fix: field level validation errors were incorrectly throwing uniqueness errors

packages/db-mongodb/src/utilities/handleError.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export const handleError = ({
   req,
 }: {
   collection?: string
-  error: unknown
+  error: any
   global?: string
   req?: Partial<PayloadRequest>
 }) => {
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ export const handleError = ({
     throw error
   }
 
-  const message = req?.t ? req.t('error:valueMustBeUnique') : 'Value must be unique'
-
   // Handle uniqueness error from MongoDB
   if ('code' in error && error.code === 11000 && 'keyValue' in error && error.keyValue) {
     throw new ValidationError(
@@ -27,7 +25,7 @@ export const handleError = ({
         collection,
         errors: [
           {
-            message,
+            message: req?.t ? req.t('error:valueMustBeUnique') : 'Value must be unique',
             path: Object.keys(error.keyValue)[0],
           },
         ],
@@ -37,5 +35,5 @@ export const handleError = ({
     )
   }
 
-  throw new APIError(message, httpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
+  throw new APIError(error.message, httpStatus.BAD_REQUEST)
 }

packages/next/src/views/Account/index.tsx

@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export const Account: React.FC<AdminViewProps> = async ({
       renderAllFields: true,
       req,
       schemaPath: collectionConfig.slug,
+      skipValidation: true,
     })
 
     // Fetch document lock state

packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.client.tsx

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const CreateFirstUserClient: React.FC<{
   const collectionConfig = getEntityConfig({ collectionSlug: userSlug }) as ClientCollectionConfig
 
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = React.useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState, submitted }) => {
       const controller = handleAbortRef(abortOnChangeRef)
 
       const response = await getFormState({
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export const CreateFirstUserClient: React.FC<{
         operation: 'create',
         schemaPath: userSlug,
         signal: controller.signal,
+        skipValidation: !submitted,
       })
 
       abortOnChangeRef.current = null

packages/next/src/views/CreateFirstUser/index.tsx

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ export const CreateFirstUserView: React.FC<AdminViewProps> = async ({ initPageRe
     renderAllFields: true,
     req,
     schemaPath: collectionConfig.slug,
+    skipValidation: true,
   })
 
   return (

packages/next/src/views/Document/index.tsx

@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ export const renderDocument = async ({
       renderAllFields: true,
       req,
       schemaPath: collectionSlug || globalSlug,
+      skipValidation: true,
     }),
   ])
 

packages/next/src/views/LivePreview/index.client.tsx

@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ const PreviewView: React.FC<Props> = ({
           returnLockStatus: false,
           schemaPath: entitySlug,
           signal: controller.signal,
+          skipValidation: true,
         })
 
         // Unlock the document after save
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ const PreviewView: React.FC<Props> = ({
   )
 
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState, submitted }) => {
       const controller = handleAbortRef(abortOnChangeRef)
 
       const currentTime = Date.now()
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ const PreviewView: React.FC<Props> = ({
         returnLockStatus: isLockingEnabled ? true : false,
         schemaPath,
         signal: controller.signal,
+        skipValidation: !submitted,
         updateLastEdited,
       })
 

packages/payload/src/admin/forms/Form.ts

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export type BuildFormStateArgs = {
   req: PayloadRequest
   returnLockStatus?: boolean
   schemaPath: string
+  skipValidation?: boolean
   updateLastEdited?: boolean
 } & (
   | {

packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/EditForm/index.tsx

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function EditForm({ submitted }: EditFormProps) {
   )
 
   const onChange: NonNullable<FormProps['onChange']>[0] = useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState, submitted }) => {
       const controller = handleAbortRef(abortOnChangeRef)
 
       const docPreferences = await getDocPreferences()
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ export function EditForm({ submitted }: EditFormProps) {
         operation: 'create',
         schemaPath,
         signal: controller.signal,
+        skipValidation: !submitted,
       })
 
       abortOnChangeRef.current = null

packages/ui/src/elements/BulkUpload/FormsManager/index.tsx

@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ export function FormsManagerProvider({ children }: FormsManagerProps) {
           operation: 'create',
           renderAllFields: true,
           schemaPath: collectionSlug,
+          skipValidation: true,
         })
         initialStateRef.current = formStateWithoutFiles
         setHasInitializedState(true)

packages/ui/src/elements/EditMany/index.tsx

@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ export const EditMany: React.FC<EditManyProps> = (props) => {
           operation: 'update',
           schemaPath: slug,
           signal: controller.signal,
+          skipValidation: true,
         })
 
         setInitialState(result)
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ export const EditMany: React.FC<EditManyProps> = (props) => {
   }, [apiRoute, hasInitializedState, serverURL, slug, getFormState, user, collectionPermissions])
 
