Create a columnDefinition in a list

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Create a column for a list with a request that specifies a columnDefinition.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.

Permission type Permissions (from least to most privileged)
Delegated (work or school account) Sites.Manage.All, Sites.FullControl.All
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) Not supported.
Application Sites.Manage.All, Sites.FullControl.All

HTTP request

POST /sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/columns

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON representation of the columnDefinition resource to add.

Response

If successful, this method returns a 201 Created response code and a columnDefinition object in the response body.

Example

Request

POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/sites/{site-id}/lists/{list-id}/columns
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "description": "test",
  "enforceUniqueValues": false,
  "hidden": false,
  "indexed": false,
  "name": "Title",
  "text": {
    "allowMultipleLines": false,
    "appendChangesToExistingText": false,
    "linesForEditing": 0,
    "maxLength": 255
  }
}

Response

HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json

{
  "description": "test",
  "displayName": "Title",
  "enforceUniqueValues": false,
  "hidden": false,
  "id": "99ddcf45-e2f7-4f17-82b0-6fba34445103",
  "indexed": false,
  "name": "Title",
  "text": {
    "allowMultipleLines": false,
    "appendChangesToExistingText": false,
    "linesForEditing": 0,
    "maxLength": 255
  }
}