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Baserow Field Types - Reference Guide to Every Field

The open-source edition of Baserow ships more than twenty field types, ranging from a simple single-line text field to table relationships, lookups, and system-generated values. This section is a reference for each one: how it stores data, which settings are available, and when to reach for it instead of a neighboring option.

Single line text
Short text: length limit and default value
Long text
Multi-line notes with Markdown and rich text
Number
Decimals, prefixes, and suffixes for calculations
Rating
A 1-to-10 score with a custom symbol and color
Boolean
A true/false checkbox and filtering rows by state
Date and time
Date formats, the picker, and automatic timestamps
URL
A clickable link in a cell, with no URL validation
Email
Format validation and a clickable mailto link
File
Attachments in a cell: documents, images, thumbnails
Single select
One color-coded option from a list, plus a default
Multiple select
Several color-coded tags in a single cell
Phone number
Number validation and click-to-call
Link to table
One-way and two-way relationships between tables
Lookup
A read-only value mirrored from a linked row
Collaborator
Assign rows to workspace members, with alerts
Count
A live count of linked rows, sortable and filterable
Rollup
Sum, average, count, min, and max across links
Created by
A permanent, read-only creator stamp per row
Last modified by
An automatic stamp of the last editor
Last modified
When a row last changed and what counts as an edit
Duration
Time as a data type: formats from h:mm to d h m s
Autonumber
Fixed sequential numbers and why gaps stay
UUID
A permanent 36-character row identifier
Password
Hashed storage and API authentication
Edit row link
A pre-filled form to edit one record without login
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