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState, submitted }) => {
       const controller = handleAbortRef(abortFormStateRef)
 
       const { state } = await getFormState({
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ export const EditMany: React.FC<EditManyProps> = (props) => {
         operation: 'update',
         schemaPath: slug,
         signal: controller.signal,
+        skipValidation: !submitted,
       })
 
       abortFormStateRef.current = null

packages/ui/src/forms/Form/index.tsx

@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ export const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = (props) => {
         renderAllFields: true,
         schemaPath: collectionSlug ? collectionSlug : globalSlug,
         signal: controller.signal,
+        skipValidation: true,
       })
 
       contextRef.current = { ...initContextState } as FormContextType
@@ -664,6 +665,7 @@ export const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = (props) => {
             // Edit view default onChange is in packages/ui/src/views/Edit/index.tsx. This onChange usually sends a form state request
             revalidatedFormState = await onChangeFn({
               formState: deepCopyObjectSimpleWithoutReactComponents(contextRef.current.fields),
+              submitted,
             })
           }
 
@@ -698,7 +700,7 @@ export const Form: React.FC<FormProps> = (props) => {
         `fields` updates before `modified`, because setModified is in a setTimeout.
         So on the first change, modified is false, so we don't trigger the effect even though we should.
     **/
-    [contextRef.current.fields, modified],
+    [contextRef.current.fields, modified, submitted],
     [dispatchFields, onChange],
     {
       delay: 250,

packages/ui/src/forms/Form/types.ts

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export type FormProps = {
   initialState?: FormState
   isInitializing?: boolean
   log?: boolean
-  onChange?: ((args: { formState: FormState }) => Promise<FormState>)[]
+  onChange?: ((args: { formState: FormState; submitted?: boolean }) => Promise<FormState>)[]
   onSubmit?: (fields: FormState, data: Data) => void
   onSuccess?: (json: unknown) => Promise<FormState | void> | void
   redirect?: string

packages/ui/src/forms/fieldSchemasToFormState/index.tsx

@@ -47,34 +47,33 @@ type Args = {
   renderAllFields: boolean
   renderFieldFn?: RenderFieldMethod
   req: PayloadRequest
-
   schemaPath: string
+  skipValidation?: boolean
 }
 
-export const fieldSchemasToFormState = async (args: Args): Promise<FormState> => {
-  if (!args.clientFieldSchemaMap && args.renderFieldFn) {
+export const fieldSchemasToFormState = async ({
+  id,
+  clientFieldSchemaMap,
+  collectionSlug,
+  data = {},
+  fields,
+  fieldSchemaMap,
+  operation,
+  permissions,
+  preferences,
+  previousFormState,
+  renderAllFields,
+  renderFieldFn,
+  req,
+  schemaPath,
+  skipValidation,
+}: Args): Promise<FormState> => {
+  if (!clientFieldSchemaMap && renderFieldFn) {
     console.warn(
       'clientFieldSchemaMap is not passed to fieldSchemasToFormState - this will reduce performance',
     )
   }
 
-  const {
-    id,
-    clientFieldSchemaMap,
-    collectionSlug,
-    data = {},
-    fields,
-    fieldSchemaMap,
-    operation,
-    permissions,
-    preferences,
-    previousFormState,
-    renderAllFields,
-    renderFieldFn,
-    req,
-    schemaPath,
-  } = args
-
   if (fields && fields.length) {
     const state: FormStateWithoutComponents = {}
 
@@ -110,6 +109,7 @@ export const fieldSchemasToFormState = async (args: Args): Promise<FormState> =>
       renderAllFields,
       renderFieldFn,
       req,
+      skipValidation,
       state,
     })
 

packages/ui/src/utilities/buildFormState.ts

@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export const buildFormState = async (
     },
     returnLockStatus,
     schemaPath = collectionSlug || globalSlug,
+    skipValidation,
     updateLastEdited,
   } = args
 
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ export const buildFormState = async (
     renderFieldFn: renderField,
     req,
     schemaPath,
+    skipValidation,
   })
 
   // Maintain form state of auth / upload fields

packages/ui/src/views/Edit/index.tsx

@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC<ClientSideEditViewProps> = ({
           returnLockStatus: false,
           schemaPath: schemaPathSegments.join('.'),
           signal: controller.signal,
+          skipValidation: true,
         })
 
