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Continuation of #10741. Field-level admin options, including the conditional logic and custom field components, are currently documented within the "admin > customizing views" page. This makes them hard to find because users, myself included, intuitively navigate to the fields overview doc first to locate this information. Now, they are rendered within "fields > overview" as expected. This should help keep the user from jumping around from doc to doc and getting lost.
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title: Textarea Field
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label: Textarea
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order: 190
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desc: Textarea field types save a string to the database, similar to the Text field type but equipped for longer text. Learn how to use Textarea fields, see examples and options.
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keywords: textarea, fields, config, configuration, documentation, Content Management System, cms, headless, javascript, node, react, nextjs
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---
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The Textarea Field is nearly identical to the [Text Field](./text) but it features a slightly larger input that is better suited to edit longer text.
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<LightDarkImage
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srcLight="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/textarea.png"
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srcDark="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/textarea-dark.png"
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alt="Shows a textarea field and read-only textarea field in the Payload Admin Panel"
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caption="Admin Panel screenshot of a Textarea field and read-only Textarea field"
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/>
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To add a Textarea Field, set the `type` to `textarea` in your [Field Config](./overview):
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```ts
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import type { Field } from 'payload'
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export const MyTextareaField: Field = {
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// ...
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type: 'textarea', // highlight-line
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}
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```
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## Config Options
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| Option | Description |
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| ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **`name`** * | To be used as the property name when stored and retrieved from the database. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-names) |
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| **`label`** | Text used as a field label in the Admin Panel or an object with keys for each language. |
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| **`unique`** | Enforce that each entry in the Collection has a unique value for this field. |
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| **`minLength`** | Used by the default validation function to ensure values are of a minimum character length. |
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| **`maxLength`** | Used by the default validation function to ensure values are of a maximum character length. |
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| **`validate`** | Provide a custom validation function that will be executed on both the Admin Panel and the backend. [More](/docs/fields/overview#validation) |
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| **`index`** | Build an [index](/docs/database/overview) for this field to produce faster queries. Set this field to `true` if your users will perform queries on this field's data often. |
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| **`saveToJWT`** | If this field is top-level and nested in a config supporting [Authentication](/docs/authentication/overview), include its data in the user JWT. |
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| **`hooks`** | Provide Field Hooks to control logic for this field. [More details](../hooks/fields). |
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| **`access`** | Provide Field Access Control to denote what users can see and do with this field's data. [More details](../access-control/fields). |
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| **`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. |
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| **`defaultValue`** | Provide data to be used for this field's default value. [More](/docs/fields/overview#default-values) |
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| **`localized`** | Enable localization for this field. Requires [localization to be enabled](/docs/configuration/localization) in the Base config. |
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| **`required`** | Require this field to have a value. |
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| **`admin`** | Admin-specific configuration. [More details](#admin-options). |
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| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
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| **`typescriptSchema`** | Override field type generation with providing a JSON schema |
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| **`virtual`** | Provide `true` to disable field in the database. See [Virtual Fields](https://payloadcms.com/blog/learn-how-virtual-fields-can-help-solve-common-cms-challenges) |
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_* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
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## Admin Options
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The customize the appearance and behavior of the Textarea Field in the [Admin Panel](../admin/overview), you can use the `admin` option:
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```ts
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import type { Field } from 'payload'
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export const MyTextareaField: Field = {
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// ...
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admin: { // highlight-line
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// ...
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},
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}
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```
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The Textarea Field inherits all of the default options from the base [Field Admin Config](./overview#admin-options), plus the following additional options:
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| Option | Description |
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| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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| **`placeholder`** | Set this property to define a placeholder string in the textarea. |
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| **`autoComplete`** | Set this property to a string that will be used for browser autocomplete. |
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| **`rows`** | Set the number of visible text rows in the textarea. Defaults to `2` if not specified. |
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| **`rtl`** | Override the default text direction of the Admin Panel for this field. Set to `true` to force right-to-left text direction. |
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## Example
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`collections/ExampleCollection.ts`
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```ts
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import type { CollectionConfig } from 'payload'
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export const ExampleCollection: CollectionConfig = {
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slug: 'example-collection',
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fields: [
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{
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name: 'metaDescription', // required
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type: 'textarea', // required
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required: true,
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},
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],
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}
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```
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## Custom Components
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### Field
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#### Server Component
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```tsx
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import type React from 'react'
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import { TextareaField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
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import type { TextareaFieldServerComponent } from 'payload'
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export const CustomTextareaFieldServer: TextareaFieldServerComponent = ({
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clientField,
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path,
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schemaPath,
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permissions,
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}) => {
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return (
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<TextareaField
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field={clientField}
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path={path}
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schemaPath={schemaPath}
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permissions={permissions}
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/>
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)
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}
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```
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#### Client Component
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```tsx
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'use client'
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import React from 'react'
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import { TextareaField } from '@payloadcms/ui'
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import type { TextareaFieldClientComponent } from 'payload'
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export const CustomTextareaFieldClient: TextareaFieldClientComponent = (props) => {
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return <TextareaField {...props} />
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}
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```
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### Label
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#### Server Component
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```tsx
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import React from 'react'
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import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
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import type { TextareaFieldLabelServerComponent } from 'payload'
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export const CustomTextareaFieldLabelServer: TextareaFieldLabelServerComponent = ({
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clientField,
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path,
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}) => {
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return (
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<FieldLabel
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label={clientField?.label || clientField?.name}
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path={path}
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required={clientField?.required}
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/>
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)
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}
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```
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#### Client Component
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```tsx
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'use client'
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import React from 'react'
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import { FieldLabel } from '@payloadcms/ui'
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import type { TextareaFieldLabelClientComponent } from 'payload'
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export const CustomTextareaFieldLabelClient: TextareaFieldLabelClientComponent = ({
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field,
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path,
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}) => {
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return (
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<FieldLabel
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label={field?.label || field?.name}
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path={path}
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required={field?.required}
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/>
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)
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}
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```
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