Add Custom Activity Type crm.activity.type.add
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Scope:
crmWho can execute the method: administrator, only in the context of an application
The crm.activity.type.add method registers a custom activity type with a name and an icon.
Method Parameters
Required parameters are marked with *
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Name |
Description |
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fields* |
Object with the fields of the new activity type. Pass field keys in uppercase, for example |
Parameter fields
Required parameters are marked with *
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Name |
Description |
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TYPE_ID* |
Activity type code, for example The After registration, pass the code in the |
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NAME* |
Activity type name, for example |
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ICON_FILE |
Activity type icon — an array of the file name and its Base64 content, for example If the parameter is not passed or the file cannot be read, the type is created without an icon |
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IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE |
Indicates whether the type is used for configurable activities:
Any value other than |
Code Examples
How to Use Examples in Documentation
curl -X POST \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"fields":{"TYPE_ID":"ERP","NAME":"ERP activity","ICON_FILE":["icon.png","iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=="],"IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE":"N"},"auth":"**put_access_token_here**"}' \
https://**put_your_bitrix24_address**/rest/crm.activity.type.add
// This snippet is an ES module: top-level await requires type="module" or a bundler.
// $b24 is an already-initialized SDK instance (see the SDK "Get started" guide).
import { Text } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
import type { B24Frame } from '@bitrix24/b24jssdk'
declare const $b24: B24Frame
try {
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make<boolean>({
method: 'crm.activity.type.add',
params: {
fields: {
TYPE_ID: 'ERP',
NAME: 'ERP activity',
ICON_FILE: ['icon.png', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='], // file name and Base64 content
IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE: 'N',
},
},
requestId: Text.getUuidRfc4122()
})
// The payload is available only on a successful response
if (!response.isSuccess) {
console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
} else {
const result = response.getData()!.result
console.info('Activity type added:', result)
}
} catch (error) {
// Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
console.error(error)
}
<!-- Load the SDK (UMD build); it is exposed as the global B24Js -->
<script src="https://unpkg.com/@bitrix24/b24jssdk@1/dist/umd/index.min.js"></script>
<script>
async function addActivityType() {
try {
// Initialize the SDK inside a Bitrix24 frame
const $b24 = await B24Js.initializeB24Frame()
const response = await $b24.actions.v2.call.make({
method: 'crm.activity.type.add',
params: {
fields: {
TYPE_ID: 'ERP',
NAME: 'ERP activity',
ICON_FILE: ['icon.png', 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='], // file name and Base64 content
IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE: 'N',
},
},
requestId: B24Js.Text.getUuidRfc4122()
})
// The payload is available only on a successful response
if (!response.isSuccess) {
console.error(response.getErrorMessages().join('; '))
return
}
const result = response.getData().result
console.info('Activity type added:', result)
} catch (error) {
// Thrown on transport or SDK failures (AjaxError, SdkError, etc.)
