Reorder Fields
Sets the order value for fields in a collection so they appear in the desired sequence in the editor and when fields are loaded with a collection. Each payload item updates the row whose uuid matches within that collection; unknown UUIDs are skipped without an error.
Request
POST /api/collections/{collection}/fields/reorder HTTP/1.1
Host: app.nomacms.com
Content-Type: application/json
project-id: <project-uuid>
Authorization: Bearer <api-token>
Accept: application/json{collection} is the collection slug.
Requires the admin ability on the token.
JSON body
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
fields | array | Yes | List of { uuid, order } entries |
Each item:
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | string | Yes | Field uuid |
order | number | Yes | Integer ≥ 0 (used for relative ordering within the collection) |
Response (200)
{ "message": "Fields reordered successfully." }Errors
| Status | When |
|---|---|
| 400 | Missing project-id or project cannot be resolved |
| 401 | Missing or invalid bearer token |
| 403 | Token does not have admin (or *) |
| 404 | Collection slug not found (Collection not found.) |
| 422 | Validation failed (missing fields, invalid items, and so on) |
| 429 | Rate limited |
Example
import { createClient } from "@nomacms/js-sdk"
const client = createClient({
projectId: process.env.NOMA_PROJECT_ID!,
apiKey: process.env.NOMA_API_KEY!,
})
await client.fields.reorder("blog-posts", {
fields: [
{ uuid: "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee", order: 0 },
{ uuid: "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff", order: 1 },
],
})import axios from "axios"
async function main() {
const { data } = await axios.post(
"https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder",
{
fields: [
{ uuid: "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee", order: 0 },
{ uuid: "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff", order: 1 },
],
},
{
headers: {
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"project-id": process.env.NOMA_PROJECT_ID!,
Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.NOMA_API_KEY}`,
Accept: "application/json",
},
},
)
console.log(data)
}
void main()<?php
$payload = json_encode([
'fields' => [
['uuid' => 'aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee', 'order' => 0],
['uuid' => 'bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff', 'order' => 1],
],
]);
$ch = curl_init('https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
CURLOPT_POST => true,
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $payload,
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
'Content-Type: application/json',
'Content-Length: ' . strlen($payload),
'project-id: ' . getenv('NOMA_PROJECT_ID'),
'Authorization: Bearer ' . getenv('NOMA_API_KEY'),
'Accept: application/json',
],
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
]);
echo curl_exec($ch);curl -sS -X POST "https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "project-id: $NOMA_PROJECT_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $NOMA_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{"fields":[{"uuid":"aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee","order":0},{"uuid":"bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff","order":1}]}'package main
import (
"bytes"
"encoding/json"
"io"
"net/http"
"os"
)
func main() {
body := map[string]any{
"fields": []any{
map[string]any{"uuid": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee", "order": 0},
map[string]any{"uuid": "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff", "order": 1},
},
}
raw, _ := json.Marshal(body)
req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder", bytes.NewReader(raw))
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
req.Header.Set("project-id", os.Getenv("NOMA_PROJECT_ID"))
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("NOMA_API_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer res.Body.Close()
_, _ = io.Copy(os.Stdout, res.Body)
}require "net/http"
require "json"
require "uri"
uri = URI("https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder")
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req["Content-Type"] = "application/json"
req["project-id"] = ENV.fetch("NOMA_PROJECT_ID")
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer #{ENV.fetch('NOMA_API_KEY')}"
req["Accept"] = "application/json"
req.body = JSON.generate({
"fields" => [
{ "uuid" => "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee", "order" => 0 },
{ "uuid" => "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff", "order" => 1 }
]
})
Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == "https") do |http|
puts http.request(req).body
endimport json
import os
import urllib.request
payload = {
"fields": [
{"uuid": "aaaaaaaa-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-eeeeeeeeeeee", "order": 0},
{"uuid": "bbbbbbbb-bbbb-4ccc-dddd-ffffffffffff", "order": 1},
]
}
data = json.dumps(payload).encode()
req = urllib.request.Request(
"https://app.nomacms.com/api/collections/blog-posts/fields/reorder",
data=data,
headers={
"Content-Type": "application/json",
"project-id": os.environ["NOMA_PROJECT_ID"],
"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['NOMA_API_KEY']}",
"Accept": "application/json",
},
method="POST",
)
with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as res:
print(res.read().decode())Related
- Authentication - Abilities (
admin) - List Collections - Fields appear in collection order
- JavaScript SDK -
fields.reorder