Email Field

The Email Field enforces that the value provided is a valid email address.

Shows an Email field in the Payload Admin Panel
Admin Panel screenshot of an Email field

To create an Email Field, set the type to email in your Field Config:

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import type { Field } from 'payload/types'
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export const MyEmailField: Field = {
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// ...
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type: 'email',
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}

Config Options

OptionDescription
name *To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. More
labelText used as a field label in the Admin Panel or an object with keys for each language.
uniqueEnforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field.
indexBuild an index for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to true if your users will perform queries on this field's data often.
validateProvide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin Panel and the backend. More
saveToJWTIf this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting Authentication, include its data in the user JWT.
hooksProvide Field Hooks to control logic for this field. More details.
accessProvide Field Access Control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. More details.
hiddenRestrict this field's visibility from all APIs entirely. Will still be saved to the database, but will not appear in any API or the Admin Panel.
defaultValueProvide data to be used for this field's default value. More
localizedEnable localization for this field. Requires localization to be enabled in the Base config.
requiredRequire this field to have a value.
adminAdmin-specific configuration. More details.
customExtension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins)
typescriptSchemaOverride field type generation with providing a JSON schema
virtualProvide true to disable field in the database. See Virtual Fields

* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.

Admin Options

The customize the appearance and behavior of the Email Field in the Admin Panel, you can use the admin option:

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import type { Field } from 'payload/types'
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export const MyEmailField: Field = {
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// ...
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admin: {
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// ...
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},
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}

The Email Field inherits all of the default options from the base Field Admin Config, plus the following additional options:

PropertyDescription
placeholderSet this property to define a placeholder string for the field.
autoCompleteSet this property to a string that will be used for browser autocomplete.

Example

collections/ExampleCollection.ts

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import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
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export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
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slug: 'example-collection',
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fields: [
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{
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name: 'contact', // required
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type: 'email', // required
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label: 'Contact Email Address',
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required: true,
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},
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],
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}
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