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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`.
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## 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.