CustomAttributeDefinition

The identifier of the custom attribute definition and its corresponding custom attributes. This value can be a simple key, which is the key that is provided when the custom attribute definition is created, or a qualified key, if the requesting application is not the definition owner. The qualified key consists of the application ID of the custom attribute definition owner followed by the simple key that was provided when the definition was created. It has the format application_id:simple key.

The value for a simple key can contain up to 60 alphanumeric characters, periods (.), underscores (_), and hyphens (-).

This field can not be changed after the custom attribute definition is created. This field is required when creating a definition and must be unique per application, seller, and resource type.

The JSON schema for the custom attribute definition, which determines the data type of the corresponding custom attributes. For more information, see Custom Attributes Overview. This field is required when creating a definition.

The name of the custom attribute definition for API and seller-facing UI purposes. The name must be unique within the seller and application pair. This field is required if the visibility field is VISIBILITY_READ_ONLY or VISIBILITY_READ_WRITE_VALUES.

Seller-oriented description of the custom attribute definition, including any constraints that the seller should observe. May be displayed as a tooltip in Square UIs. This field is required if the visibility field is VISIBILITY_READ_ONLY or VISIBILITY_READ_WRITE_VALUES.

Specifies how the custom attribute definition and its values should be shared with the seller and other applications. If no value is specified, the value defaults to VISIBILITY_HIDDEN.

Read only. The current version of the custom attribute definition. The value is incremented each time the custom attribute definition is updated. When updating a custom attribute definition, you can provide this field and specify the current version of the custom attribute definition to enable optimistic concurrency.

On writes, this field must be set to the latest version. Stale writes are rejected.

This field can also be used to enforce strong consistency for reads. For more information about strong consistency for reads, see Custom Attributes Overview.

Read only The timestamp that indicates when the custom attribute definition was created or most recently updated, in RFC 3339 format.

Examples for January 25th, 2020 6:25:34pm Pacific Standard Time:

UTC: 2020-01-26T02:25:34Z

Pacific Standard Time with UTC offset: 2020-01-25T18:25:34-08:00