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Field Transforms
Directus contains a couple special field flags that can be used to alter the IO of a fields value when it's being used
through the API. This is used—among other things—for casting boolean values to JSON true / false, or converting
DB-date formats to ISO8601.
These flags are stored in the special field of directus_fields.
Hash
hash
Hash the value using argon2 on create/update.
UUID
uuid
Generate a new UUID on creation.
Boolean
boolean
Cast the value to/from a JSON boolean (true / false).
JSON
json
Cast the value to/from a JSON object.
CSV
csv
Cast the value from a JSON array of strings to a CSV in the database (and vice versa).
Conceal
conceal
Return the value concealed in the API. This will replace the true stored value with ********.
User Created
user-created
Save the currently authenticated user on creation.
User Updated
user-updated
Save the currently authenticated user on update.
Role Created
role-created
Save the currently authenticated user's role on create.
Role Updated
role-updated
Save the currently authenticated user's role on update.
Date Created
date-created
Save the current date on create.
Date Updated
date-updated
Save the current date on update.