Create User Attribute

Version 4.0.25.20 (latest)

Create a new user attribute

Permission information for a user attribute is conveyed through the can and user_can_edit fields. The user_can_edit field indicates whether an attribute is user-editable anywhere in the application. The can field gives more granular access information, with the set_value child field indicating whether an attribute's value can be set by Setting the User Attribute User Value.

Note: name and label fields must be unique across all user attributes in the Looker instance. Attempting to create a new user attribute with a name or label that duplicates an existing user attribute will fail with a 422 error.

Request

POST /user_attributes
Datatype
Description
Request
HTTP Request
body
HTTP Body
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body
User Attribute
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can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
id
string
Unique Id
name
string
Name of user attribute
label
string
Human-friendly label for user attribute
type
string
Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode", "advanced_filter_string", "advanced_filter_number")
default_value
string
Default value for when no value is set on the user
is_system
boolean
Attribute is a system default
is_permanent
boolean
Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted
value_is_hidden
boolean
If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute
user_can_view
boolean
Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters
user_can_edit
boolean
Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves
hidden_value_domain_whitelist
string
Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.
query
HTTP Query
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fields
string
Requested fields.

Response

200: User Attribute

Datatype
Description
(object)
can
object
Operations the current user is able to perform on this object
id
string
Unique Id
name
string
Name of user attribute
label
string
Human-friendly label for user attribute
type
string
Type of user attribute ("string", "number", "datetime", "yesno", "zipcode", "advanced_filter_string", "advanced_filter_number")
default_value
string
Default value for when no value is set on the user
is_system
boolean
Attribute is a system default
is_permanent
boolean
Attribute is permanent and cannot be deleted
value_is_hidden
boolean
If true, users will not be able to view values of this attribute
user_can_view
boolean
Non-admin users can see the values of their attributes and use them in filters
user_can_edit
boolean
Users can change the value of this attribute for themselves
hidden_value_domain_whitelist
string
Destinations to which a hidden attribute may be sent. Once set, cannot be edited.

400: Bad Request

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

404: Not Found

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

409: Resource Already Exists

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

422: Validation Error

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
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field
string
Field with error
code
string
Error code
message
string
Error info message
documentation_url
string
Documentation link
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

429: Too Many Requests

Datatype
Description
(object)
message
string
Error details
documentation_url
string
Documentation link

Examples