Group Field

Admin panel screenshot of a Group field

Config

Option	Description
`name` \*	To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. More
`fields` \*	Array of field types to nest within this Group.
`label`	Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type.
`validate`	Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. More
`saveToJWT`	If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting Authentication, include its data in the user JWT.
`hooks`	Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. More
`access`	Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. More
`hidden`	Restrict 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.
`defaultValue`	Provide an object of data to be used for this field's default value. More
`localized`	Enable localization for this field. Requires localization to be enabled in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Group will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`.
`admin`	Admin-specific configuration. See below for more detail.
`custom`	Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins)
`interfaceName`	Create a top level, reusable Typescript interface & GraphQL type.

\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.

Admin config

In addition to the default field admin config, the Group allows for the following admin property:

hideGutter

Set this property to true to hide this field's gutter within the admin panel. The field gutter is rendered as a vertical line and padding, but often if this field is nested within a Group, Block, or Array, you may want to hide the gutter.

Example

collections/ExampleCollection.ts

1import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types'
2
3export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'example-collection',
fields: [
  {
    name: 'pageMeta', // required
    type: 'group', // required
    interfaceName: 'Meta', // optional
    fields: [
      // required
      {
        name: 'title',
        type: 'text',
        required: true,
        minLength: 20,
        maxLength: 100,
      },
      {
        name: 'description',
        type: 'textarea',
        required: true,
        minLength: 40,
        maxLength: 160,
      },
    ],
  },
],
29}

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Group Field

Config

Admin config

Example

Number Field