---
title: "Creates one or more content types"
method: POST
path: "/api/v1/contenttype"
tags: ["Content Type"]
---

# Creates one or more content types

`POST /api/v1/contenttype`

Creates one or more content types specified in the JSON payload.

 Returns a list entity containing the created content type objects.

## Request body

- ContentTypeForm
  - `requestJson` object
  - `iterable` object
  - `systemActions` Tuple2SystemActionString[]
    - `_1` 'NEW' | 'EDIT' | 'PUBLISH' | 'UNPUBLISH' | 'ARCHIVE' | 'UNARCHIVE' | 'DELETE' | 'DESTROY'
    - `_2` string
  - `workflows` WorkflowFormEntry[]
    - `id` string
    - `variableName` string
  - `contentType` ContentType
    - `owner` string
    - `clazz` string, required

## Response `200`

Content type(s) created successfully

- ResponseEntityListMapView
  - `errors` ErrorEntity[]
    - `errorCode` string
    - `message` string
    - `fieldName` string
  - `entity` object[]
  - `messages` MessageEntity[]
    - `message` string
  - `i18nMessagesMap` object
  - `permissions` string[]
  - `pagination` Pagination
    - `currentPage` integer
    - `perPage` integer
    - `totalEntries` integer

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `403` — Forbidden
- `415` — Unsupported Media Type
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

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