diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 3b55e7e..6e32c69 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ Add the trait
 use acidjazz\metapi\MetApi;
 class Controller
 {
-    use Metapi;  
+    use Metapi;
 ```
 
-## Examples 
+## Examples
 
 ```php
 <?php
@@ -112,3 +112,41 @@ bob({
         {
 ```
 
+**Add [custom attributes](https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#specifying-custom-attribute-values) to validation.**
+
+```php
+    public function send(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->option('contact.email', 'required|email', [], 'Email Address')
+            ->option('contact.name', 'required|string', [], 'Firstname')
+            ->option('contact.surname', 'required|string', [], 'Lastname')
+            ->verify();
+        ...
+        $this->render($results);
+    }
+```
+
+`POST /send`
+
+```json
+{
+    "status": "error",
+    "errors": [
+        {
+            "status": 400,
+            "message": "contact.email",
+            "detail": "Email Address is a required field."
+        },
+        {
+            "status": 400,
+            "message": "contact.name",
+            "detail": "Firstname is a required field."
+        },
+        {
+            "status": 400,
+            "message": "contact.surname",
+            "detail": "Lastname is a required field."
+        }
+    ]
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/MetApi.php b/src/MetApi.php
index a9c3994..2350dbb 100644
--- a/src/MetApi.php
+++ b/src/MetApi.php
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ public function metApiInit(Request $request)
      * @param string $name
      * @param array|string $rules
      * @param array $messages<string, string>
+     * @param string $customAttribute
      * @return Controller
      */
-    public function option(string $name, array|string $rules, array $messages = []): self
+    public function option(string $name, array|string $rules, array $messages = [], string $customAttribute = null): self
     {
         $this->query['options']['rules'][$name] = $rules;
 
@@ -68,6 +69,13 @@ public function option(string $name, array|string $rules, array $messages = []):
             );
         }
 
+        if ($customAttribute) {
+            if (!array_key_exists('customAttributes', $this->query['options'])) {
+                $this->query['options']['customAttributes'] = [];
+            }
+            $this->query['options']['customAttributes'][$name] = $customAttribute;
+        }
+
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -150,7 +158,7 @@ public function paginate($collection, $perpage = 50, $maxPages = 10)
     public function verify($abort = true)
     {
 
-        $validate = Validator::make($this->request->all(), $this->query['options']['rules'], $this->query['options']['messages'] ?? []);
+        $validate = Validator::make($this->request->all(), $this->query['options']['rules'], $this->query['options']['messages'] ?? [], $this->query['options']['customAttributes'] ?? []);
 
         if ($validate->fails()) {
             foreach ($validate->errors()->toArray() as $key => $value) {