Fields/Field types/Text based

URL

This article explains how to create & work with an URL field.

URL field is text based field custom-built for storing URLs. It is a special type of Single line text field with

Optional validation for URL
Cell display as clickable link

Create an `URL` field

Click on + icon to the right of Fields header
On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
Select the field type as URL from the dropdown.
Enable validation by toggling the Validate URL checkbox (Optional).
Set default value for the field (Optional).
Click on Save Field button.

Specify default value without quotes.
Validation only ensures that the value entered is a valid URL. It does not check if the URL exists.

Similar text based fields

Following are the other text based fields available in NocoDB, custom-built for specific use cases.

Phone Number

This article explains how to create & work with a Phone number field.

Number

This article explains how to create & work with a Number field.