         // Unlock the document after save
@@ -329,7 +330,7 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC<ClientSideEditViewProps> = ({
   )
 
   const onChange: FormProps['onChange'][0] = useCallback(
-    async ({ formState: prevFormState }) => {
+    async ({ formState: prevFormState, submitted }) => {
       const controller = handleAbortRef(abortOnChangeRef)
 
       const currentTime = Date.now()
@@ -351,6 +352,7 @@ export const DefaultEditView: React.FC<ClientSideEditViewProps> = ({
         formState: prevFormState,
         globalSlug,
         operation,
+        skipValidation: !submitted,
         // Performance optimization: Setting it to false ensure that only fields that have explicit requireRender set in the form state will be rendered (e.g. new array rows).
         // We only want to render ALL fields on initial render, not in onChange.
         renderAllFields: false,

test/collections-rest/config.ts

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const collectionWithName = (collectionSlug: string): CollectionConfig => {
   }
 }
 
-export const slug = 'posts'
+export const postsSlug = 'posts'
 export const relationSlug = 'relation'
 export const pointSlug = 'point'
 export const customIdSlug = 'custom-id'
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
   },
   collections: [
     {
-      slug,
+      slug: postsSlug,
       access: openAccess,
       fields: [
         {
@@ -346,14 +346,14 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
 
     // Relation - hasMany
     await payload.create({
-      collection: slug,
+      collection: postsSlug,
       data: {
         relationHasManyField: rel1.id,
         title: 'rel to hasMany',
       },
     })
     await payload.create({
-      collection: slug,
+      collection: postsSlug,
       data: {
         relationHasManyField: rel2.id,
         title: 'rel to hasMany 2',
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
 
     // Relation - relationTo multi
     await payload.create({
-      collection: slug,
+      collection: postsSlug,
       data: {
         relationMultiRelationTo: {
           relationTo: relationSlug,
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ export default buildConfigWithDefaults({
 
     // Relation - relationTo multi hasMany
     await payload.create({
-      collection: slug,
+      collection: postsSlug,
       data: {
         relationMultiRelationToHasMany: [
           {

test/collections-rest/int.spec.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import {
   methods,
   pointSlug,
   relationSlug,
-  slug,
+  postsSlug,
 } from './config.js'
 
 const filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
     it('should find', async () => {
       const post1 = await createPost()
       const post2 = await createPost()
-      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`)
+      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`)
       const result = await response.json()
 
       expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
     it('should count', async () => {
       await createPost()
       await createPost()
-      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}/count`)
+      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}/count`)
       const result = await response.json()
 
       expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
     it('should find where id', async () => {
       const post1 = await createPost()
       await createPost()
-      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+      const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
         query: {
           where: { id: { equals: post1.id } },
         },
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       const post2 = await createPost()
 
       const { docs, totalDocs } = await payload.find({
-        collection: slug,
+        collection: postsSlug,
         overrideAccess: false,
         pagination: false,
       })
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       const { id, description } = await createPost({ description: 'desc' })
       const updatedTitle = 'updated-title'
 
-      const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}/${id}`, {
+      const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}/${id}`, {
         body: JSON.stringify({ title: updatedTitle }),
       })
       const { doc } = await response.json()
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         }
 
         const description = 'updated'
-        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         }
 
         const description = 'updated-description'
-        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
         const { docs: resDocs } = await payload.find({
           limit: 10,
-          collection: slug,
+          collection: postsSlug,
           where: { id: { in: ids } },
         })
         expect(resDocs.at(-1).description).toEqual('to-update')
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
         const description = 'updated'
 
-        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         expect(errors).toHaveLength(1)
 
         const { docs } = await payload.find({
-          collection: slug,
+          collection: postsSlug,
         })
 
         expect(docs[0].description).not.toEqual(description)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         }
 
         const description = 'updated'
-        const relationFieldResponse = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const relationFieldResponse = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
         expect(relationFieldResponse.status).toEqual(400)
 
-        const relationMultiRelationToResponse = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const relationMultiRelationToResponse = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         expect(relationMultiRelationToResponse.status).toEqual(400)
 
         const { docs } = await payload.find({
-          collection: slug,
+          collection: postsSlug,
         })
 
         expect(docs[0].description).not.toEqual(description)
@@ -232,14 +232,14 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
       it('should not bulk update with a read restricted field query', async () => {
         const { id } = await payload.create({
-          collection: slug,
+          collection: postsSlug,
           data: {
             restrictedField: 'restricted',
           },
         })
 
         const description = 'description'
-        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.PATCH(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           body: JSON.stringify({
             description,
           }),
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
         const doc = await payload.findByID({
           id,
-          collection: slug,
+          collection: postsSlug,
         })
 
         expect(response.status).toEqual(400)
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           await createPost({ description: `desc ${i}` })
         }
 
