# Contact property via API **URL:** \ **Category:** APIs & Integrations\ **Tags:** contacts\ **Created:** [January 22, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326 "2024-01-22T13:51:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DorL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DorL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DorL)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/1 "2024-01-22T13:51:52Z")
Hi community, How do I create a “contact property” **via the API** and ensure it appears as **one of the selected columns** , and define its order in the ‘contacts’ table? ![](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/9/2/92c567ed50d35411432fbf3524cd2c676995dc6e.png) ---
**Author:** ![GRajput](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/grajput/32/102020_2.png) [@GRajput](https://community.hubspot.com/u/GRajput)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/2 "2024-01-22T14:09:54Z")
@DorL Using this API you can create no. of properties as shown in the below screenshot. ![GRajput_0-1705932529141.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/d/db4208c2113e81cee6f8996d00f9779d8da4078d.png) I hope this will help you out. Please mark it as **Solution Accepted and upvote** to help another Community member. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DorL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DorL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DorL)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/3 "2024-01-22T14:29:45Z")
Thank you @GRajput. I just want to add a new property **via the API** and have it show up in the main contacts list as a column. (like the columns in the image below) ![Screenshot 2024-01-22 at 16.26.39.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/0/8/088222defeb0a510df8f8b5616de91ce75e0d17a.png) ---
**Author:** ![GRajput](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/grajput/32/102020_2.png) [@GRajput](https://community.hubspot.com/u/GRajput)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 6:52am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/4 "2024-01-23T06:52:45Z")
Hi @DorL As you have created the new property, you can view it on the main contact list as a column. Follow the steps as mentioned, Click on the Edit column to search for the name of the property. Then click Apply If you still face any problem feel free to share. ![GRajput_0-1705992217050.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/2X/a/a169805309dcaf28aacd0379340da1644c427d59.png) ![GRajput_1-1705992593132.png](https://d2qpr2jzcazej7.cloudfront.net/original/3X/6/d/6daed0f160554395ef5ec991dc3a97e559e9fe54.png) I hope this will help you out. Please mark it as **Solution Accepted and upvote** to help another Community member. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![DorL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b3f665/32.png) [@DorL](https://community.hubspot.com/u/DorL)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 7:32am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/5 "2024-01-23T07:32:48Z")
Thanks again @GRajput. I familiar with the in-app steps. I’m trying to do it only from the api only. ---
**Author:** ![GRajput](https://d10pqhm3lwygmk.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.hubspot.com/grajput/32/102020_2.png) [@GRajput](https://community.hubspot.com/u/GRajput)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://community.hubspot.com/t/contact-property-via-api/98326/6 "2024-01-23T07:42:05Z")
@DorL You can create the property by API but not the view. To set the view you need to follow the step mentioned above. Thanks!