Field Types | Yext Hitchhikers Platform
Standard Field Types
Each field is defined by a Type. The Yext platform has several standard field types that you can use when creating a Custom Field. These types are:
| Type | Description | Available Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Single-Line Text | Short-form text | Character length (up to 100,000) |
| Multi-Line Text | Long-form text | Character length (up to 100,000) |
| URL | Website URL | Character length (up to 2,000) |
| Text-List | List of text strings | Character length (up to 100,000), Item count (up to 1,000) |
| Photo | Photo with alternate text | Aspect Ratio, Min Width/Height |
| Photo Gallery | Gallery of Photos with alternate text | Aspect Ratio, Min Width/Height, Item count (up to 500) |
| Complex Photo | Photo with built-in caption, details, clickthrough URL & alternate text | Aspect Ratio, Min Width/Height |
| Complex Photo Gallery | Gallery of Photos with built-in caption, details, clickthrough URL & alternate text | Aspect Ratio, Min Width/Height, Item count (up to 500) |
| Video | YouTube (and YouTube Shorts) URL | n/a |
| Video Gallery | Gallery of YouTube (and YouTube Shorts) URLs | Aspect Ratio, Min Width/Height, Item count (up to 100) |
| Complex Video | YouTube (and YouTube Shorts) URL with built-in description | Description character length (up to 140) |
| Complex Video Gallery | Gallery of YouTube URLs with built-in description | Description character length (up to 140), Item count (up to 100) |
| Single-Option Select | Option field where user can select only one option | Available Options |
| Multi-Option Select | Option field where user can select multiple options | Available Options, Item count (up to 2,000) |
| Yes / No | Field with options Yes, No, or Unspecified | n/a |
| Number | Numeric field | Number Range |
| Date | Date field | Date Range |
| Hours | Daily Hours field | n/a |
| Daily Times | Daily times field | n/a |
| Entity Relationship | List of related entities with the option to select a One Way, Two Way (Shared Field), or Two Way (Distinct Field) relationship type | Selectable Entity Types, Item Count (up to 5,000) |
| Rich Text | Rich text field with formatting | Type of formatting (bold, italics, underline, bulleted list, numbered list, hyperlink, code block), Character length (up to 100,000) |
| Call to Action | Call to Action with label and link | Label character length (up to 255), Link character length (up to 2,000) |
| Price | Price Field | n/a |
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