Add hidden field in ui_component form magento 2.

You can add hidden field to ui_component xml file with formElement=”hidden”.

The hidden field is used for mostly for an entity_id field.

Entity_id field is used to fetch the records of a specific object.

<field name="entity_id" formElement="hidden">
    <settings>
        <dataType>text</dataType>
    </settings>
</field>

When you check the UI component field using Browser Console, Its available but it’s not visible to the form.

A hidden field is used to post the data to the server with value.