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---
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title: Select Field
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label: Select
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order: 160
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desc: The Select field provides a dropdown-style interface for choosing options from a predefined list. Learn how to use Select fields, see examples and options.
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keywords: select, multi-select, fields, config, configuration, documentation, Content Management System, cms, headless, javascript, node, react, express
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---
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<Banner>
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The Select field provides a dropdown-style interface for choosing options from a predefined list
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as an enumeration.
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</Banner>
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<LightDarkImage
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srcLight="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/select.png"
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srcDark="https://payloadcms.com/images/docs/fields/select-dark.png"
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alt="Shows a Select field in the Payload admin panel"
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caption="Admin panel screenshot of a Select field"
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/>
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### Config
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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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| **`options`** \* | Array of options to allow the field to store. Can either be an array of strings, or an array of objects containing a `label` string and a `value` string. |
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| **`hasMany`** | Boolean when, if set to `true`, allows this field to have many selections instead of only one. |
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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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| **`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 a [MongoDB index](https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/indexes/) 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/config), include its data in the user JWT. |
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| **`hooks`** | Provide field-based hooks to control logic for this field. [More](/docs/fields/overview#field-level-hooks) |
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| **`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) |
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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. See the [default field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config) for more details. |
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| **`custom`** | Extension point for adding custom data (e.g. for plugins) |
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_\* An asterisk denotes that a property is required._
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<Banner type="warning">
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<strong>Important:</strong>
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<br />
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Option values should be strings that do not contain hyphens or special characters due to GraphQL
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enumeration naming constraints. Underscores are allowed. If you determine you need your option
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values to be non-strings or contain special characters, they will be formatted accordingly before
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being used as a GraphQL enum.
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</Banner>
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### Admin config
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In addition to the default [field admin config](/docs/fields/overview#admin-config), the Select field type also allows for the following admin-specific properties:
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**`isClearable`**
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Set to `true` if you'd like this field to be clearable within the Admin UI.
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**`isSortable`**
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Set to `true` if you'd like this field to be sortable within the Admin UI using drag and drop. (Only works when `hasMany` is set to `true`)
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### Example
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`collections/ExampleCollection.ts`
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```ts
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import { CollectionConfig } from 'payload/types'
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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: 'selectedFeatures', // required
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type: 'select', // required
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hasMany: true,
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admin: {
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isClearable: true,
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isSortable: true, // use mouse to drag and drop different values, and sort them according to your choice
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},
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options: [
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{
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label: 'Metallic Paint',
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value: 'metallic_paint',
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},
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{
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label: 'Alloy Wheels',
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value: 'alloy_wheels',
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},
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{
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label: 'Carbon Fiber Dashboard',
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value: 'carbon_fiber_dashboard',
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},
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],
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},
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],
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}
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```
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