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  1. User Fields
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      • User Fields
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          POST
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          GET
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          DELETE
        • Update user field
          PUT
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          GET
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  1. User Fields

Update user field

PUT
/apis/v1/communities/{communityId}/user-fields/{fieldId}
User Fields
Updates an existing user field in a community with new values

Request

Authorization
Provide your bearer token in the
Authorization
header when making requests to protected resources.
Example:
Authorization: Bearer ********************
Path Params
communityId
string 
required
The unique identifier of the community
Example:
6167dba9c548eb5c7ec28057
Match pattern:
^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
fieldId
string 
required
The unique identifier of the user field to update
Example:
6857de260f3c24d98fd7ca85
Match pattern:
^[0-9a-fA-F]{24}$
Body Params application/json
name
string 
required
Display name of the field
type
enum<string> 
required
Data type of the user field
Allowed values:
datesingle-line-textnumericalmulti-line-textnumbertext
Examples
{
    "name": "Department",
    "type": "text"
}

Request samples

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Request Request Example
Shell
JavaScript
Java
Swift
cURL
curl --location --request PUT 'https://integration.returning.ai/apis/v1/communities/6167dba9c548eb5c7ec28057/user-fields/6857de260f3c24d98fd7ca85' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "name": "Department",
    "type": "text"
}'

Responses

🟢200OK
application/json
User field updated successfully
Body
meta
object 
optional
status
string 
optional
statusCode
number 
optional
message
string 
optional
Success message for the operation
data
object 
optional
_id
string 
optional
Unique identifier for the user field
field
string 
optional
Field identifier/key (automatically generated and cannot be changed)
name
string 
optional
Display name of the field
type
enum<string> 
optional
Data type of the user field
Allowed values:
datesingle-line-textnumericalmulti-line-textnumbertext
creator
object  | null 
optional
Information about the user who created the field
createdAt
string <date-time>
optional
When the field was created
updatedAt
string <date-time>
optional
When the field was last updated
Example
{
    "meta": {
        "status": "success",
        "statusCode": 200
    },
    "message": "Updated user field",
    "data": {
        "_id": "6857de260f3c24d98fd7ca85",
        "field": "department",
        "name": "Department",
        "type": "text",
        "creator": {
            "_id": "61100af5c548eb5c7ebc7819",
            "avatar": "https://returning-ai.com/avatar.png",
            "displayName": "Admin",
            "username": "admin"
        },
        "createdAt": "2025-06-22T11:28:50.301Z",
        "updatedAt": "2025-06-22T11:30:15.456Z"
    }
}
🟠400Bad Request
🟠404Record Not Found
🔴500Server Error
Modified at 2025-06-23 14:46:45
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