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Create a data attribute

An MCP tool from the Intercom API server, hosted on mcp.hjlabs.in.

Create a data attribute You can create a data attributes for a contact or a company. [POST /data_attributes]

Name on the gateway: intercom_api__create_data_attribute · may change things.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
`name` required	`string`	The name of the data attribute.
`model` required	`contact \| company`	The model that the data attribute belongs to.
`data_type` required	`string \| integer \| float \| boolean \| datetime \| date`	The type of data stored for this attribute.
`description`	`string`	The readable description you see in the UI for the attribute.
`options`	`array`	To create list attributes. Provide a set of hashes with value as the key of…
`messenger_writable`	`boolean`	Can this attribute be updated by the Messenger

Through the Smart Gateway, any client can run it by name with call_tool, or let the gateway find it with search_tools:

call_tool arguments

{
  "name": "intercom_api__create_data_attribute",
  "arguments": {
    "name": "…",
    "model": "…",
    "data_type": "…"
  }
}

Or connect the Intercom API server directly, which lists 108 tools including this one:

Run in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http hj-intercom-api https://mcp.hjlabs.in/mcp/intercom-api \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"

Use the create a data attribute tool with name set to ….