Sp-dev-docs: Custom field created doesn't appear on the UI. It is hidden

[viveksk6]

I create a custom field using the REST API :
POST https://{site_url}/_api/web/lists(guid'{list_guid}')/Fields
{
"__metadata": {
"type": "SP.Field"
},
"Title": "field title",
"FieldTypeKind": 2,
"Required": "true",
"EnforceUniqueValues": "true",
"StaticName": "field name"
}

Custom field created doesn't appear on the UI. It is hidden. To make it appear on the UI, we need to do the following:
Add column -> Show/ Hide columns -> Select the checkbox of the "field title" -> Apply
After doing these steps, I can see the newly created field/column on the UI

Shouldn't it automatically appear on the UI? Also if not, which REST API should I use to make it unhidden? Or which property should I change to make it unhidden via REST API

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• ID: e5a8f160-c2fd-8692-1c3f-2c5c44c7a286
• Version Independent ID: 2d7064f8-409c-4465-3fbb-bd6a4c2806f5
• Content: Working with lists and list items with REST
• Content Source: docs/sp-add-ins/working-with-lists-and-list-items-with-rest.md
• Product: sharepoint
• GitHub Login: @spdevdocs
• Microsoft Alias: spdevdocs

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[kongmengfei]

Hi viveksk6,

You need to add it to a view to display it. Here is the API reference:

Test :

1, Create a field

2, Add to a view (by default it's All Items)

Result:

Baker Kong
Microsoft SharePoint Community Support

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