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# FormFields

## Introduction

`FormFields` are components of a [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md). They describe the input fields that are available in a specific [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md).

Further information about the `FormFields` behaviour is described by the [FormFieldType](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md) and attached [FormFieldValidations](/api-reference/forms/form-field-validations.md).

## Model Definition

**Alias**

`formField`

**Relations**

| Relation                                                               | Key             | Type            | Relation Field(s)                      |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | --------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md)                                  | `form`          | Belongs to      | `form_id`                              |
| [FormFieldType](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md)              | `fieldType`     | Belongs to      | `form_field_type_id`                   |
| [FormFieldValidations](/api-reference/forms/form-field-validations.md) | `validations`   | Has many        | `form_field_validations.form_field_id` |
| [LayoutColumns](/api-reference/layouts/layout-columns.md)              | `layoutColumns` | Belongs to many | Intermediate table                     |

**Traits**

* [Restrictable](/introduction/entity-permissions/restricted-scope.md)
* `Sortable`
* `LayoutElement`

## List

Get a list of all `FormFields` the current authenticated [User](/api-reference/users.md) is allowed to view.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/forms/fields`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/forms/fields', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-22 10:44:30",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:43:41",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "task",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field 1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr.",
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "field_validation_string": "required",
    "field_validations": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "form_field_id": 4,
        "form_field_validation_type_id": "required",
        "config": {},
        "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "validation_string": "required",
        "form_field_validation_type": {
          "id": "required",
          "default_config": {},
          "sort_number": 1,
          "created_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00",
          "updated_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## List by Form

Get a list of all `FormFields` the current authenticated [User](/api-reference/users.md) is allowed to view by [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md).

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/forms/{formId}/fields`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/forms/1/fields', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-22 10:44:30",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:43:41",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "task",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field 1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr.",
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "field_validation_string": "required",
    "field_validations": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "form_field_id": 4,
        "form_field_validation_type_id": "required",
        "config": {},
        "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "validation_string": "required",
        "form_field_validation_type": {
          "id": "required",
          "default_config": {},
          "sort_number": 1,
          "created_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00",
          "updated_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## Show

Show a single `FormField` by `id`.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/forms/fields/{id}`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/forms/fields/2', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "id": 2,
  "form_id": 1,
  "form_type": "form",
  "form_field_type_id": "text",
  "name": "Field-1",
  "key": "field-1",
  "default_value": "",
  "placeholder": null,
  "description": null,
  "config": {},
  "sort_number": 1,
  "created_at": "2019-01-22 10:44:30",
  "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:43:41",
  "field_validation_string": "",
  "field_validations": []
}
```

## \[Adm.] List

Get a list of all `FormFields`.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/administration/forms/fields', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);

```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-22 10:44:30",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:43:41",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  },
  {
    "id": 4,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "task",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field 1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr.",
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
    "field_validation_string": "required",
    "field_validations": [
      {
        "id": 1,
        "form_field_id": 4,
        "form_field_validation_type_id": "required",
        "config": {},
        "created_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:10:17",
        "validation_string": "required",
        "form_field_validation_type": {
          "id": "required",
          "default_config": {},
          "sort_number": 1,
          "created_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00",
          "updated_at": "2019-01-21 00:00:00"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## \[Adm.] List referring to Forms

Get a list of all `FormFields` that refer to a [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md).

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/form`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/administration/forms/fields/form', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);


```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
[
  {
    "id": 2,
    "form_id": 1,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-22 10:44:30",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-24 14:43:41",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  },
  {
    "id": 5,
    "form_id": 2,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "radio",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": null,
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {
      "options": {
        "option-1": "Option-1",
        "option-2": "Option-2",
        "option-3": "Option-3",
        "option-4": "Option-4"
      },
      "inline": false
    },
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2019-01-25 11:30:43",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-25 11:30:43",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  }
]
```

## \[Adm.] List referring to TaskTemplates

Get a list of all `FormFields` that refer to a [TaskTemplate](/api-reference/tasks-2/task-templates.md).

