How to access collection slug in validate function?

jacko49last year

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validate: async (val, options) => {
      const slug = options.req.collection.config.slug;
      if (val === "resources" && slug === "checklist-items" ) {
        return true;
      } else if (val === "resources") {
        return "Resource type is not valid for this collection"
      }
    }

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  ritsu0455last year

  If you need this only for collections, not for globals, you can try to retrieve slug from

  req.baseUrl

  like this

  
  const slug = options.req.baseUrl?.replace("/api/", "")

  
  

  or with 3.0 and next js it's easier

  
  const { collection } = options.req?.routeParams ?? {}
  

  but honestly it's not that good solution to rely on

  req

  because you can also use Local API for your operations, only if you are sure that you won't.

  
  

  If you need this for a custom field that you will use for multiple collections differently (i don't know other cases why you ask this), i would just pass collection slug to a field's creator function.

  
  

  const field = ({ slug }: { slug: string }): TextField => ({
    type: 'text',
    name: 'field',
    validate: () => {
      if (slug === '...') return 'Error'
      return true
    },
  })

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  jacko49last year

  @ritsu thanks for the help, went with the option you suggested in the code snippet, worked like a charm 🍻