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contentstack Content Types API

Content types define the structure of content entries in a Contentstack stack. They specify the fields and their data types that entries must conform to.

contentstack Content Types API is one of 35 APIs that Contentstack publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Content Types. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 9 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v3.

Requests are made against 8 base URLs: https://cdn.contentstack.io/v3, https://eu-cdn.contentstack.com/v3, https://au-cdn.contentstack.com/v3, https://api.contentstack.io/v3, https://eu-api.contentstack.com/v3, https://au-api.contentstack.com/v3, https://azure-na-api.contentstack.com/v3, https://azure-eu-api.contentstack.com/v3.

5 operations 2 paths 9 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
v3
Base URL
https://cdn.contentstack.io
Authentication
API Key, API Key, API Key, API Key
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 4

contentstack Content Types API declares 4 security schemes for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as api_key (apiKey). An API key is passed in the header as access_token (deliveryToken). An API key is passed in the header as authtoken (authtokenAuth). An API key is passed in the header as authorization (managementTokenAuth).

  • apiKey — The API key for the Contentstack stack.
  • deliveryToken — The delivery token granting read access to the stack environment.
  • authtokenAuth — User session token obtained from the login endpoint.
  • managementTokenAuth — Management token in the format "Bearer {managementtoken}" for server-to-server authentication without user sessions.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Content Types 5

Content types define the structure of content entries in a Contentstack stack. They specify the fields and their data types that entries must conform to.

GET
/content_types
Get all content types
getAllContentTypes 3 params → 200401
POST
/content_types
Create a content type
createContentType 1 param body → 201400401
GET
/content_types/{content_type_uid}
Get a single content type
getSingleContentType 4 params → 200401404
PUT
/content_types/{content_type_uid}
Update a content type
updateContentType 2 params body → 200400401
DELETE
/content_types/{content_type_uid}
Delete a content type
deleteContentType 2 params → 200401404

Schemas 9

The contract defines 9 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ContentType (6 properties), ContentType_2 (6 properties), Field_2 (5 properties), Field (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ContentTypeList
object
A paginated list of content types in the stack.
2 properties
ContentType
object
A content type definition including schema and metadata.
6 properties
Error
object
Standard error response returned by the API.
3 properties
Field
object
A field definition within a content type schema.
5 properties
ContentTypeList_2
object
A list of content types.
1 property
ContentType_2
object
A content type definition with schema and configuration.
6 properties
CreateContentTypeRequest
object
Parameters for creating or updating a content type.
1 property 1 required
Error_2
object
Standard error response.
3 properties
Field_2
object
A field definition within a content type schema.
5 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

contentstack-content-types-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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