Create a content type
Log in to add to favouritesCreates a new content type resource from a ContentType object passed as an argument.
create(contentType: ContentType): Promise<ContentType>
Returns
A Promise that will resolve with a ContentType object.
Example
let newContentType = {
"id": "movie",
"projectId": "movieDb",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Movie"
},
"description": {
"en-GB": "A movie type"
},
"entryTitleField": "title",
"entryDescriptionField": "overview",
"fields": [
{
"id": "title",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Title"
},
"dataType": "string",
"editor": {
"id": "text",
"instructions": {
"en-GB": "The title of the movie"
},
"properties": {
"placeholderText": {
"en-GB": "Enter the full title of the movie appropriate to the region"
}
}
}
},
{
"id": "tagline",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Tagline"
},
"dataType": "string",
},
{
"id": "overview",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Overview"
},
"dataType": "string",
"dataFormat": "html"
},
{
"id": "releaseDate",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Release Date"
},
"dataType": "dateTime",
"validations": null
},
{
"id": "actors",
"name": {
"en-GB": "Actors"
},
"dataType": "objectArray",
"dataFormat": "entry",
"validations": {
"contentType": {
"contentType": "actor"
}
}
}
],
"defaultLanguage": "en-GB",
"supportedLanguages": [
"en-GB",
"fr-FR",
"de-DE",
"es"
],
"workflowId": "ContensisMultilingual",
"dataFormat": "entry"
};
client.contentTypes.create(newContentType)
.then(result => {
console.log('API call result: ', result);
})
.catch(error => {
console.log('API call fetch error: ', error);
});Validations
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Project does not exist | A project must exist to be able to create content types. |
| Non-unique id | The content type must be unique for the project. |
Remarks
If the defaultLanguage value is not included in the supportedLanguages array then it will automatically be added by the service when the project is created. Additionally, if the defaultLanguage is not specified then the Project primaryLanguage will be automatically set as the value by the service.