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PATCH
/
crm-object-schemas
/
v3
/
schemas
/
{objectType}
cURL
curl --request PATCH \
  --url https://api.hubapi.com/crm-object-schemas/v3/schemas/{objectType} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "primaryDisplayProperty": "my_object_property",
  "requiredProperties": [
    "my_object_property"
  ],
  "searchableProperties": [
    "my_object_property"
  ]
}
'
{
  "id": "123456",
  "createdAt": "2020-02-20T18:07:11.390Z",
  "updatedAt": "2020-02-21T14:13:28.818002Z",
  "labels": {
    "singular": "My object",
    "plural": "My objects"
  },
  "requiredProperties": [
    "my_object_property"
  ],
  "searchableProperties": [
    "my_object_property"
  ],
  "primaryDisplayProperty": "my_object_property",
  "portalId": 12345678,
  "metaType": "PORTAL_SPECIFIC",
  "name": "my_object"
}

Supported products

Requires one of the following products or higher.
Marketing HubMarketing Hub -Enterprise
Sales HubSales Hub -Enterprise
Service HubService Hub -Enterprise
Content HubContent Hub -Enterprise
Data HubData Hub -Enterprise

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

​
objectType
string
required

Fully qualified name or object type ID of your schema.

Body

application/json

Attributes to update in your schema.

Defines attributes to update on an object type.

​
clearDescription
boolean
​
description
string
​
labels
object

Singular and plural labels for the object. Used in CRM display.

Example:
{
  "singular": "My object",
  "plural": "My objects"
}
​
primaryDisplayProperty
string

The name of the primary property for this object. This will be displayed as primary on the HubSpot record page for this object type.

​
requiredProperties
string[]

The names of properties that should be required when creating an object of this type.

​
restorable
boolean
​
searchableProperties
string[]

Names of properties that will be indexed for this object type in by HubSpot's product search.

​
secondaryDisplayProperties
string[]

The names of secondary properties for this object. These will be displayed as secondary on the HubSpot record page for this object type.

Response

successful operation

Defines an object type.

​
id
string
required

A unique ID for this object type. Will be defined as {meta-type}-{unique ID}.

​
labels
object
required

Singular and plural labels for the object. Used in CRM display.

Example:
{
  "singular": "My object",
  "plural": "My objects"
}
​
name
string
required

A unique name for this object. For internal use only.

​
requiredProperties
string[]
required

The names of properties that should be required when creating an object of this type.

​
archived
boolean
​
createdAt
string<date-time>

When the object type was created.

​
description
string
​
fullyQualifiedName
string
​
objectTypeId
string
​
portalId
integer<int32>

The ID of the account that this object type is specific to.

​
primaryDisplayProperty
string

The name of the primary property for this object. This will be displayed as primary on the HubSpot record page for this object type.

​
searchableProperties
string[]

Names of properties that will be indexed for this object type in by HubSpot's product search.

​
secondaryDisplayProperties
string[]

The names of secondary properties for this object. These will be displayed as secondary on the HubSpot record page for this object type.

​
updatedAt
string<date-time>

When the object type was last updated.

Last modified on December 16, 2025