Number Field

Admin panel screenshot of a Number field

Config

Option	Description
`name` \*	To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. More
`label`	Text used as a field label in the Admin panel or an object with keys for each language.
`min`	Minimum value accepted. Used in the default `validation` function.
`max`	Maximum value accepted. Used in the default `validation` function.
`hasMany`	Makes this field an ordered array of numbers instead of just a single number.
`minRows`	Minimum number of numbers in the numbers array, if `hasMany` is set to true.
`maxRows`	Maximum number of numbers in the numbers array, if `hasMany` is set to true.
`unique`	Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field.
`index`	Build 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.
`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 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.
`required`	Require this field to have a value.
`admin`	Admin-specific configuration. See below for more detail.
`custom`	Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins)

\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.

Admin config

In addition to the default field admin config, this field type allows for the following admin properties:

step

Set a value for the number field to increment / decrement using browser controls.

placeholder

Set this property to define a placeholder string for the field.

autoComplete

Set this property to a string that will be used for browser autocomplete.

Example

collections/ExampleCollection.ts

1import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types'
2
3export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'example-collection',
fields: [
  {
    name: 'age', // required
    type: 'number', // required
    required: true,
    admin: {
      step: 1,
    },
  },
],
15}

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Number Field

Config

Admin config

Example

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