# Attribute Settings

Manage the user and subscription attributes Foldspace tracks — the built-in identify fields plus your own custom attributes.

**Path:** Settings → Attribute Settings

Attribute Settings define the attributes Foldspace stores about your users and subscriptions. The built-in attributes cover the standard [user context](/start/user-context/) fields you pass to `identify()`; you add **custom attributes** for anything specific to your product (for example, `plan_type`).

Two tabs split the attributes by what they describe:

- **Users** — attributes on a person.
- **Subscriptions** — attributes on an account or subscription.

## The attributes list

| Column | What it shows |
| :--- | :--- |
| **Name** / **API Name** | The display name and the key you send (for example, `signUpDate`). |
| **State** | Toggle an attribute on or off. |
| **Description** | What the attribute holds. |
| **Data Type** | The value type (for example, String or Date). |
| **Default Value** | The value used when none is sent. |
| **Tracking Sources** | Where the value comes from. Built-in and identify-sent attributes show **IDENTIFY**. |
| **Created Date** | Set for custom attributes. |

Filter by Data Type or Name, or search, to find an attribute.

## Built-in user attributes

These come standard and are set with [`foldspace.identify()`](/start/user-context/):

| Attribute | API Name | Type |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| ID | `id` | String |
| Email | `email` | String |
| Name | `name` | String |
| Role | `role` | String |
| Image | `image` | String |
| Phone | `phone` | String |
| Timezone | `timezone` | String |
| Sign up date | `signUpDate` | Date |

## Create a custom attribute

Click **Create New**, then give the attribute a **Name**, an **API Name** (the key you'll send), a **Data Type**, and an optional **Description** and **Default Value**. Send its value the same way as the built-ins, with [`foldspace.identify()`](/start/user-context/) using the API Name as the key. Once it's flowing in, the attribute is available everywhere attributes are used: [Segments](/user-guides/analytics/segments/), the [Audience](/user-guides/analytics/audiences/), [user profiles](/user-guides/analytics/user-profiles/), and filters.

## Related

- [User context](/start/user-context/): how to identify users and pass attribute values in code.
- [Segments](/user-guides/analytics/segments/) and the [Audience](/user-guides/analytics/audiences/): group and filter users by attribute.