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Namely Profile Fields API

The Profile Fields API from Namely — 4 operation(s) for profile fields.

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Operations 7

GET /profiles/fields Get all Profile Fields #

POST /profiles/fields Create a Profile Field #

GET /profiles/fields/{id} Get a Profile Field #

PUT /profiles/fields/{id} Update a Profile Field #

GET /profiles/fields/sections Get all Profile Field Sections #

GET /profiles/fields/sections/{id} Get a Profile Field Section #

PUT /profiles/fields/sections/{id} Update a Profile Field Section #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  version: ''
  title: Namely Profile Fields API
  description: Move your app forward with the Namely API Move your app forward with the Namely API
tags:
- name: Profile Fields
paths:
  /profiles/fields:
    get:
      operationId: GET_profiles-fields
      summary: Get all Profile Fields
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: 'Returns all profiles fields as configured at your company with instructions on valid format for passing through the API. This includes custom fields, but exceptions can be found on the #endpoint:K6iFb2x6z2yTM9jev page.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  fields:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields.sections:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    post:
      operationId: POST_profiles-fields
      summary: Create a Profile Field
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: Creates a profile field within a profile field section.
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  fields:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields.sections:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Create_Profile_Field'
  /profiles/fields/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: id of the profile field you want to view
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: GET_profiles-fields-id
      summary: Get a Profile Field
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: Returns information about a single Profile Field.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  fields:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields.sections:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    put:
      operationId: PUT_profiles-fields-id
      summary: Update a Profile Field
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: Updates a profile field within a profile field section. Supports changing the label and the profile field section in which it sits.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  fields:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      count:
                        type: integer
                      status:
                        type: integer
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields.sections:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Update_Profile_Field'
  /profiles/fields/sections:
    get:
      operationId: GET_profiles-fields-sections
      summary: Get all Profile Field Sections
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: 'Returns all profiles field sections as configured at your company. Linked to this endpoint is a list of profile fields, including additional fields not necessarily included in the #endpoint:2PMjgBj4iCTtp4tJe endpoint, as not all are API transferrable.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  sections:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections.fields:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
  /profiles/fields/sections/{id}:
    parameters:
    - name: id
      in: path
      description: id of the profile field section you want to view
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      operationId: GET_profiles-fields-sections-id
      summary: Get a Profile Field Section
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: Returns information about a single Profile Field Section.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  sections:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections.fields:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
    put:
      operationId: PUT_profiles-fields-sections-id
      summary: Update a Profile Field Section
      tags:
      - Profile Fields
      description: Updates the name/label of a profile field section.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  title:
                    type: string
                  sections:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Section'
                  meta:
                    type: object
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
                  links:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      sections.fields:
                        type: string
                  linked:
                    type: object
                    properties:
                      fields:
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
      security:
      - Authorization: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Update_Section'
components:
  schemas:
    Section:
      title: Section
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: unique identifier of the profile field section
          type: string
        title:
          description: 'label of the profile field section; only editable on through the API via the #endpoint:eoL989Gmn6vnfSPbE</a> endpoint'
          type: string
        block_titles:
          description: list of the "block" subsections within the section; can be empty
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            fields:
              type: array
              description: 'list of unique identifiers of each #endpoint:kxzfwAD7zrZ9CByGA located within the profile field section'
              items:
                type: string
    Field:
      title: Field
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          description: unique identifier of the profile field
          type: string
        name:
          description: immutable name of the profile field; auto created based on label if using UI to create profile field
          type: string
        label:
          description: label of the profile field; editable on UI and through API
          type: string
        type:
          description: immutable data type of the profile field; valid values include <code>text</code>, <code>image</code>, <code>referencehistory</code> (<code>job_title</code> only), <code>select</code>, <code>date</code>, <code>email</code>, <code>longtext</code>, <code>checkboxes</code>, <code>address</code>, <code>address</code>, <code>file</code>, <code>referenceselect</code> (<code>user_status</code> only), <code>salary</code>, <code>number</code>, <code>address</code>
          type: string
        default:
          description: N/A - no longer supported
          type: boolean
        deletable:
          description: <code>true</code> if the profile field is able to be deleted
          type: boolean
        valid_format_info:
          description: valid format information for passing data through the API for the profile field
          type: string
        block_index:
          description: refers to the profile field "block" in which the profile field is located (included in "linked"); sequentially corresponds based the position of the block title; top position is 0
          type: integer
        links:
          type: object
          properties:
            section:
              type: string
              description: 'unique identifier of the #endpoint:66aqLXinWcyrR2aY2 in which the profile field is located'
    Create_Profile_Field_Payload:
      title: Create Profile Field Payload
      type: object
      properties:
        label:
          type: string
          description: label of the profile field; cannot contain special characters; cannot contain word "id"; must be unique; immutable <code>name</code> will be auto-generated based on label
        section:
          description: id of the profile field section in which you want the place the field
          type: string
        type:
          description: field type; valid values are <code>text</code>, <code>long_text</code>, <code>date</code>, <code>file</code>, and <code>number</code>
          type: string
      required:
      - label
      - section
      - type
    Update_Profile_Field:
      title: Update Profile Field
      required:
      - fields
      type: object
      properties:
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Update_Profile_Field_Payload'
    Update_Section_Payload:
      title: Update Section Payload
      type: object
      properties:
        title:
          type: string
          description: new name/label of the profile field section
      required:
      - title
    Create_Profile_Field:
      title: Create Profile Field
      required:
      - fields
      type: object
      properties:
        fields:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Create_Profile_Field_Payload'
    Meta:
      title: Meta
      type: object
      properties:
        count:
          type: integer
          description: number of total objects
        status:
          type: integer
          description: HTTP response
    Update_Section:
      title: Update Section
      required:
      - sections
      type: object
      properties:
        sections:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Update_Section_Payload'
    Update_Profile_Field_Payload:
      title: Update Profile Field Payload
      type: object
      properties:
        label:
          description: '[new] label of the profile field; cannot contain special characters; cannot contain word "id"; must be unique; immutable <code>name</code> will be auto-generated based on label'
          type: string
        section:
          description: id of the [new] profile field section in which you want the place the field
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    Authorization:
      name: Authorization
      type: apiKey
      in: header