diff --git a/packages/payload/src/utilities/fieldSchemaToJSON.ts b/packages/payload/src/utilities/fieldSchemaToJSON.ts
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+import type { Field } from '../fields/config/types'
+
+export const fieldSchemaToJSON = (fields: Field[]): Record<string, unknown>[] => {
+  return fields.reduce((acc, field) => {
+    let result = acc
+
+    switch (field.type) {
+      case 'group':
+      case 'array':
+        acc.push({
+          name: field.name,
+          fields: fieldSchemaToJSON(field.fields),
+          type: field.type,
+        })
+        break
+
+      case 'blocks':
+        acc.push({
+          name: field.name,
+          blocks: field.blocks.reduce((acc, block) => {
+            acc[block.slug] = {
+              fields: fieldSchemaToJSON(block.fields),
+            }
+
+            return acc
+          }, {}),
+          type: field.type,
+        })
+        break
+
+      case 'row':
+      case 'collapsible':
+        result = result.concat(fieldSchemaToJSON(field.fields))
+
+        break
+
+      case 'tabs': {
+        let tabFields = []
+
+        field.tabs.forEach((tab) => {
+          if ('name' in tab) {
+            tabFields.push({
+              name: tab.name,
+              fields: fieldSchemaToJSON(tab.fields),
+              type: 'tab',
+            })
+            return
+          }
+
+          tabFields = tabFields.concat(fieldSchemaToJSON(tab.fields))
+        })
+
+        result = result.concat(tabFields)
+
+        break
+      }
+
+      case 'relationship':
+      case 'upload':
+        acc.push({
+          name: field.name,
+          hasMany: 'hasMany' in field ? Boolean(field.hasMany) : false, // TODO: type this
+          relationTo: field.relationTo,
+          type: field.type,
+        })
+
+        break
+
+      default:
+        if ('name' in field) {
+          acc.push({
+            name: field.name,
+            type: field.type,
+          })
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result
+  }, [])
+}