# Create field - Airtable Web API
- **URL:** https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/create-field
- **Summary:** post`https://api.airtable.com/v0/meta/bases/{baseId}/tables/{tableId}/fields` Creates a new column and returns the schema for the newly created column.
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Fields
Create field
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post`https://api.airtable.com/v0/meta/bases/{baseId}/tables/{tableId}/fields`
Creates a new column and returns the schema for the newly created column.
Refer to field types for supported [field types](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/model/field-type)
, the write format for field options, and other specifics for certain field types. Supported field types have a write format shown.
### Requirements
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| --- | --- |
| Authentication | [Personal access token](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/authentication#types-of-token)
, [OAuth integration](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/authentication#types-of-token) |
| Scope | [`schema.bases:write`](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/scopes#schema-bases-write) |
| User role | Base creator |
| Billing plans | All plans |
### Path parameters
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| --- | --- |
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`baseId` | `string` |
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`tableId` | `string` |
### Request body
[`Field model with name`](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/field-model)
This identical to Field type and options, with an additional `name` and `description` property on all types
### Response format
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| --- | --- |
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`id` | `string` |
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`type` | `optional<`[`Field Type`](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/model/field-type)
`>` |
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`name` | `string` |
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`description` | `optional<``string``>` |
|
`options` | `optional<`[`Field options`](https://airtable.com/developers/web/api/field-model)
`>` |
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