Airtable · Schema

CreateFieldRequest

Request body for creating a new field.

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Properties

Name	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the field.
type	string	The type of the field. Some types like formula and autoNumber cannot be created via the API.
description	string	A description of the field.
options	object	Configuration options for the field. Required for some field types like singleSelect and multipleSelects.

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/CreateFieldRequest",
  "title": "CreateFieldRequest",
  "type": "object",
  "description": "Request body for creating a new field.",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the field."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The type of the field. Some types like formula and autoNumber cannot be created via the API."
    },
    "description": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "A description of the field."
    },
    "options": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "Configuration options for the field. Required for some field types like singleSelect and multipleSelects.",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "type"
  ]
}