Content type

A content type determines the schema of an entry. Entries are constructed and validated using the information defined in the fields collection.

Properties

Name	Type	Format	Description
id	string		A unique content type identifier
projectId	string		The project identifier, e.g. "movieDb". Found in the project overview screen of the management console
name	object	Localized value	The friendly name given to a content type
description	object	Localized value	The description text given to a content type
entryTitleField	string		The id of the field which should be used as the title in entry listings
entryDescriptionField	string		The id of the field which should be used as the description in entry listings
fields	object […]	Field	A collection of fields that form the schema for an entry
groups	object […]	Content type group	A collection of groups that enable related fields to be grouped together in the UI
enabled	boolean
defaultLanguage	string	Language code
supportedLanguages	string […]	Language code
workflowId	string		The workflow that derived entries will follow
dataFormat	string		Either entry or asset
previewUrl	string		The URL where an example of an entry based on the content type can be viewed
defaultRendererId	GUID		The ID for the default renderer for the content type. Null if there is no default renderer
defaultParentNodeId	GUID		The ID for the default parent node for the content type. Null if there is no default parent node
version	object	Version	Version information about the content type

Field

The field object is the definition of a field within an entry. The field also contains the validations and editor configuration that is used within the Contensis UI and services.

Properties

Name	Type	Format	Description
id	string		A unique field identifier
name	object	Localized value	A friendly name for the field
description	object	Localized value	The description for the field's purpose
dataType	string	Data type	The field data type
dataFormat	string	Data format	The field data format
default	object	Localized value	The default value for the field if no value is provided by an editor
validations	object		The validations that will be performed on the field when the entry is either created or updated
editor	object	Editor	Configuration for the Contensis entry editor
groupId	string		The identifier of the group (defined in the content type groups property) that the field belongs to. Enables related fields to be grouped together in the UI

Localized value

A localized value is an object that has values that are keyed by language codes which allows multilingual variations of a specific property.

Example

JSON

{
  "id": "movie",
  "projectId": "website",
  "name": {
    "en-GB": "Movie"
  },
  "description": {
    "en-GB": "A movie type"
  },
  "entryTitleField": "title",
  "entryDescriptionField": "overview",
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": "title",
      "name": {
        "en-GB": "Title"
      },
      "dataType": "String",
      "dataFormat": null,
      "description": {},
      "default": {},
      "validations": null,
      "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"
          }
        },
        "groupId": "summary"
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "tagline",
      "name": {
        "en-GB": "Tagline"
      },
      "dataType": "String",
      "dataFormat": null,
      "description": {},
      "default": {},
      "validations": null,
      "editor": null,
      "groupId": null
    },
    {
      "id": "overview",
      "name": {
        "en-GB": "Overview"
      },
      "dataType": "String",
      "dataFormat": "html",
      "description": {},
      "default": {},
      "validations": null,
      "editor": null,
      "groupId": "additionalInfo"
    },
    {
      "id": "releaseDate",
      "name": {
        "en-GB": "Release Date"
      },
      "dataType": "dateTime",
      "dataFormat": null,
      "description": {},
      "default": {},
      "validations": null,
      "editor": {
        "id": "date",
        "instructions": {
          "en-GB": "The release date of the movie"
        },
        "properties": {}
      },
      "groupId": "summary"
    },
    {
      "id": "actors",
      "name": {
        "en-GB": "Actors"
      },
      "dataType": "ObjectArray",
      "dataFormat": "entry",
      "description": {},
      "default": {},
      "validations": {
        "contentType": {
          "contentType": "dan"
        }
      },
      "editor": {
        "id": "entry",
        "instructions": {
          "en-GB": ""
        },
        "properties": {
          "placeholderText": {
            "en-GB": "Add the main actors"
          }
        }
      },
      "groupId": "additionalInfo"
    }
  ],
  "groups": [
      {
          "id": "summary",
          "name": {
              "en-GB": "Main summary fields"
          }
      },
      {
          "id": "additionalInfo",
          "name": {
              "en-GB": "Additional Information"
      }
    }
  ], 
  "enabled": true,
  "defaultLanguage": "en-GB",
  "supportedLanguages": [
    "en-GB",
    "fr-FR",
    "de-DE",
    "es"
  ],
  "workflowId": "ContensisMultilingual",
  "dataFormat": "entry",
  "previewUrl": "http://www.mymoviewebsite.com/movies/terminator",
  "defaultRendererId": "F1A7ABD5-9241-4FBD-AD1C-E1F46B6F6D44",
  "defaultParentNodeId": "3C7361CD-58A0-46CD-A414-F6D105BD8454",
  "version": {
        "createdBy": "s.derrickson",
        "created": "2016-10-12T09:29:18.5144641+01:00",
        "modifiedBy": "b.cumberbatch",
        "modified": "2016-10-13T10:15:12.1973648+01:00",
        "publishedBy": "b.cumberbatch",
        "published": "2016-10-13T10:15:12.1973648+01:00",
        "versionNo": "2.0"
    }
}

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