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Add Field

POST

https://app.smartsuite.com/api/v1/applications/[tableId]/add_field/

Creates a field in the specified Table (App).

Example Request

curl -X POST https://app.smartsuite.com/api/v1/applications/646536cac79b49252b0f94f5/add_field/ \
  -H "Authorization: Token YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "ACCOUNT-ID: WORKSPACE_ID" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "field": {
    "slug": "[Random 10 digit alphanumeric value]",
    "label": "[Field Name]",
    "field_type": "[Field Type]",
    "params": {
      [Field-Specific Parameters]
    },
    "is_new": true
  },
  "Field_Position": {
    "prev_sibling_slug": "[Previous Field Slug (or null)]"
  },
  "auto_fill_structure_layout": true
}'

Path Parameters​

ParamTypeDescription
tableIdstringThe Id of the Table in which to create the field.

Request Body​

ParamTypeOptionalDescription
fieldobjectNoA field object. See Definition
field_positionobjectYes

Object with the following literal:

prev_sibling_slug string - the previous field's slug value (added field will be placed after it on the edit record layout)

"prev_sibling_slug": "[Previous Field Slug (or null)]"
auto_fill_structure_layoutbooleanYes