Field types

Shipped types

• Short Text — Single-line text.
• Long Text — Multi-line text.
• Email — Email format validation.
• Phone — Phone format validation.
• Number — Numeric input. Use as a formula token in a Calculation.
• Dropdown — Single choice. Options can carry a numeric weight.
• Checkbox — Multiple choice. Selected weights are summed in formulas.
• Radio — Single choice. Options can carry a numeric weight.
• Date — Date picker.
• File Upload — Upload with type and size limits.
• Signature — Drawn or typed signature with an audit trail.
• Star Rating — 1 to N stars (3–10). The numeric rating can be used in formulas.
• Name — Composite name. Prefix, first, middle, last, and suffix are each toggleable.
• Time — 12- or 24-hour time with optional min, max, and step.
• Website — Website URL. https:// is added if the respondent leaves it off. Only http and https are accepted; usernames, passwords, and schemes such as mailto: are rejected.
• Consent — Agreement checkbox with rich-text wording and an optional terms link. The exact text, version, timestamp, and whether it came from the public form or the API are stored on the entry.
• Multi Select — Searchable list. Respondents can pick more than one option.
• List — Table of text rows. Add columns in settings; respondents add rows up to a maximum.
• Repeater — Repeatable group of simple fields (text, email, phone, number, dropdown, date). Respondents add items up to a maximum.
• Chained Selects — Dependent dropdowns. Each choice filters the next. Configure levels and one Parent > Child path per line.
• Address — Structured street address (street, line 2, city, state/region, postal, country). Sub-fields can be shown, required, and relabeled. Optional Google Places autocomplete can fill the parts when the form owner turns it on and it is configured on GRTforms. Without it, respondents type the address.
• Page Break — Splits the public form into steps. Not stored as an answer.
• Hidden — Never shown to respondents. URL query or default is stored.
• Calculation — Read-only formula result. Live on the form; recomputed on the server.

Calculation

Calculation is read-only for respondents. Write formulas such as {quantity} * {unit_price}, format the display (currency, decimals, prefix, suffix), and use the result in logic. Details and examples: calculated fields.