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Contact Property → Create Contact Property

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Overview

This node operation creates a new contact property in the Telli system. It allows users to define a unique key, data type, label, description, and options (for select or multi-select types) for the contact property. This is useful for customizing contact data fields to better fit specific business needs, such as adding custom attributes to contacts for segmentation or personalized communication.

Use Case Examples

  1. Creating a boolean contact property to track if a contact is subscribed to a newsletter.
  2. Creating a select-type contact property with predefined options to categorize contacts by customer type.

Properties

Name Meaning
Property Key Unique key identifier for the contact property.
Data Type Defines the data type of the contact property, such as boolean, date, email, select, etc.
Label Human-readable label for the contact property.
Description Description of the contact property.
Options Mode Specifies how options for select or multi-select properties are provided, either using fields or JSON.
Options Collection of options for select or multi-select properties when using fields mode, each with value, label, and optional description.
Options (JSON) Options array as JSON for select or multi-select properties when using JSON mode, each object containing value, label, and optional description.

Output

JSON

  • json - Response from the Telli API containing details of the created contact property.

Dependencies

  • Requires authentication with the Telli API using an API key credential.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the Property Key is unique and not empty to avoid API errors.
  • For select or multi-select data types, ensure options are provided either via fields or valid JSON format.
  • If the API returns an error, check the error message for details such as invalid data types or missing required fields.

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