Attributes

Manage custom attribute records used to extend business partner data. Create, retrieve, update, and delete attributes, and generate unique code names for new attribute definitions.

An attribute record defines a single custom field — its code name, display label, data type (via Attribute Types), and the section it belongs to (via Attribute Sections) — that can then be assigned to business partners through the PartnerAttributes resource. Alongside standard list, create, get, and update operations, a dedicated endpoint generates a unique, system-safe code name for a new attribute so integrators don't need to enforce naming-collision rules client-side.

Deletion is protected: the API rejects the request with a dedicated error if the attribute is currently in use (referenced by any PartnerAttributes value), is active, or is a predefined (non-custom) attribute, so a definition can't be removed out from under data that still depends on it.