# Add a custom item

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**Who can use this feature?**

* Workspace **Owners**, **Super Admins**, **Admins**, and **Users**
* Supported using the Cerby web and mobile apps
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To add a custom item using the Cerby mobile app, you must complete the following steps:

1. Open the Cerby mobile app on your mobile phone.
2. Log in to your Cerby workspace.
3. Tap the **Add** button from the bottom navigation bar. The **Select a category** screen is displayed with a list of options.
4. Select the **Custom item** option from the list. The **Custom item** screen is displayed.
5. Enter the information in the corresponding fields:
   * **Item label in Cerby:** It is the name of the custom item that is always displayed on the secret card.
   * Add a custom field and enter the information by performing the following actions:
     1. Click the **Add custom field** button. The **Add other detail** dialog box is displayed.
     2. Select the corresponding option from the **Field Type** drop-down list:
        * Password
        * Text Only
        * URL field
     3. Enter a name for the custom field in the **Field name** field.
     4. Click the **Add custom field** button. The dialog box closes, and the new custom field is displayed.
     5. Enter the information in the new custom field.
   * **Notes:** It is a space for additional information or personalized notes related to the database.
6. (Optional) Select the **Ask users to confirm their identity to view the secret** option if you want an identity challenge to be issued when users want to view it. ​**NOTE:** You can add an identity challenge later via the Cerby web app. For more information, read the article [Edit a secret or secret item using the Cerby mobile app](/cerby-mobile-app/secrets/managing-your-secrets/edit-a-secret-or-secret-item.md).
7. (Optional) Enter the name of a collection to which you want to add the secret in the **Collection** name.
8. Select a vault where you want to save the secret from the **Vault** drop-down menu. ​**NOTE:** If you only have one vault, the **Vault** drop-down list is not displayed.
9. Tap the **Save** button in iOS or **Save item** in Android. A success message box is displayed.

Now you are done. You can start managing access to your items securely.


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