--- title: "Marketo : custom object configuration" description: The Marketo connector allows the synchronization of data such as sessions a participant attended to, general satisfaction forms, etc. in custom objects. 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How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help center](https://help.inwink.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Connectors](https://help.inwink.com/connectors?hsLang=en) 3. [Marketo](https://help.inwink.com/connectors?hsLang=en#marketo) # Marketo : custom object configuration The Marketo connector allows the synchronization of data such as sessions a participant attended to, general satisfaction forms, etc. in custom objects. It is possible to create for every event a custom object instance for every lead registered once ### 1. Marketo Custom Object configuration in Marketo In Marketo: 1\. Click on **Admin** 2\. Click on **Marketo Custom Objects** 3\. Click on **New Custom Object** ![Create a new Custom Object](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_1.png)***Create a new Custom Object*** 4\. Give a **Display Name** 5\. The API Name is automatically generated. Write it down. It is useful for the connector configuration in inwink. 6\. Save ![Custom Object creation](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_2.png)***Custom Object creation*** 7\. Click on **Fields** once the Custom Object is created 8\. Click on **New Field** ![New field](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_3.png)***New field***   9\. Create the **Inwink Event GUID** field of a **string** type and configure it as a **Dedupe field** 10\. Create the **Inwink Person Guid** field of a **string** type and configure it as a **Dedupe field** 11\. Create the **LeadID** field of a **link** type. Then, specify the **Person** in **Link Object** and the **Id** in **Link Field** ![Inwink Event GUID, Inwink Person Guid, LeadID](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_4.png)***Inwink Event GUID, Inwink Person Guid, LeadID*** 12\. Click on **Custom Object Actions**, then on **Edit Object** and finally activate **Show in Person Detail** in the **Marketo Custom Objects** thumbnail. Save. ![Show in person Detail](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_5.png)***Show in person Detail*** 13\. Click on **Custom Object Actions** and then on **Approve object** in the **Marketo Custom Objects** thumbnail. The object is created and approved. 14\. Add the following fields and their data types in the **Fields** thumbnail: - **EventTitle** | string - **EventStartDate** | datetime - **EventEndDate** | datetime - **IsRegistered** | bool - **RegistrationDate** | Datetime - **HasAttended** | bool - **AttendedDate** | Datetime - **BadgePrintDate** | Datetime - **PersonRegisteredSessionCount** | Int - **PersonRegisteredSessionList** | Text - **PersonAttendedSessionCount** | Int - **PersonAttendedSessionList** | Text - **PersonRegisteredAndNotAttendedSessionList** | Text - **PersonGeneralSurveyAnswer** | Text - **PersonNetworkingProfile** | Text - **PersonScanedByExhibitorCount** | Int - **PersonScanedByExhibitorList** | Text - **PersonComputedData** | Text 15\. Click on **Custom Object Actions** and then on **Approve object** in the Marketo Custom Objects thumbnail. The object is approved and updated. **Important**: The following fields have data separated by “ ;\\n”: **PersonRegisteredSessionList**, **PersonAttendedSessionList**, **PersonScanedByExhibitorList**   ### 2. Configuration in inwink Click on the Marketo card in the **CONFIGURATION** \> **Third-Party tools integration**. Fill in the API Name of the Custom Object created before in the **Custom Object name (API Name)** field. ![Filling in the Custom Object API Name](https://storageprdv2inwink.blob.core.windows.net/bohelp/assets/pictures/14_Configuration/2_Integration_outils_tiers/2_Synchronisation_Marketo/2_Custom_object/FR_marketo_customobject_6.png) ***Filling in the Custom Object API Name***   inwink will directly check that the Custom Object is configured in Marketo. A red cross x will appear on the right of the field if it is not the case. 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