contentType resource type

Namespace: microsoft.graph

Represents a content type in SharePoint. Content types allow you to define a set of columns that must be present on every listItem in a list.

Methods

Method	Return type	Description
List contentTypes in a site	contentType collection	Get a list of the contentType objects and their properties in a site.
List contentTypes in a list	contentType collection	Get a list of the contentType objects and their properties in a list.
Create contentType for a site	contentType	Create a new contentType object in a site.
Get contentType	contentType	Read the properties and relationships of a contentType object.
Update contentType	contentType	Update the properties of a contentType object.
Delete contentType	None	Delete a contentType object.
isPublished	Boolean	Indicates whether the contentType is published.
publish	contentType	Publish a contentType.
unpublish	contentType	Unpublish a contentType.
addCopy	contentType	Add copy of a contentType from a site to a list.
associateWithHubSites	contentType	Associate a contentType with a list of hub sites.
copyToDefaultContentLocation	contentType	Copy a file to default content location in a contentType.
List columns	columnDefinition collection	Get a collection of columns, represented as columnDefinition resources, in a contentType.
Create column	columnDefinition	Add a column to a content type in a site or list.
getCompatibleHubContentTypes	contentType collection	Get a list of compatible content types from the content type hub that can be added to a target site or a list.
addCopyFromContentTypeHub	contentType	Add or sync a copy of a published content type from the content type hub to a target site or a list.

Properties

Property	Type	Description
associatedHubsUrls	String collection	List of canonical URLs for hub sites with which this content type is associated to. This will contain all hub sites where this content type is queued to be enforced or is already enforced. Enforcing a content type means that the content type is applied to the lists in the enforced sites.
description	string	The descriptive text for the item.
documentSet	documentSet	Document Set metadata.
documentTemplate	documentSetContent	Document template metadata. To make sure that documents have consistent content across a site and its subsites, you can associate a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint template with a site content type.
group	string	The name of the group this content type belongs to. Helps organize related content types.
hidden	Boolean	Indicates whether the content type is hidden in the list's 'New' menu.
id	string	The unique identifier of the content type.
inheritedFrom	itemReference	If this content type is inherited from another scope (like a site), provides a reference to the item where the content type is defined.
isBuiltIn	Boolean	Specifies if a content type is a built-in content type.
name	string	The name of the content type.
order	contentTypeOrder	Specifies the order in which the content type appears in the selection UI.
parentId	string	The unique identifier of the content type.
propagateChanges	Boolean	If true, any changes made to the content type are pushed to inherited content types and lists that implement the content type.
readOnly	Boolean	If true, the content type can't be modified unless this value is first set to false.
sealed	Boolean	If true, the content type can't be modified by users or through push-down operations. Only site collection administrators can seal or unseal content types.

Relationships

Relationship	Type	Description
base	contentType	Parent contentType from which this content type is derived.
baseTypes	contentType collection	The collection of content types that are ancestors of this content type.
columnLinks	columnLink collection	The collection of columns that are required by this content type.
columnPositions	columnDefinition collection	Column order information in a content type.
columns	columnDefinition collection	The collection of column definitions for this content type.

For more information, see Introduction to content types and content type publishing.

JSON representation

The following JSON representation shows the resource type.

{
  "associatedHubsUrls" : ["string"],
  "base": { "@type": "microsoft.graph.contentType" },
  "baseTypes" : [{ "@type": "microsoft.graph.contentType" }],
  "columns" : [{ "@type": "microsoft.graph.columnDefinition" }],
  "columnLinks": [{ "@type": "microsoft.graph.columnLink" }],
  "columnPositions" : [{ "@type": "microsoft.graph.columnDefinition" }],
  "description": "string",
  "documentSet" : { "@type": "microsoft.graph.documentSet" },
  "documentTemplate" : { "@type": "microsoft.graph.documentSetContent" },
  "group": "string",
  "hidden": "Boolean",
  "id": "string",
  "inheritedFrom": { "@type": "microsoft.graph.itemReference" },
  "isBuiltIn" : "Boolean",
  "name": "string",
  "order": { "@type": "microsoft.graph.contentTypeOrder" },
  "parentId": "string",
  "propagateChanges" : "Boolean",
  "readOnly": "Boolean",
  "sealed": "Boolean"
}