---
group: Widgets
title: Object
weight: 21
---

## Overview

- **Name:** `object`
- **UI:** a field containing one or more child widgets
- **Data type:** Object of child widget values

The object widget allows you to group multiple widgets together, nested under a single field. You can choose any widget as a child of an object widget, even other object widgets.

## Widget options

For common options, see [Common widget options](/docs/widgets#common-widget-options).

| Name      | Type    | Default | Description                                                  |
| --------- | ------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| fields    | boolean | `false` | A nested list of widget fields to include in your widget     |
| collapsed | boolean | `false` | _Optional_. Collapse the widget's content by default         |
| summary   | string  | `value` | _Optional_. The label displayed when the object is collapsed |

_Please note:_ A default value cannot be set directly on an object widget. Instead you can set defaults within each sub-field's configuration

## Example

```yaml
name: 'profile'
label: 'Profile'
widget: 'object'
summary: '{{fields.name}}: {{fields.birthdate}}'
fields:
  - name: public
    label: Public
    widget: boolean
    default: true
  - name: name
    label: Name
    widget: string
  - name: 'birthdate'
    label: 'Birthdate'
    widget: 'date'
    default: ''
    format: 'MM/DD/YYYY'
  - name: 'address'
    label: 'Address'
    widget: 'object'
    collapsed: true
    fields:
      - name: street
        label: Street Address
        widget: string
      - name: city
        label: City
        widget: string
      - name: post-code
        label: Postal Code
        widget: string
```