ContentType resource type

The contentType resource 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.

JSON representation

Here is a JSON representation of a contentType resource.

{
  "description": "string",
  "group": "string",
  "hidden": false,
  "id": "string",
  "inheritedFrom": { "@type": "microsoft.graph.itemReference" },
  "name": "string",
  "order": { "@type": "microsoft.graph.contentTypeOrder" },
  "parentId": "string",
  "readOnly": false,
  "sealed": false,

  "columnLinks": [{ "@type": "microsoft.graph.columnLink" }]
}

Properties

Property name	Type	Description
description	string	The descriptive text for the item.
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.
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.
readOnly	boolean	If true, the content type cannot be modified unless this value is first set to false.
sealed	boolean	If true, the content type cannot be modified by users or through push-down operations. Only site collection administrators can seal or unseal content types.

Relationships

Property name	Type	Description
columnLinks	columnLink collection	The collection of columns that are required by this content type

See Introduction to content types and content type publishing for more information.