-        const response = await restClient.DELETE(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.DELETE(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: { where: { title: { equals: 'title' } } },
         })
         const { docs } = await response.json()
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
     it('should delete', async () => {
       const { id } = await createPost()
 
-      const response = await restClient.DELETE(`/${slug}/${id}`)
+      const response = await restClient.DELETE(`/${postsSlug}/${id}`)
       const { doc } = await response.json()
 
       expect(response.status).toEqual(200)
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
     it('should include metadata', async () => {
       await createPosts(11)
 
-      const result = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`).then((res) => res.json())
+      const result = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`).then((res) => res.json())
 
       expect(result.totalDocs).toBeGreaterThan(0)
       expect(result.limit).toBe(10)
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
       describe('regular relationship', () => {
         it('query by property value', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: { relationField: { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('should count query by property value', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}/count`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}/count`, {
             query: {
               where: { relationField: { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('query by id', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: { relationField: { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -573,13 +573,13 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
         it('should query LIKE by ID', async () => {
           const post = await payload.create({
-            collection: slug,
+            collection: postsSlug,
             data: {
               title: 'find me buddy',
             },
           })
 
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 id: {
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           relationHasManyField: [relation.id, relation2.id],
         })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { 'relationHasManyField.name': { equals: relation.name } },
           },
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         expect(result.totalDocs).toEqual(1)
 
         // Query second relationship
-        const response2 = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response2 = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { 'relationHasManyField.name': { equals: relation2.name } },
           },
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           })
           await createPost()
 
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: { 'relationMultiRelationTo.value': { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
         await createPost()
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               and: [
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           })
           await createPost()
 
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: { 'relationMultiRelationToHasMany.value': { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           expect(result.totalDocs).toEqual(1)
 
           // Query second relation
-          const response2 = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response2 = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: { 'relationMultiRelationToHasMany.value': { equals: relation.id } },
             },
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const test = 'test'
         await createPost({ fakeLocalization: test })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { fakeLocalization: { equals: test } },
           },
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       })
 
       it('should not error when attempting to sort on a field that does not exist', async () => {
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             sort: 'fake',
           },
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const valueToQuery = 'valueToQuery'
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: valueToQuery })
         await createPost()
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { title: { equals: valueToQuery } },
           },
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'not-equals' })
         const post2 = await createPost()
         const post3 = await createPost({ title: undefined })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { title: { not_equals: post1.title } },
           },
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('in', async () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'my-title' })
         await createPost()
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { title: { in: [post1.title] } },
           },
@@ -784,7 +784,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('not_in', async () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'not-me' })
         const post2 = await createPost()
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { title: { not_in: [post1.title] } },
           },
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         await createPost({ relationField: relationship.id, title: 'not-me' })
         // await createPost({ relationMultiRelationTo: relationship.id, title: 'not-me' })
         const post2 = await createPost({ title: 'me' })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { relationField: { not_in: [relationship.id] } },
           },
@@ -817,7 +817,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         expect(result.totalDocs).toEqual(1)
 
         // do not want to error for empty arrays
-        const emptyNotInResponse = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const emptyNotInResponse = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { relationField: { not_in: [] } },
           },
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ relationField: relationship.id, title: 'me' })
         // await createPost({ relationMultiRelationTo: relationship.id, title: 'not-me' })
         await createPost({ title: 'not-me' })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { relationField: { in: [relationship.id] } },
           },
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         expect(result.totalDocs).toEqual(1)
 
         // do not want to error for empty arrays
-        const emptyNotInResponse = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const emptyNotInResponse = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { relationField: { in: [] } },
           },
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('like', async () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'prefix-value' })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: { title: { like: 'prefix' } },
           },
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
               title: specialCharacters,
             })
 
