---
title: Getting started
---
import AutoScreenshot from "@components/AutoScreenshot.astro"

## Overview

Entry classes can be found in the `Filament\Infolists\Components` namespace. You can put them inside the `$infolist->schema()` method:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Infolist;

public function infolist(Infolist $infolist): Infolist
{
    return $infolist
        ->schema([
            // ...
        ]);
}
```

Entries may be created using the static `make()` method, passing its unique name. You may use "dot notation" to access entries within relationships.

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')

TextEntry::make('author.name')
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/simple" alt="Entries in an infolist" version="3.x" />

## Available entries

- [Text entry](text)
- [Icon entry](icon)
- [Image entry](image)
- [Color entry](color)

You may also [create your own custom entries](custom) to display data however you wish.

## Setting a label

By default, the label of the entry, which is displayed in the header of the infolist, is generated from the name of the entry. You may customize this using the `label()` method:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->label('Post title')
```

Optionally, you can have the label automatically translated [using Laravel's localization features](https://laravel.com/docs/localization) with the `translateLabel()` method:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->translateLabel() // Equivalent to `label(__('Title'))`
```

## Entry URLs

When an entry is clicked, you may open a URL.

### Opening URLs

To open a URL, you may use the `url()` method, passing a callback or static URL to open. Callbacks accept a `$record` parameter which you may use to customize the URL:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->url(fn (Post $record): string => route('posts.edit', ['post' => $record]))
```

You may also choose to open the URL in a new tab:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->url(fn (Post $record): string => route('posts.edit', ['post' => $record]))
    ->openUrlInNewTab()
```

## Setting a default value

To set a default value for fields with a `null` state, you may use the `default()` method:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->default('Untitled')
```

## Adding helper text below the entry

Sometimes, you may wish to provide extra information for the user of the infolist. For this purpose, you may add helper text below the entry.

The `helperText()` method is used to add helper text:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('name')
    ->helperText('Your full name here, including any middle names.')
```

This method accepts a plain text string, or an instance of `Illuminate\Support\HtmlString` or `Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable`. This allows you to render HTML, or even markdown, in the helper text:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;
use Illuminate\Support\HtmlString;

TextEntry::make('name')
    ->helperText(new HtmlString('Your <strong>full name</strong> here, including any middle names.'))

TextEntry::make('name')
    ->helperText(str('Your **full name** here, including any middle names.')->markdown()->toHtmlString())

TextEntry::make('name')
    ->helperText(view('name-helper-text'))
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/helper-text" alt="Entry with helper text" version="3.x" />

## Adding a hint next to the label

As well as [helper text](#adding-helper-text-below-the-entry) below the entry, you may also add a "hint" next to the label of the entry. This is useful for displaying additional information about the entry, such as a link to a help page.

The `hint()` method is used to add a hint:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint('Documentation? What documentation?!')
```

This method accepts a plain text string, or an instance of `Illuminate\Support\HtmlString` or `Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable`. This allows you to render HTML, or even markdown, in the helper text:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint(new HtmlString('<a href="/documentation">Documentation</a>'))

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint(str('[Documentation](/documentation)')->markdown()->toHtmlString())

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint(view('api-key-hint'))
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/hint" alt="Entry with hint" version="3.x" />

### Changing the text color of the hint

You can change the text color of the hint. By default, it's gray, but you may use `danger`, `info`, `primary`, `success` and `warning`:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint('[Documentation](/documentation)')
    ->hintColor('primary')
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/hint-color" alt="Entry with hint color" version="3.x" />

### Adding an icon aside the hint

Hints may also have an [icon](https://blade-ui-kit.com/blade-icons?set=1#search) rendered next to them:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('apiKey')
    ->label('API key')
    ->hint('[Documentation](/documentation)')
    ->hintIcon('heroicon-m-question-mark-circle')
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/hint-icon" alt="Entry with hint icon" version="3.x" />

## Hiding entries

To hide an entry conditionally, you may use the `hidden()` and `visible()` methods, whichever you prefer:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('role')
    ->hidden(! auth()->user()->isAdmin())
// or
TextEntry::make('role')
    ->visible(auth()->user()->isAdmin())
```

## Calculated state

Sometimes you need to calculate the state of an entry, instead of directly reading it from a database entry.

By passing a callback function to the `state()` method, you can customize the returned state for that entry:

```php
Infolists\Components\TextEntry::make('amount_including_vat')
    ->state(function (Model $record): float {
        return $record->amount * (1 + $record->vat_rate);
    })
```

## Tooltips

You may specify a tooltip to display when you hover over an entry:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->tooltip('Shown at the top of the page')
```

<AutoScreenshot name="infolists/entries/tooltips" alt="Entry with tooltip" version="3.x" />

This method also accepts a closure that can access the current infolist record:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

TextEntry::make('title')
    ->tooltip(fn (Model $record): string => "By {$record->author->name}")
```

## Custom attributes

The HTML of entries can be customized, by passing an array of `extraAttributes()`:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('slug')
    ->extraAttributes(['class' => 'bg-gray-200'])
```

These get merged onto the outer `<div>` element of each entry in that entry.

## Global settings

If you wish to change the default behaviour of all entries globally, then you can call the static `configureUsing()` method inside a service provider's `boot()` method, to which you pass a Closure to modify the entries using. For example, if you wish to make all `TextEntry` components [`words(10)`](text#limiting-word-count), you can do it like so:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::configureUsing(function (TextEntry $entry): void {
    $entry
        ->words(10);
});
```

Of course, you are still able to overwrite this on each entry individually:

```php
use Filament\Infolists\Components\TextEntry;

TextEntry::make('name')
    ->words(null)
```
