# Checkbox Field

Source: https://payloadcms.com/docs/beta/fields/checkbox

The Checkbox Field saves a boolean in the database.

![Checkbox field with text field in Payload Admin Panel](https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/checkbox.png)

_Admin Panel screenshot of Checkbox field with Text field below_

To add a Checkbox Field, set the `type` to `checkbox` in your [Field Config](/docs/v4/fields/overview.md):

```ts
import type { Field } from 'payload'

export const MyCheckboxField: Field = {
  // ...
  type: 'checkbox', // highlight-line
}
```

## Config Options

| Option             | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`name`** \*      | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More details](/docs/v4/fields/overview.md#field-names).                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **`label`**        | Text used as a field label in the Admin Panel or an object with keys for each language.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **`validate`**     | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin Panel and the backend. [More details](/docs/v4/fields/overview.md#validation).                                                                                                                                                   |
| **`index`**        | Build an [index](/docs/v4/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.                                                                                                                                 |
| **`saveToJWT`**    | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/v4/authentication/overview.md), include its data in the user JWT.                                                                                                                                                         |
| **`hooks`**        | Provide Field Hooks to control logic for this field. [More details](/docs/v4/hooks/fields.md).                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| **`access`**       | Provide Field Access Control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More details](/docs/v4/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, will default to false if field is also `required`. [More details](/docs/v4/fields/overview.md#default-values).                                                                                                                                        |
| **`localized`**    | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/v4/configuration/localization.md) in the Base config.                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **`required`**     | Require this field to have a value.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| **`admin`**        | Admin-specific configuration. [More details](/docs/v4/fields/overview.md#admin-options).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| **`custom`**       | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| **`jsonSchema`**   | Override field JSON Schema used for type generation and MCP validation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| **`virtual`**      | Provide `true` to disable field in the database, or provide a string path to [link the field with a relationship](/docs/v4/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._

## Example

Here is an example of a Checkbox Field in a Collection:

```ts
import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'

export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
  slug: 'example-collection',
  fields: [
    {
      name: 'enableCoolStuff', // required
      type: 'checkbox', // required
      label: 'Click me to see fanciness',
      defaultValue: false,
    },
  ],
}
```

## Custom Components

### Field

#### Server Component

```tsx
import type React from 'react'
import { CheckboxField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { CheckboxFieldServerProps } from 'payload'

export const CustomCheckboxFieldServer: React.FC<CheckboxFieldServerProps> = ({
  clientField,
  path,
  schemaPath,
  permissions,
}) => {
  return (
    <CheckboxField
      field={clientField}
      path={path}
      schemaPath={schemaPath}
      permissions={permissions}
    />
  )
}
```

#### Client Component

```tsx
'use client'
import React from 'react'
import { CheckboxField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { CheckboxFieldClientProps } from 'payload'

export const CustomCheckboxFieldClient: React.FC<CheckboxFieldClientProps> = (
  props,
) => {
  return <CheckboxField {...props} />
}
```

### Label

#### Server Component

```tsx
import React from 'react'
import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { CheckboxFieldLabelServerProps } from 'payload'

export const CustomCheckboxFieldLabelServer: React.FC<
  CheckboxFieldLabelServerProps
> = ({ clientField, path }) => {
  return (
    <FieldLabel
      label={clientField?.label || clientField?.name}
      path={path}
      required={clientField?.required}
    />
  )
}
```

#### Client Component

```tsx
'use client'
import React from 'react'
import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
import type { CheckboxFieldLabelClientProps } from 'payload'

export const CustomCheckboxFieldLabelClient: React.FC<
  CheckboxFieldLabelClientProps
> = ({ field, path }) => {
  return (
    <FieldLabel
      label={field?.label || field?.name}
      path={path}
      required={field?.required}
    />
  )
}
```