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Create Picklist Values

Add new values to a picklist. You can add up to 1024 values to any picklist.

POST/api/{version}/objects/picklists/{picklist_name}

Headers

Name	Description
`Content-Type`	`application/x-www-form-urlencoded`
`Accept`	`application/json` (default) or `application/xml`

URI Path Parameters

Name	Description
`{picklist_name}`	The picklist `name` field value (`license_type__v`, `product_family__c`, `region__c`, etc.)

Request Details

To add new values, use value_1, value_2, etc., set to alphanumeric values. Enter each new picklist value label as they will be displayed in the UI. Vault uses the label to create the picklist value name.

Request

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: {SESSION_ID}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded" \
-d "value_1=North America" \
-d "value_2=Central America" \
-d "value_3=South America" \
https://myvault.veevavault.com/api/v20.2/objects/picklists/regions__c

Response

{
  "responseStatus": "SUCCESS",
  "responseMessage": "Created picklist value(s).",
  "picklistValues": [
    {
      "name": "north_america__c",
      "label": "North America"
    },
    {
      "name": "central_america__c",
      "label": "Central America"
    },
    {
      "name": "south_america__c",
      "label": "South America"
    }
  ]
}

Response Details