Post-transaction custom fields for Motive Card transaction metadata

With this update, the Motive Card transaction API's response will also include newly added "custom_info", as part of the "post_transaction_metadata".

custom_info will include the following parameters:

New Parameters

custom_info

• Type: Array of Objects
• Description: A collection of custom data fields (like Project IDs or Notes) associated with the transaction.

name

• Type: String
• Description: The label or identifier for the custom field (e.g., "project_id_1", "optional_note").

value_type

• Type: String
• Description: Defines the format of the data. Common values include:
  • free_text: Allows for any alphanumeric input.
  • single_select: Provides a pre-defined list of options for the user to choose from.

values

• Type: Array or Null
• Description: If the value_type is single_select, this contains an array of valid options (e.g., [123, 234]). For free_text, this usually returns null.

current_value

• Type: String
• Description: The actual data entered or selected for this specific transaction (e.g., "random value" or "123").

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NOTE

This response is applicable to both v1 and v2 endpoints of "List all Motive Card Transactions"

For more info, check out the API documentation:

• List all Motive Card Transactions
• List all Motive Card Transactions (v2)