# Email Field
Source: https://payloadcms.com/docs/fields/email
The Email Field enforces that the value provided is a valid email address.
_Admin Panel screenshot of an Email field_
To create an Email Field, set the `type` to `email` in your [Field Config](/docs/v3/fields/overview.md):
```ts
import type { Field } from 'payload'
export const MyEmailField: Field = {
// ...
type: 'email', // highlight-line
}
```
## Config Options
| Option | Description |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`name`** \* | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More details](/docs/v3/fields/overview.md#field-names). |
| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin Panel or an object with keys for each language. |
| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. This creates a database-level unique index on the field's path. [More details](/docs/v3/database/indexes.md#unique-fields). |
| **`index`** | Build an [index](/docs/v3/database/indexes.md) 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 details](/docs/v3/fields/overview.md#validation). |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/v3/authentication/overview.md), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide Field Hooks to control logic for this field. [More details](/docs/v3/hooks/fields.md). |
| **`access`** | Provide Field Access Control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More details](/docs/v3/access-control/fields.md). |
| **`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 details](/docs/v3/fields/overview.md#default-values). |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/v3/configuration/localization.md) in the Base config. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. [More details](#admin-options). |
| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
| **`typescriptSchema`** | Override field type generation with providing a JSON schema |
| **`virtual`** | Provide `true` to disable field in the database, or provide a string path to [link the field with a relationship](/docs/v3/fields/relationship.md#linking-virtual-fields-with-relationships). See [Virtual Fields](https://payloadcms.com/blog/learn-how-virtual-fields-can-help-solve-common-cms-challenges) |
_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
## Admin Options
To customize the appearance and behavior of the Email Field in the [Admin Panel](/docs/v3/admin/overview.md), you can use the `admin` option:
```ts
import type { Field } from 'payload'
export const MyEmailField: Field = {
// ...
admin: {
// highlight-line
// ...
},
}
```
The Email Field inherits all of the default admin options from the base [Field Admin Config](/docs/v3/fields/overview.md#admin-options), plus the following additional options:
| Property | Description |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`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
```ts
import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
slug: 'example-collection',
fields: [
{
name: 'contact', // required
type: 'email', // required
label: 'Contact Email Address',
required: true,
},
],
}
```
## Custom Components
### Field
#### Server Component
```tsx
import type React from 'react'
import { EmailField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { EmailFieldServerComponent } from 'payload'
export const CustomEmailFieldServer: EmailFieldServerComponent = ({
clientField,
path,
schemaPath,
permissions,
}) => {
return (
)
}
```
#### Client Component
```tsx
'use client'
import React from 'react'
import { EmailField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { EmailFieldClientComponent } from 'payload'
export const CustomEmailFieldClient: EmailFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
return
}
```
### Label
#### Server Component
```tsx
import React from 'react'
import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { EmailFieldLabelServerComponent } from 'payload'
export const CustomEmailFieldLabelServer: EmailFieldLabelServerComponent = ({
clientField,
path,
}) => {
return (
)
}
```
#### Client Component
```tsx
'use client'
import React from 'react'
import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { EmailFieldLabelClientComponent } from 'payload'
export const CustomEmailFieldLabelClient: EmailFieldLabelClientComponent = ({
field,
path,
}) => {
return (
)
}
```