nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/070.fields/040.field-types/040.links-based/020.lookup.md

---
title: 'Lookup'
description: 'This article explains how to create & work with a Lookup field.'
tags: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Links based types', 'Lookup']
keywords: ['Fields', 'Field types', 'Links based types', 'Lookup', 'Create lookup field']
---


`Lookup` fields help bring additional field information from related table into the current table. This is useful when you want to display additional information about a record in a table. For example, if you have a table of `Orders` and a table of `Customers`, you can use a `Lookup` field to display the customer's name and address in the `Orders` table.

:::note
- Lookup fields are read-only. You cannot edit the values in a lookup field.
- Lookup fields are available only for `Belongs-to` relational links in hosted cloud version. The additional processing complexity for `Has-many` and `Many-to-many` relational links outweighs the benefits of having lookup fields for these links. OSS will continue to support lookup fields for all relational links.
:::

## Create a Lookup Field

1. Click on `+` icon to the right of `Fields header`
2. On the dropdown modal, enter the field name (Optional).
3. Select the field type as `Lookup` from the dropdown.
4. Select the link field from the dropdown. This is the field that links the current table to the related table.
5. Select the field for display from the dropdown. This is the field that will be displayed in the current table.
6. Click on `Save Field` button.

![image](/img/v2/fields/types/lookup.png)

## Similar links-based fields
- [Links](010.links.md)
- [Rollup](030.rollup.md)