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product.attribute: fields, relations and API

The product.attribute model ("Product Attribute") is a persistent model declared by the Products & Pricelists module, then extended by 3 other modules. It exposes 20 fields, 14 of them declared directly on the model; 3 fields from other models point to it. Below you will find every field with its technical name, type, label and relations, followed by an Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call.

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Model identity

Technical name: product.attribute
Label: Product Attribute
Type: Persistent (models.Model)
SQL table: product_attribute
Origin module: Products & Pricelists (product)
Extended by: point_of_sale, website_sale, website_sale_comparison
Default order (_order): sequence, id
Inherits from (mixins): pos.load.mixin

Model fields

14 own fields, 0 inherited from mixins and 6 automatic ORM fields. Click a name to get a direct link to that field.

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20 of 20 fields shown

Technical name	Label	Type	Details
active	Active If unchecked, it will allow you to hide the attribute without removing it.	`boolean`
attribute_line_ids	Lines	`one2many` → product.template.attribute.line	inverse: `attribute_id`
category_id	eCommerce Category Set a category to regroup similar attributes under the same section in the Comparison page of eCommerce.	`many2one` → product.attribute.category	added by Product Comparison (`website_sale_comparison`)
create_variant	Variant Creation - Instantly: All possible variants are created as soon as the attribute and its values are added to a product. - Dynamically: Each variant is created only when its corresponding attributes and values are added to a sales order. - Never: Variants are never created for the attribute. Note: this cannot be changed once the attribute is used on a product.	`selection`	required Values: `always` (Instantly), `dynamic` (Dynamically), `no_variant` (Never)
display_type	Display Type The display type used in the Product Configurator.	`selection`	required Values: `radio` (Radio), `pills` (Pills), `select` (Select), `color` (Color), `multi` (Multi-checkbox), `image` (Image)
is_thumbnail_visible	Show Thumbnails Use product variant images instead of the attribute values displays.	`boolean`	added by eCommerce (`website_sale`)
name	Attribute	`char`	requiredtranslatable
number_related_products	Number Related Products	`integer`	computed
preview_variants	On Product Cards Instantly created variants are available for selection from your /shop page.	`selection`	Values: `visible` (Visible), `hidden` (Hidden), `hover` (Hover) added by eCommerce (`website_sale`)
product_tmpl_ids	Related Products	`many2many` → product.template	computed, stored
sequence	Sequence Determine the display order	`integer`
template_value_ids	Template Values	`one2many` → product.template.attribute.value	inverse: `attribute_id`
value_ids	Values	`one2many` → product.attribute.value	inverse: `attribute_id`
visibility	Visibility	`selection`	Values: `visible` (Visible), `hidden` (Hidden) added by eCommerce (`website_sale`)
create_date	Created on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
create_uid	Created by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic
display_name	Display Name	`char`	read-onlycomputedautomatic
id	ID	`integer`	read-onlyautomatic
write_date	Last Updated on	`datetime`	read-onlyautomatic
write_uid	Last Updated by	`many2one` → res.users	read-onlyautomatic

Relations

Models linked from this model

product.attribute.category: category_id
product.attribute.value: value_ids
product.template: product_tmpl_ids
product.template.attribute.line: attribute_line_ids
product.template.attribute.value: template_value_ids

Fields of other models pointing here

product.attribute.value: attribute_id
product.template.attribute.line: attribute_id
product.template.attribute.value: attribute_id

Reading this model through the API

Odoo 19 JSON-2 API call reading the first five records with real fields of the model. Replace the instance, database and API key with your own.

curl

curl -X POST "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2/product.attribute/search_read" \
  -H "Authorization: bearer $ODOO_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Odoo-Database: your-db" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":[],"fields":["name","create_variant","display_type","category_id","active"],"limit":5}'

Python (requests)

import requests

BASE_URL = "https://your-instance.odoo.com/json/2"
headers = {"Authorization": f"bearer {API_KEY}", "X-Odoo-Database": "your-db"}

res = requests.post(
    f"{BASE_URL}/product.attribute/search_read",
    headers=headers,
    json={"domain": [], "fields": ["name","create_variant","display_type","category_id","active"], "limit": 5},
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json())

External API access requires Odoo's Custom plan.
XML-RPC and JSON-RPC will be removed in Odoo 22 (fall 2028): use JSON-2.
The access rights and record rules of the key's user apply.

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<a href="https://aidoo.ai/en/outils/explorateur-modeles-odoo/product-attribute">product.attribute (Odoo 19.0)</a>

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Data verified on September 23, 2026 · Odoo 19.0 Community

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