console.error(error)
}
}
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', addActivityType)
</script>
from b24pysdk.errors import BitrixAPIError, BitrixSDKException
try:
bitrix_response = client.crm.activity.type.add(
fields={
"TYPE_ID": "ERP",
"NAME": "ERP activity",
"ICON_FILE": [
"icon.png",
"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
],
"IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE": "N",
},
).response
result = bitrix_response.result
print(result)
except BitrixAPIError as error:
print(
"Bitrix API error",
f"error: {error.error}",
f"error_description: {error.error_description}",
sep="\n",
)
except BitrixSDKException as error:
print(f"Bitrix SDK error: {error.message}")
except Exception as error:
print(f"Unexpected error: {error}")
try {
$response = $b24Service
->core
->call(
'crm.activity.type.add',
[
'fields' => [
'TYPE_ID' => 'ERP',
'NAME' => 'ERP activity',
'ICON_FILE' => ['icon.png', base64_encode(file_get_contents('icon.png'))],
'IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE' => 'N',
],
]
);
$result = $response
->getResponseData()
->getResult();
print_r($result);
} catch (Throwable $e) {
echo $e->getMessage();
}
BX24.callMethod(
"crm.activity.type.add",
{
fields:
{
"TYPE_ID": 'ERP',
"NAME": "ERP activity",
'ICON_FILE': document.getElementById('type-icon'), // file input node
"IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE": "N"
}
}, result => {
if (result.error())
console.error(result.error());
else
console.dir(result.data());
}
);
require_once('crest.php');
$result = CRest::call(
'crm.activity.type.add',
[
'fields' => [
'TYPE_ID' => 'ERP',
'NAME' => 'ERP activity',
'ICON_FILE' => ['icon.png', base64_encode(file_get_contents('icon.png'))],
'IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE' => 'N'
]
]
);
echo '<PRE>';
print_r($result);
echo '</PRE>';
// client and ctx are already created — see the Go SDK section
// iconBytes is the content of the icon file, for example from os.ReadFile("icon.png")
res, err := client.Core().Call(ctx, "crm.activity.type.add", b24.Params{
"fields": b24.Params{
"TYPE_ID": "ERP",
"NAME": "ERP activity",
"ICON_FILE": []string{"icon.png", base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString(iconBytes)},
"IS_CONFIGURABLE_TYPE": "N",
},
})
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("crm.activity.type.add: %w", err)
}
var ok bool
if err := json.Unmarshal(res.Result, &ok); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("parse response: %w", err)
}
fmt.Println("done:", ok)
Response Handling
HTTP status: 200
{
"result": true,
"time": {
"start": 1724068028.331234,
"finish": 1724068028.726591,
"duration": 0.3953571319580078,
"processing": 0.13033390045166016,
"date_start": "2025-01-21T13:47:08+02:00",
"date_finish": "2025-01-21T13:47:08+02:00",
"operating": 0
}
}
Returned Data
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Name |
Description |
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result |
Result of the registration:
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time |
Information about the request execution time |
Error Handling
HTTP status: 400
{
"error": "",
"error_description": "Type is already registered"
}
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Name |
Description |
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error |
String error code. It consists of digits, Latin letters, and underscores. It may arrive empty — in that case only |
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error_description |
Error message for the developer. Do not show it to the end user without processing |
Possible Error Codes
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Status |
Code |
Description |
Value |
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Access denied! Admin permissions required |
The method is called by a user without administrator permissions |
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Access denied! Application context required |
The method is called via an inbound webhook or without application authorization |
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Empty value |
Type is already registered |
A type with this |
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Empty value |
Type ID "CONFIGURABLE" is reserved |
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Statuses and System Error Codes
HTTP Status: 4xx, 5xx
The errors described below are returned by the REST API itself, not by the logic of a specific method. They can arrive in response to any method.
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Description |
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An internal server error has occurred. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support |
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The server returned an unexpected response. Retry the call, and if the error persists, contact the server administrator or Bitrix24 technical support |
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The request intensity limit has been exceeded |
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The method is blocked because the request resource intensity limit has been exceeded. The block is lifted automatically once the accumulated execution time of the method no longer exceeds the limit |
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The request contains no authorization data: neither an access token nor a webhook code was passed |
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Methods are called over the HTTPS protocol only |
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The REST API is blocked due to overload. This is a manual individual block. To have it lifted, contact Bitrix24 technical support |
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REST API access is not active for this account. In Bitrix24 Cloud, check the current plan or trial status: Vibe+ plans include REST API access, while Essentials plans do not. A webhook receives a different error message — |
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No active webhook with the specified user identifier and secret code was found |
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No method with this name was found. The name is misspelled, the method does not exist in the REST API, or it is unavailable without the required scope |
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The request requires broader permissions than the token has: for a webhook these are the permissions granted to it, for an application it is the scope. For an application, the error message ends with |
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The access token has expired |
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The application is installed, but the Bitrix24 administrator has granted access to it only to specific users |
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The public part of the site is closed. To open it on an on-premise installation, disable the "Temporary closure of the public part of the site" option. Path to the setting: Desktop > Settings > Product Settings > Module Settings > Main Module > Temporary closure of the public part of the site |