---
type: api
title: Update data view fields metadata
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-updatefieldsmetadatadefault
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/operation/operation-updatefieldsmetadatadefault
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Update data view fields metadata

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v8/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `viewId` (string)
  An identifier for the data view.

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Update fields presentation metadata such as count, customLabel, customDescription, and format.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `fields` (object) — required
  The field object.

## Responses

#### `200`

Indicates a successful call.

`application/json`

- `acknowledged` (boolean)
#### `400`

Bad request

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (number)
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
POST /api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields
{
  "fields": {
    "field1": {
      "count": 123,
      "customLabel": "Field 1 label"
    },
    "field2": {
      "customDescription": "Field 2 description",
      "customLabel": "Field 2 label"
    }
  }
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "fields": {
    "field1": {
      "count": 123,
      "customLabel": "Field 1 label"
    },
    "field2": {
      "customDescription": "Field 2 description",
      "customLabel": "Field 2 label"
    }
  }
}'
```