**Definition**

<mark style="color:green;">`GET`</mark> `/api/administration/tasks-2/templates/fields/`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('GET', '/api/administration/tasks-2/templates/fields/', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);


```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
[
  {
    "id": 6,
    "form_id": 3,
    "form_type": "taskTemplate",
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-1",
    "key": "field-1",
    "default_value": "",
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2021-05-25 11:14:23",
    "updated_at": "2021-05-25 11:14:23",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  },
  {
    "id": 7,
    "form_id": 3,
    "form_type": "taskTemplate",
    "form_field_type_id": "radio",
    "name": "Field-2",
    "key": "field-2",
    "default_value": null,
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {
      "options": {
        "option-1": "Option-1",
        "option-2": "Option-2",
        "option-3": "Option-3",
        "option-4": "Option-4"
      },
      "inline": false
    },
    "sort_number": 1,
    "created_at": "2021-05-25 11:15:23",
    "updated_at": "2021-05-25 11:15:23",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  }
]
```

## \[Adm.] Create

Create a new `FormField`.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields`

**Request Keys**

| Key                  |   Type  |                                  Default                                 | Description                                                                                                   |
| -------------------- | :-----: | :----------------------------------------------------------------------: | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `form_id` \*         | integer |                                     -                                    | The related [Form](/api-reference/forms/forms.md) or [TaskTemplate](/api-reference/tasks-2/task-templates.md) |
| `form_type` \*       |  string |                                     -                                    | The `type` of the `Form` relation (either `form` or `task`)                                                   |
| `form_field_type_id` |  string |                                  `text`                                  | The related [FormFieldType](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md)                                         |
| `name` \*            |  string |                                     -                                    | The name of the `FormField` (unique by `Form`)                                                                |
| `key`                |  string |                              Slugged `name`                              | The key to identify the `FormField` (unique by `Form`)                                                        |
| `config`             |   json  | Default [FormFieldType](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md) config | The config that is used to setup the FormField                                                                |
| `default_value`      |  mixed  |                                  `null`                                  | The default value of the `FormField`                                                                          |
| `placeholder`        |  string |                                  `null`                                  | The placeholder of the `FormField`                                                                            |
| `description`        |  string |                                  `null`                                  | The description of the `FormField`                                                                            |

Keys with `*` are required.

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('POST', '/api/administration/forms/fields', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"],
    'json' => [
        'form_id' => 2,
        'form_type' => 'form',
        'name' => 'Field-4'
    ]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "form_id": 2,
    "form_field_type_id": "text",
    "name": "Field-4",
    "key": "field-4",
    "default_value": null,
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 4,
    "form_type": "form",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-25 12:32:46",
    "created_at": "2019-01-25 12:32:46",
    "id": 9,
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  }
}
```

## \[Adm.] Update

Update an existing `FormField` by `id`.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:blue;">`PUT`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{id}`

**Request Keys**

| Key                  |  Type  | Description                                                           |
| -------------------- | :----: | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `form_field_type_id` | string | The related [FormFieldType](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md) |
| `name`               | string | The name of the `FormField` (unique by `Form`)                        |
| `key`                | string | The key to identify the `FormField` (unique by `Form`)                |
| `config`             |  json  | The config that is used to setup the FormField                        |
| `default_value`      |  mixed | The default value of the `FormField`                                  |
| `placeholder`        | string | The placeholder of the `FormField`                                    |
| `description`        | string | The description of the `FormField`                                    |

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('PUT', '/api/administration/forms/fields/9', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"],
    'json' => [
        'form_field_type_id' => 'rich-text'
    ]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "id": 9,
    "form_id": 2,
    "form_type": "form",
    "form_field_type_id": "rich-text",
    "name": "Field-4",
    "key": "field-4",
    "default_value": null,
    "placeholder": null,
    "description": null,
    "config": {},
    "sort_number": 4,
    "created_at": "2019-01-25 12:32:46",
    "updated_at": "2019-01-25 12:45:49",
    "field_validation_string": "",
    "field_validations": []
  }
}
```

## \[Adm.] Delete

Delete an existing `FormField` by `id`.

