Token Support

When to Use

You need to use custom field values in token replacement contexts (Pathauto, Rules, email templates).

Pattern

Token format: [entity:field_name:column_name]

Available tokens:

[node:field_address:street]
[node:field_address:city]
[node:field_address:state]
[node:field_address:zip]

// Extended properties use double-underscore
[node:field_custom:photo__alt]
[node:field_custom:event_date__timezone]
[node:field_custom:link__title]

In Pathauto patterns:

/products/[node:field_product:sku]/[node:field_product:name]

In Rules actions:

actions:
  - action: drupal_message
    message: 'Event starts: [node:field_event:start_date]'

Common Mistakes

• Using wrong separator -- Sub-fields use : (colon), extended properties use __ (double-underscore) in the column name itself
• Not checking token availability -- Use token browser (/admin/help/token) to verify available tokens
• Forgetting to sanitize in templates -- Tokens in Twig auto-escape, but in PHP code sanitize manually

See Also

• Reference: /modules/contrib/custom_field/src/Hook/TokenHooks.php