---
title: "Update a Custom Field Value"
method: PATCH
path: "/v1/custom-fields/{custom_field_id}/values/{employment_id}"
tags: ["Custom Fields"]
---

# Update a Custom Field Value

`PATCH /v1/custom-fields/{custom_field_id}/values/{employment_id}`

Updates a custom field value for a given employment.

## Scopes

| Category | Read only Scope | Write only Scope (read access implicit) |
|---|---|---|
| Manage employments (`employments`) | - | Manage custom field values (`custom_field_value:write`) |

## Path parameters

- `custom_field_id` string, required
- `employment_id` string, required

## Request body

- UpdateEmploymentCustomFieldValueParams — Schema for updating a custom field value.
  - `value` union, required
    - string — For string, text, or link data types. Also decimal values represented as strings, including percentage, decimal, and currency data types. Currency values must be provided in cents (e.g. "1042.00" for $10.42)
    - integer — For integer data type.
    - string, date — UTC date in [ISO 8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) format
    - boolean — For boolean data type.
    - string, uuid — Selected option value. For single select data.

## Response `200`

Success

- EmploymentCustomFieldValueResponse — Response containing a single custom field value for an employment.
  - `data` object, required
    - `custom_field_value` EmploymentCustomFieldValue, required — The value of a custom field for a specific employment. The type of `value` depends on the custom field's data type.
      - `custom_field_id` string, required — The unique identifier (UUID) of the custom field definition this value belongs to.
      - `value` union, required
        - string
        - integer
        - boolean
        - number — Decimal value represented as a String
        - EmploymentCustomFieldValueJsonValue — The value for a single-select custom field, containing both the option ID and its human-readable label.
          - `selected_option` string, required — The unique identifier of the selected option.
          - `selected_option_label` string, required — The human-readable label of the selected option (e.g., "XL").

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

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