**Definition**

<mark style="color:red;">`DELETE`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{id}`

**Example Request**

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('DELETE', '/api/administration/forms/fields/9', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": 1
}
```

## Field entity select

These endpoints provide selectable and preselected entity data for `entity-select` and `entities-select` fields.

For field configuration details, see:

* [FormFieldTypes - EntitySelect](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md#entityselect)
* [FormFieldTypes - EntitiesSelect](/api-reference/forms/form-field-types.md#entitiesselect)

### Currently available filters by entity type

The available filters are resolved from backend `entity-preview` filter configuration and returned by `.../selectable-entities/filters`.

#### `user`

| Filter key           | Type           | Operators | Option filters           |
| -------------------- | -------------- | --------- | ------------------------ |
| `user_text_search`   | `text`         | `[]`      | -                        |
| `role.department.id` | `multi-select` | `[]`      | `department_text_search` |

#### `department`

| Filter key | Type           | Operators | Option filters               |
| ---------- | -------------- | --------- | ---------------------------- |
| `name`     | `text`         | `value`   | -                            |
| `tags.id`  | `multi-select` | `[]`      | `department_tag_text_search` |

### 1) Preselected entities

Returns preselected entities based on `default_value` of the field.

**User definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/forms/fields/{formField}/preselected-entities`

**Administration definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{formField}/preselected-entities`

**Example Request**

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('POST', '/api/forms/fields/123/preselected-entities?per_page=10&page=1', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 42,
      "title": "Max Mustermann",
      "url": "/users/42",
      "meta": {},
      "resolved_label_template": null,
      "sub_title": "max.mustermann",
      "description": null,
      "avatar": null,
      "tags": [],
      "filter_values": {},
      "additional_data": {}
    }
  ],
  "current_page": 1,
  "total": 1,
  "per_page": 10
}
```

### 2) Selectable entities

Returns selectable entities based on field config filters and optional request filters.

**User definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities`

**Administration definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities`

**Example Request**

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('POST', '/api/forms/fields/123/selectable-entities', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"],
    'json' => [
        'filter' => [
            'id' => [
                'in' => '11,12'
            ]
        ]
    ]
]);
```

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": 11,
      "title": "Production",
      "url": null,
      "meta": {},
      "resolved_label_template": null,
      "sub_title": null,
      "description": null,
      "avatar": null,
      "tags": [],
      "filter_values": {},
      "additional_data": {}
    },
    {
      "id": 12,
      "title": "Sales",
      "url": null,
      "meta": {},
      "resolved_label_template": null,
      "sub_title": null,
      "description": null,
      "avatar": null,
      "tags": [],
      "filter_values": {},
      "additional_data": {}
    }
  ],
  "current_page": 1,
  "total": 2,
  "per_page": 15
}
```

### 3) Selectable-entity filters

Returns available filter definitions for selectable entities.

**User definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities/filters`

**Administration definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities/filters`

**Example Request**

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request('POST', '/api/forms/fields/123/selectable-entities/filters', [
    'headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]
]);
```

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "key": "user_text_search",
      "label": "Text search",
      "type": "text",
      "operators": []
    },
    {
      "key": "role.department.id",
      "label": "Department",
      "type": "multi-select",
      "operators": [],
      "options": {
        "values": [
          {
            "value": 3,
            "label": "Production",
            "additionalData": {}
          }
        ],
        "endpoint": "/api/forms/fields/123/selectable-entities/role.department.id/options",
        "filters": [
          {
            "key": "department_text_search",
            "label": "Text search",
            "type": "text",
            "operators": []
          }
        ],
        "meta": {
          "total": 1,
          "hasMore": false
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

### 4) Selectable-entity filter options

Returns paginated options for one multi-select filter key.

**User definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities/{filterKey}/options`

**Administration definition**

<mark style="color:yellow;">`POST`</mark> `/api/administration/forms/fields/{formField}/selectable-entities/{filterKey}/options`

**Example Request**

```php
$client = new GuzzleHttp\Client(['base_uri' => 'https://{tenant}.intratool.de']);
$response = $client->request(
    'POST',
    '/api/forms/fields/123/selectable-entities/role.department.id/options?per_page=5&page=2',
    ['headers' => ['Authorization' => "Bearer {accessToken}"]]
);
```

**Example Response**

```json
{
  "data": [
    {
      "value": 7,
      "label": "Production",
      "additionalData": {}
    },
    {
      "value": 8,
      "label": "Sales",
      "additionalData": {}
    }
  ],
  "total": 10,
  "per_page": 5,
  "current_page": 2,
  "last_page": 2
}
```


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# Agent Instructions
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## Querying This Documentation
If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.api.intratool.de/api-reference/forms/form-fields.md?ask=<question>&goal=<endgoal>
```

`ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
`goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal.

The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.