--- title: POST /structured-content/content-types slug: content-marketing-platform/api/post-structured-contentcontent-types docTags: createdAt: 2026-10-01T18:51:26.265Z --- { "id": "AamCEz_Vhkhsz34BY7tJK", "type": "api-oas-v2", "data": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types", "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types", "description": "v3 version of Optimizely CMP Open API" } ], "name": "POST /structured-content/content-types", "description": "

Experimental Create content type.

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"disabled", "kind": "optional", "type": "boolean", "description": "Disabled status of the content type" }, { "name": "thumbnail_guid", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Thumbnail GUID of the content type" } ] }, { "name": "source", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Source for the content type" }, { "name": "field_definitions", "kind": "required", "type": "array", "description": "", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/NumberFieldDefinition", "customType": "NumberFieldDefinition[]", "schema": [ { "name": "core", "kind": "required", "type": "object", "description": "", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/CoreFieldDef", "customType": "CoreFieldDef", "schema": [ { "name": "key", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Key of the field" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Name of the field" }, { "name": "is_list", "kind": "required", "type": "boolean", "description": "Indicates whether the field is a list" }, { "name": "is_required", "kind": "required", "type": "boolean", "description": "Required status of the field" }, { "name": "need_internationalization", "kind": "required", "type": "boolean", "description": "Indicates whether the field needs internationalization" }, { "name": "min_list_length", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum length of the list" }, { "name": "max_list_length", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum length of the list" }, { "name": "field_type", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "An enumeration.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/FieldType", "customType": "FieldType", "schema": [] }, { "name": "source_id", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Source ID of the field" }, { "name": "source_metadata", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Source metadata of the field" }, { "name": "order_index", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "Order index of the field" }, { "name": "help_text", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Helptext of the field" }, { "name": "editor_metadata", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Editor metadata of the field", "complexType": "anyOf", "complexItems": [], "schema": [] } ] }, { "name": "min_value", "kind": "optional", "type": "number", "description": "Minimum value of the field" }, { "name": "max_value", "kind": "optional", "type": "number", "description": "Maximum value of the field" }, { "name": "default_values", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "description": "Default values of the field", "example": "", "itemType": "number", "customType": "number[]", "itemExample": "", "itemDefault": "" } ] }, { "name": "created_by", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier of the user who is creating the content type" }, { "name": "expected_locales", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "description": "Expected locales for the content type", "example": "", "itemType": "string", "customType": "string[]", "itemExample": "", "itemDefault": "" }, { "name": "source_id", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Source ID for the content type" }, { "name": "source_metadata", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Source metadata for the content type" } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/SCContentTypeCreateRequest", "isExpanded": true } ], "formDataParameters": [], "oAuthParameters": [ { "id": "OAuth2", "name": "OAuth2", "kind": "optional", "type": "oauth2", "oauth2Flows": { "clientCredentials": { "tokenUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/token", "scopes": {} }, "authorizationCode": { "authorizationUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/auth", "tokenUrl": "https://accounts.cmp.optimizely.com/o/oauth2/v1/token", "scopes": { "openid": "Grants the ability to receive a unique identifier for the user.", "profile": "Grants access to user profile information.", "offline_access": "Grants the ability to refresh access_token using the refresh token even when user is not present (not logged in)." } } }, "requiredScopes": [ "openid", "profile", "offline_access" ] } ], "cookieParameters": [] }, "responses": [ { "statusCode": "200", "description": "Successful response", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "", "customType": "SCContentTypeCreateResponse", "schema": [ { "name": "created", "kind": "required", "type": "boolean", "description": "Created status of the requested content type" }, { "name": "content_type_guid", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier of the content type" }, { "name": "content_type_version_guid", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier of the content type version" } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/SCContentTypeCreateResponse", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "201", "description": "Created", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "headers": [ { "kind": "optional", "name": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "URL to get the created resource" } ], "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "", "customType": "SCContentTypeCreateResponse", "schema": [ { "name": "created", "kind": "required", "type": "boolean", "description": "Created status of the requested content type" }, { "name": "content_type_guid", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier of the content type" }, { "name": "content_type_version_guid", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Unique identifier of the content type version" } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/SCContentTypeCreateResponse", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "422", "description": "Validation error", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "", "customType": "HTTPValidationError", "schema": [ { "name": "detail", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "description": "Details of the error", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ValidationError", "customType": "ValidationError[]", "schema": [ { "name": "loc", "kind": "required", "type": "array", "description": "Locations where the error occurred", "example": "", "itemType": "string", "customType": "string[]", "itemExample": "", "itemDefault": "" }, { "name": "msg", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Message describing the error" }, { "name": "type", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Type of the error" } ] } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/HTTPValidationError", "isExpanded": true } ] } ], "hasXCodeSamples": false, "examples": { "languages": [ { "id": "glyduQyLwYKcB6IyJ8NNO", "language": "curl", "label": "cURL", "code": "curl --request POST \\\n --url https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types \\\n --header 'accept: application/json' \\\n --header 'content-type: application/json' \\\n --data '{\n \"details\": {\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"component\": \"\"\n },\n \"field_definitions\": [\n {\n \"core\": {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"is_list\": \"\",\n \"is_required\": \"\",\n \"need_internationalization\": \"\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"created_by\": \"\"\n }'" }, { "id": "ZZIp8j7FYljSbPk4U3pYh", "language": "javascript", "label": "javascript", "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar raw = JSON.stringify({\n \"details\": {\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"component\": \"\"\n },\n \"field_definitions\": [\n {\n \"core\": {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"is_list\": \"\",\n \"is_required\": \"\",\n \"need_internationalization\": \"\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"created_by\": \"\"\n});\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'POST',\n headers: myHeaders,\n body: raw,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));" }, { "id": "PNRUJiu1gbJYYqyNujJ9i", "language": "ruby", "label": "Ruby", "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest.body = JSON.dump({\n \"details\": {\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"component\": \"\"\n },\n \"field_definitions\": [\n {\n \"core\": {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"is_list\": \"\",\n \"is_required\": \"\",\n \"need_internationalization\": \"\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"created_by\": \"\"\n})\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n" }, { "id": "ZqNKnHfMRm__G904T0pii", "language": "python", "label": "Python", "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.cmp.optimizely.com/v3/structured-content/content-types\"\n\npayload = json.dumps({\n \"details\": {\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"component\": \"\"\n },\n \"field_definitions\": [\n {\n \"core\": {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"is_list\": \"\",\n \"is_required\": \"\",\n \"need_internationalization\": \"\"\n }\n }\n ],\n \"created_by\": \"\"\n})\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"POST\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "glyduQyLwYKcB6IyJ8NNO" }, "results": { "languages": [ { "id": "response-0-200", "language": "200", "code": "// Successful response\n{\n \"created\": false,\n \"content_type_guid\": \"\",\n \"content_type_version_guid\": \"\"\n}" }, { "id": "response-1-201", "language": "201", "code": "// Created\n{\n \"created\": false,\n \"content_type_guid\": \"\",\n \"content_type_version_guid\": \"\"\n}" }, { "id": "response-2-422", "language": "422", "code": "// Validation error\n{\n \"detail\": [\n {\n \"loc\": [\n \"\"\n ],\n \"msg\": \"\",\n \"type\": \"\"\n }\n ]\n}" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200" } }, "children": [ { "text": "" } ] }