Create a content type with POST | Documentation

curl -X POST https://api.contentful.com/spaces/yadj1kx9rmg0/environments/staging/content_types \
     -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json" \
     -d '{
  "name": "Blog Post",
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": "title",
      "name": "Title",
      "required": true,
      "localized": true,
      "type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "body",
      "name": "Body",
      "required": true,
      "localized": true,
      "type": "Text"
    }
  ]
}'

{
  "sys": {
    "type": "ContentType",
    "id": "3ORKIAOaJqQWWg86MWkyOs",
    "version": 1,
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "id": "staging"
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2025-03-08T12:41:45.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "User",
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ"
      }
    },
    "updatedAt": "2025-03-08T12:41:45.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "type": "Link",
        "linkType": "User",
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU"
      }
    }
  }
}

Creates a content type with an auto-generated ID. Prefer the PUT method to control the content type ID, since IDs are often referenced in code.

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer

Bearer authentication of the form Bearer <token>, where token is your auth token.

Path parameters

space_idstringRequired

ID of the Space in form of a string

environment_idstringRequired

ID of the environment in form of a string

Request

This endpoint expects a map from strings to any.

Response headers

Content-Typestring

Content-Type

Response

Created - Resource created successfully