# FIELD_INHERITED: The field is inherited

> The type declares a field its parent already has, or loosens a rule on a field it inherits.

Sent by the management API (400). The page: https://coho-cms.com/errors/field-inherited/

## What to do

Leave the field to the parent. To tighten it, put the change under `overrides`.

## The response

```json
{
  "code": "FIELD_INHERITED",
  "type": "https://coho-cms.com/errors/field-inherited",
  "title": "The field is inherited",
  "status": 400,
  "detail": "What went wrong in this request, in a sentence.",
  "instance": "/v1/projects/…"
}
```

Every error code: https://coho-cms.com/errors/