Fields: Text-Based

Learn how to create and manage text-based fields in NocoDB.

This script demonstrates how to create & work with the following text-based fields in NocoDB: SingleLineText, LongText, PhoneNumber, Email, URL

For detailed descriptions of each field type and associated configuration options, refer to the NocoDB meta API documentation .

// NocoDB Script: Create Text-Based Fields

const tableName = 'Text Fields Demo';
let table = base.getTable(tableName);

if (!table) {
  table = await base.createTableAsync(tableName, []);
  output.text(`✅ Created table: "${tableName}"`);
}

async function createField(name, config) {
  if (!table.getField(name)) {
    await table.createFieldAsync({ name, ...config });
    output.text(`✅ Created: ${name}`);
  }
}

await createField('Name', { type: "SingleLineText" });
await createField('Description', { type: "LongText" });
await createField('Phone', { type: "PhoneNumber" });
await createField('Email', { type: "Email" });
await createField('Website', { type: "URL" });

output.table(table.fields.map(f => ({ 'Field Name': f.name, 'Type': f.type })));
output.text(`ℹ️ Total fields created: ${table.fields.length}`);

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