Configure a Custom Attribute for External Client Apps

Create custom attributes to capture useful and unique information. With custom attributes, you can get more information about a user’s identity such as an address or job title. Configure custom attributes for your external client app in the Policies tab.

Required Editions

Available in: Lightning Experience
Available in: Professional, Performance, Unlimited, and Developer Editions
User Permissions Needed
To configure custom attributes View all External Client Apps, view their settings, and edit their policies

You can add up to 128 attributes. Each new attribute must have a unique key and must use an available field.

Each custom attribute must have a unique key and must use an existing field. For example, assign a key name, such as country and insert the field $Organization.Country. When using OAuth, attributes are available as a custom_attributes object in the user’s Identity URL.

  1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter External Client Apps Manager, and then select External Client Apps Manager.
  2. From the actions list for the external client app, select Edit Policies.
  3. In the Custom Attribute section of the Policies page, click the add icon.
  4. In the cell beneath Key, select the edit icon, and then enter a unique key.
  5. In the cell beneath Value, select the edit icon, and then enter an available field.
  6. Save your changes.