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Expand Up @@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ const beforeOperationHook: CollectionBeforeOperationHook = async ({

The following arguments are provided to the `beforeOperation` hook:

| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **`collection`** | The [Collection](../configuration/collections) in which this Hook is running against. Available options include: `autosave`, `count`, `countVersions`, `create`, `delete`, `forgotPassword`, `login`, `read`, `readDistinct`, `refresh`, `resetPassword`, `restoreVersion`, and `update`. |
| **`context`** | Custom context passed between Hooks. [More details](./context). |
| **`operation`** | The name of the operation that this hook is running within. |
| **`req`** | The [Web Request](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Request) object. This is mocked for [Local API](../local-api/overview) operations. |
| Option | Description |
| ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **`collection`** | The [Collection](../configuration/collections) in which this Hook is running against. |
| **`context`** | Custom context passed between Hooks. [More details](./context). |
| **`operation`** | The name of the operation that this hook is running within. |
| **`req`** | The [Web Request](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Request) object. This is mocked for [Local API](../local-api/overview) operations. |

### beforeValidate

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The `afterOperation` hook can be used to modify the result of operations or execute side-effects that run after an operation has completed.

Available Collection operations include `create`, `find`, `findByID`, `update`, `updateByID`, `delete`, `deleteByID`, `login`, `refresh`, and `forgotPassword`.

```ts
import type { CollectionAfterOperationHook } from 'payload'

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