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# Create a content type with a specified ID

PUT https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/content_types/{content_type_id}
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Creates a new content type with the specified ID or updates an existing one. When updating, include the current version in `X-Contentful-Version`.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/content-types/create-a-content-type-with-a-specified-id

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the Space in form of a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `content_type_id` (string, required) — ID of the Content Type in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, optional) — Version of the content type to update

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 201

Created - Resource created successfully

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "fields": [
    {
      "id": "title",
      "localized": true,
      "name": "Title",
      "required": true,
      "type": "Text"
    },
    {
      "id": "body",
      "localized": true,
      "name": "Body",
      "required": true,
      "type": "Text"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Blog Post"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2026-01-13T11:31:07.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "3ORKIAOaJqQWWg86MWkyOs",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "ContentType",
    "updatedAt": "2026-01-13T11:31:07.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Fetch a content type from Contentful.
client
    .contentTypes()
    .async()
    .fetchOne(
        "<content_type_id>",
        new CMACallback<CMAContentType>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMAContentType contentType) {
            // Change it locally.
            contentType.setDescription("Updated Description");

            // Now update it on Contentful.
            client
                .contentTypes()
                .async()
                .update(
                    contentType,
                    new CMACallback<CMAContentType>() {
                      @Override protected void onSuccess(CMAContentType result) {
                        // Updated.
                        new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                            .setTitle("Contentful")
                            .setMessage("Update of a content type was successful." +
                                "\n\nResult: " + result)
                            .show();
                      }

                      @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
                        // An error occurred! Inform the user.
                        new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                            .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                            .setMessage("Could not update a content type." +
                                "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                            .show();

                        super.onFailure(exception);
                      }
                    }
                );
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not fetch a content type." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Fetch a content type from Contentful.
final CMAContentType contentType =
    client
        .contentTypes()
        .fetchOne("<content_type_id>");

// Change it locally.
contentType.setDescription("Updated Description");

// Now update it on Contentful.
final CMAContentType published =
    client
        .contentTypes()
        .update(contentType);
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

// Fetch a content type from Contentful.
val contentType = client
        .contentTypes()
        .fetchOne("<content_type_id>")

// Change it locally.
contentType.description = "Updated Description"

// Now update it on Contentful.
val published = client
        .contentTypes()
        .update(contentType)
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

// Create content type
client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.getEnvironment('<environment_id>'))
.then((environment) => environment.createContentTypeWithId('blogpost', {
  name: 'Blog Post',
  fields: [
    {
      id: 'title',
      name: 'Title',
      required: true,
      localized: false,
      type: 'Text'
    }
  ]
}))
.then((contentType) => console.log(contentType))
.catch(console.error)

// Update content type
client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.getEnvironment('<environment_id>'))
.then((environment) => environment.getContentType('<content_type_id>'))
.then((contentType) => {
  contentType.name = 'New content type name'
  return contentType.update()
})
.then((contentType) => console.log(`Content type ${contentType.sys.id} renamed.`))
.catch(console.error)
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

await client.contentType.createWithId(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
    contentTypeId: '<content_type_id>',
  },
  {
    name: 'Blog Post',
    fields: [
      {
        id: 'title',
        name: 'Title',
        required: true,
        localized: false,
        type: 'Text'
      }
    ]
  });
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$environment = $client->getEnvironmentProxy('<space_id>', '<environment_id>');

$contentType = new \Contentful\Management\Resource\ContentType('New Content Type');
$contentType->setDescription('Content type description')
    ->setDisplayField('name')
    ->addNewField('Symbol', 'name', 'Name');

$environment->create($contentType, 'newContentType');

$contentType->setName('New content type name');
$contentType->update();
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

# Create a content type:
field = Contentful::Management::Field.new
field.id = 'name'
field.name = 'Name'
field.type = 'Symbol'
content_type = client_content_types('<space_id>', '<environment_id>').create(
  id: 'newContentType',
  name: 'New Content Type',
  description: 'Content type description',
  displayField: 'name',
  fields: [field]
)

# Update a content type:
content_type.name = 'New content type name'
content_type.save
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

# Create a Content Type:
content_type_id = '<content_type_id>'  # Use `None` if you want the API to autogenerate the ID.
content_type = client.content_types('<space_id>', '<environment_id>').create(content_type_id, {
    'name': 'New Content Type',
    'description': 'Content Type Description',
    'displayField': 'name',
    'fields': [
        {
            'name': 'Name',
            'id': 'name',
            'type': 'Symbol',
            'localized': False
        }
    ]
})

# Update a Content Type:
content_type.name = 'Other Content Type Name'
content_type.save()
```

```.net .NET
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var contentType = new ContentType();
contentType.SystemProperties = new SystemProperties();
contentType.SystemProperties.Id = "<content_type_id>";
contentType.Name = "New content type";
contentType.Description = "Content type description";

contentType.Fields = new List<Field>()
{
    new Field()
    {
        Name = "Field name",
        Id = "fieldName",
        Type = "Text",
        Required = true,
        Localized = false,
        Disabled = false,
        Omitted = false,
    }
};

contentType.DisplayField = "fieldName";

await _client.CreateOrUpdateContentType(contentType);
```