Create Customer Attribute
Creates a Customer Attribute. Multiple customer attributes can be created in one call.
**Required Fields**
* name
* type
**Limits**
* Limit of 3 concurrent requests.
**Notes**
Once the data type is set, it cannot be changed. The attribute will need to be deleted then created again with the new data type. This will also delete it from the customer.
Customer attributes are created separately from the customer. After the name and type are created, then the attributes can be added to the customer.
A store cannot have more than 50 customer attributes.
Authentication
X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes
| UI Name | Permission | Parameter |
|:--------|:-----------|:----------|
| Customers | modify | `store_v2_customers` |
| Customers | read-only | `store_v2_customers_read_only` |
| Stored Payment Instruments | modify | `store_stored_payment_instruments` |
| Stored Payment Instruments | read-only | `store_stored_payment_instruments_read_only` |
### Authentication header
| Header | Argument | Description |
|:-------|:---------|:------------|
| `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#api-accounts). |
### Further reading
For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).
For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).
For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).
Headers
Accept
Request
This endpoint expects a list of objects.
name
Attribute name.
type
Attribute type should match one of: string, number, date.
Allowed values:
Response
data
meta
Response metadata.
Errors
422
Unprocessable Entity Error
