topic Re: Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties in APIs & Integrations

Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties

Kevin_Philips — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 12:28:58 GMT

Hi Everyone

I've searched and I think the answer is 'NO', but I wanted to confirm before I submit a feature request.

We know how to change the primary and secondary display properties for custom objects, using the API but when we attempt to patch a standard object (company) with a different secondary display property, the API returns a hard stop message "Cannot modify HubSpot defined object type".

I kind of get it, but then I don't - forcing us to use domain and telephone number and giving those fields prominent position on the company page layout, is of little to no use for this organisation.

Has anyone worked out 'how to do it' ? Has anyone got any experience of HubSpot support 'doing it', or is it just not possible ?

Thanks and best regards

Re: Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties

Jaycee_Lewis — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 18:04:44 GMT

Hi, @Kevin_Philips 👋 Thanks for your question. If you are looking for a way to do this programmatically, you are not missing an option. I agree, this would be a useful addition.

If you are looking to edit these options in-app, there are a few choices depending on your goals:

Both allow for altering the primary and secondary display properties, but may not be as comprehensive as you are looking for.

If you create an Idea for allowing this to happen programmatically, please link it here and I'll add my upvote.

Best,

Jaycee

Re: Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties

Kevin_Philips — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 21:13:11 GMT

Thanks Jaycee as always

It’s not what I was asking but accept I may not have been clear. On the company page, I have company name and domain and phone number as the prominent position properties at the very top left…. When my client views a company, they are not interested in either domain or phone number and want a different property which on custom objects would be easy to set as either primary or secondary display properties, however because company is a Hubspot object, they prevent any changes by using a patch api call…… it is this which I want to be able to set…. A standard Hubspot object and changing what are the primary and secondary display properties? Is that possible either by myself or via Hubspot support ?

Otherwise more than happy to make a change request.

Thanks again

Re: Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties

ARGonzales — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:32:33 GMT

Hi all, if you want this functionality adopted, here's the product feature request that is on the ideas board for HubSpot. Upvote it and we can get this change completed for other CRM managers!

https://community.hubspot.com/t5/HubSpot-Ideas/Change-display-properties-on-Custom-Objects/idi-p/777997#feedback-success

Re: Changing Standard Object Secondary Display Properties

Jaycee_Lewis — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:20:40 GMT

Thanks @ARGonzales 🙌 — Jaycee