CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION_DUPLICATE

When it happens

Another option of the field in the same scope is equivalent to the text sent.

How to fix it

Use the existing option, or send a text that is not equivalent to it.

Retry

Not as is: the same request fails the same way. Fix the cause described above, then send the request again, under a new Idempotency-Key if the body changed.

Returned by

The operations where this code is most likely. The list is not exhaustive.

• POST /v1/companies/{company_id}/custom-fields/{key}/options
• PATCH /v1/companies/{company_id}/custom-fields/{key}/options/{option_id}

Example response

When this error occurs, the API answers 409 Conflict with a JSON body of this shape:

{
  "type": "https://docs.beel.es/errors/CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION_DUPLICATE",
  "title": "CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION_DUPLICATE",
  "detail": "Another equivalent option of this field already exists in the same scope",
  "instance": "/v1/<resource>",
  "errors": [],
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "CUSTOM_FIELD_OPTION_DUPLICATE",
    "message": "Another equivalent option of this field already exists in the same scope",
    "details": {}
  },
  "meta": {
    "timestamp": "2026-05-21T10:00:00Z",
    "request_id": "4bf92f3577b34da6a3ce929d0e0e4736"
  }
}

The type URI is stable and always resolves to this page.

Message

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