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Get all custom profile fields

Get all the custom profile fields configured for the user's organization.

GET https://team.webramz.com/api/v1/realm/profile_fields

Usage examples

  • Python
  • curl

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import zulip

# Pass the path to your zuliprc file here.
client = zulip.Client(config_file="~/zuliprc")

# Fetch all the custom profile fields in the user's organization.
result = client.call_endpoint(
    url="/realm/profile_fields",
    method="GET",
)
print(result)


curl -sSX GET -G https://team.webramz.com/api/v1/realm/profile_fields \
    -u BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS:BOT_API_KEY

Parameters

This endpoint does not accept any parameters.

Response

Return values

  • custom_fields: (object)[] An array containing all the custom profile fields defined in this Zulip organization.

    • id: integer The ID of the custom profile field. This will be referenced in custom the profile fields section of user objects.

    • type: integer An integer indicating the type of the custom profile field, which determines how it is configured and displayed to users.

      See the Add custom profile fields article for details on what each type means.

      • 1: Short text
      • 2: Long text
      • 3: List of options
      • 4: Date picker
      • 5: Link
      • 6: Person picker
      • 7: External account

    • order: integer Custom profile fields are displayed in both settings UI and UI showing users' profiles in increasing order.

    • name: string The name of the custom profile field.

    • hint: string The help text to be displayed for the custom profile field in user-facing settings UI for configuring custom profile fields.

    • field_data: string Field types 3 (List of options) and 7 (External account) support storing additional configuration for the field type in the field_data attribute.

      For field type 3 (List of options), this attribute is a JSON dictionary defining the choices and the order they will be displayed in the dropdown UI for individual users to select an option.

      The interface for field type 7 is not yet stabilized.

Example response

A typical successful JSON response may look like:

{
    "custom_fields": [
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "",
            "id": 1,
            "name": "Phone number",
            "order": 1,
            "type": 1
        },
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "What are you known for?",
            "id": 2,
            "name": "Biography",
            "order": 2,
            "type": 2
        },
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "Or drink, if you'd prefer",
            "id": 3,
            "name": "Favorite food",
            "order": 3,
            "type": 1
        },
        {
            "field_data": "{\"vim\":{\"text\":\"Vim\",\"order\":\"1\"},\"emacs\":{\"text\":\"Emacs\",\"order\":\"2\"}}",
            "hint": "",
            "id": 4,
            "name": "Favorite editor",
            "order": 4,
            "type": 3
        },
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "",
            "id": 5,
            "name": "Birthday",
            "order": 5,
            "type": 4
        },
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "Or your personal blog's URL",
            "id": 6,
            "name": "Favorite website",
            "order": 6,
            "type": 5
        },
        {
            "field_data": "",
            "hint": "",
            "id": 7,
            "name": "Mentor",
            "order": 7,
            "type": 6
        },
        {
            "field_data": "{\"subtype\":\"github\"}",
            "hint": "Enter your GitHub username",
            "id": 8,
            "name": "GitHub",
            "order": 8,
            "type": 7
        }
    ],
    "msg": "",
    "result": "success"
}