-            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
               query: {
                 where: {
                   title: {
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('like - cyrillic characters', async () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'Тест' })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               title: {
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('like - cyrillic characters in multiple words', async () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'привет, это тест полезной нагрузки' })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               title: {
@@ -939,7 +939,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
       it('like - partial word match', async () => {
         const post = await createPost({ title: 'separate words should partially match' })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               title: {
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('like - id should not crash', async () => {
         const post = await createPost({ title: 'post' })
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               id: {
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('exists - true', async () => {
         const postWithDesc = await createPost({ description: 'exists' })
         await createPost({ description: undefined })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               description: {
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       it('exists - false', async () => {
         const postWithoutDesc = await createPost({ description: undefined })
         await createPost({ description: 'exists' })
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               description: {
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('greater_than', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 number: {
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('greater_than_equal', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 number: {
@@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('less_than', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 number: {
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         it('less_than_equal', async () => {
-          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 number: {
@@ -1312,7 +1312,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const post2 = await createPost({ title: 'post2' })
         await createPost()
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               or: [
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         const post1 = await createPost({ title: 'post1' })
         await createPost()
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               or: [
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         await createPost({ description, title: 'post2' }) // Diff title, same desc
         await createPost()
 
-        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+        const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
           query: {
             where: {
               and: [
@@ -1427,13 +1427,13 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
               },
             },
           }
-          let response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query })
+          let response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query })
           const page1 = await response.json()
 
-          response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 2 } })
+          response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 2 } })
           const page2 = await response.json()
 
-          response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 3 } })
+          response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 3 } })
           const page3 = await response.json()
 
           expect(page1.hasNextPage).toStrictEqual(true)
@@ -1476,13 +1476,13 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
               },
             },
           }
-          let response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query })
+          let response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query })
           const page1 = await response.json()
 
-          response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 2 } })
+          response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 2 } })
           const page2 = await response.json()
 
-          response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 3 } })
+          response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, { query: { ...query, page: 3 } })
           const page3 = await response.json()
 
           expect(page1.hasNextPage).toStrictEqual(true)
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           })
 
           it('should query a limited set of docs', async () => {
-            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
               query: {
                 limit: 15,
                 where: {
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
           })
 
           it('should query all docs when limit=0', async () => {
-            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${slug}`, {
+            const response = await restClient.GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
               query: {
                 limit: 0,
                 where: {
@@ -1566,7 +1566,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
         })
 
         const result = await restClient
-          .GET(`/${slug}`, {
+          .GET(`/${postsSlug}`, {
             query: {
               where: {
                 'D1.D2.D3.D4': {
@@ -1641,11 +1641,11 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
       const post = await createPost({})
 
       const response = await restClient.GET(
-        `/${slug}/${typeof post.id === 'number' ? 1000 : randomUUID()}`,
+        `/${postsSlug}/${typeof post.id === 'number' ? 1000 : randomUUID()}`,
       )
       expect(response.status).toBe(404)
 
-      expect(collection.slug).toBe(slug)
+      expect(collection.slug).toBe(postsSlug)
       expect(err).toBeInstanceOf(NotFound)
       expect(errResult).toStrictEqual({
         errors: [
@@ -1660,6 +1660,32 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
       payload.collections.posts.config.hooks.afterError = []
     })
+
+    it('should return field-level validation errors', async () => {
+      let errorMessage: string
+
+      try {
+        const result = await payload.create({
+          collection: postsSlug,
+          data: {
+            D1: {
+              D2: {
+                D3: {
+                  // @ts-expect-error
+                  D4: {},
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      } catch (e) {
+        errorMessage = e.message
+      }
+
+      await expect(errorMessage).toBe(
+        'posts validation failed: D1.D2.D3.D4: Cast to string failed for value "{}" (type Object) at path "D4"',
+      )
+    })
   })
 
   describe('Local', () => {
@@ -1695,7 +1721,7 @@ describe('collections-rest', () => {
 
 async function createPost(overrides?: Partial<Post>) {
   const { doc } = await restClient
-    .POST(`/${slug}`, {
+    .POST(`/${postsSlug}`, {
       body: JSON.stringify({ title: 'title', ...overrides }),
     })
     .then((res) => res.json())
@@ -1710,7 +1736,7 @@ async function createPosts(count: number) {
 
 async function clearDocs(): Promise<void> {
   await payload.delete({
-    collection: slug,
+    collection: postsSlug,
     where: { id: { exists: true } },
   })
 }

tsconfig.base.json

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       }
     ],
     "paths": {
-      "@payload-config": ["./test/field-perf/config.ts"],
+      "@payload-config": ["./test/collections-rest/config.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview": ["./packages/live-preview/src"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": ["./packages/live-preview-react/src/index.ts"],
       "@payloadcms/live-preview-vue": ["./packages/live-preview-vue/src/index.ts"],