the field custom_leads = Y it throws that the list can't find the custom fields.

Is there a way to create the custom fields on a list through the Non-Agent-API?

We are trying to integrate our CRM to Vicidial, but it would defeat the purpose if each time a new list needs to be uploaded, it has to be created and configured manually from the Vicidial admin.

Thank you in advance.

This is the version info:
VERSION: 2.7-401a
BUILD: 130508-2256

[hiadviser]

If I am understanding your question right, you have custom fields coming through the API. Those fields need to be created in both systems, Vici and your CRM. Then with your coding you can get and assign the right variables. You can't create a field with the non agent API, but as long as it's created in Vici it will populate accordingly.

[mflorell]

creating custom fields through the non-agent-API is not currently a feature. You can only do this through the admin webpages.

[DarthGamer]

I was hoping that wasn't the case. It would be a good addition to the API to be able to create custom fields.

[mflorell]

Managing custom list fields is very complex, and would not be a simple addition to the non-agent API. Also, no customer has requested this functionality, so we haven't even thought about adding it.

[williamconley]

That being said ... it would be possible to "copy" the custom fields from an existing list into a newly created list. That api function could be created without quite so much hubbub. bub.