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---
title: Group Field
label: Group
order: 80
desc: The Group field allows other fields to be nested under a common property. Learn how to use Group fields, see examples and options.
keywords: group, fields, config, configuration, documentation, Content Management System, cms, headless, javascript, node, react, express
---
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The Group field allows fields to be nested under a common property name. It also groups fields together visually in the Admin panel.
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### Config
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------- |
| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. |
| **`fields`** * | Array of field types to nest within this Group. |
| **`label`** | Used as a heading in the Admin panel and to name the generated GraphQL type. |
| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
| **`access`** | Provide field-based access control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-access-control) |
| **`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 an object of data to be used for this field's default value. |
| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. If enabled, a separate, localized set of all data within this Group will be kept, so there is no need to specify each nested field as `localized`. |
| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
*\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required.*
### Example
`collections/ExampleCollection.js`
```js
{
slug: 'example-collection',
fields: [
{
name: 'meta', // required
type: 'group', // required
label: 'Page Meta',
fields: [ // required
{
name: 'title',
type: 'text',
required: true,
minLength: 20,
maxLength: 100,
},
{
name: 'description',
type: 'textarea',
required: true,
minLength: 40,
maxLength: 160,
}
],
}
]
}
```