# Add custom fields to a board

**Category:** [Product Requests](https://help.totalctrl.app/hc/totalctrl/totalctrl-help-center/en-US/categories/product-requests)
**Updated:** 2026-08-19

## Why custom fields

Every request already captures guided discovery answers — the problem, current workaround, impact, severity, frequency, and affected users. Custom fields let you collect extra structured data specific to your product, such as a module name or a target release.
## Adding a field

Open the board's **Settings** and add a field under the custom fields section. You'll provide:

- **Label** (required) — the question shown to submitters. An `api_key` is generated automatically from the label and kept unique within the board.
- **Field type** — one of `text`, `number`, `date`, `boolean`, `select`, or `url`.
- **Options** — for a `select` field, enter one choice per line.
- **Required** — whether submitters must fill it in.
- **Show on form** — whether it appears on the public submission form.
- **Show in list** — whether it appears in the admin request list.
- **Section** — an optional grouping label.

## How values are stored

Each submitted value is saved against its request, so you can read it on the request detail page alongside the standard fields. Fields are ordered by their display order on both the form and the admin views.
## Removing a field

Delete a field from Settings. Its stored values are removed with it, so remove fields only when you no longer need the data.

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## Related Articles

- [Create a board](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/create-a-board)
- [Connect a custom domain](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/connect-a-custom-domain-1)
- [Configure board settings and branding](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/configure-board-settings-and-branding)
- [Manage and respond to requests](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/manage-and-respond-to-requests)
- [Private per-account portals (Account mode)](https://help.totalctrl.app/en-US/articles/pr-account-mode)

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