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# Create a resource type

PUT https://api.contentful.com/organizations/{organization_id}/app_definitions/{app_definition_id}/resource_provider/resource_types/{resource_type_id}
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Creates or updates a resource type for an app's resource provider. Requires the app to have an associated resource provider — PUT fails without one.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/native-external-references/create-a-resource-type

## Authentication

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

## Request

### Path parameters

- `organization_id` (string, required) — The ID of the organization
- `app_definition_id` (string, required) — The ID of the app definition
- `resource_type_id` (string, required) — The ID of the resource type

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

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

**Request**

```json
{
  "defaultFieldMapping": {
    "externalUrl": "{ /externalUrl }",
    "image": {
      "altText": "{ /name }",
      "url": "{ /image/url }"
    },
    "subtitle": "Entity ID: { /urn }",
    "title": "{ /name }"
  },
  "name": "TMDB:Person"
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "defaultFieldMapping": {
    "externalUrl": "{ /externalUrl }",
    "image": {
      "altText": "{ /name }",
      "url": "{ /image/url }"
    },
    "subtitle": "Entity ID: { /urn }",
    "title": "{ /name }"
  },
  "name": "TMDB:Person",
  "sys": {
    "appDefinition": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "99SummRPRBowauM8T5Ljb34",
        "linkType": "AppDefinition",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2025-02-19T17:31:45.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "TMDB:Person",
    "resourceProvider": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "TMDB",
        "linkType": "ResourceProvider",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "ResourceType",
    "updatedAt": "2025-02-19T17:31:45.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```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' })

client.getOrganization('<organization_id>')
  .then((organization) => organization.getAppDefinition('<app_definition_id>'))
  .then((appDefinition) => appDefinition.getResourceProvider())
  .then((resourceProvider) =>
    resourceProvider.upsertResourceType(
      '<resource_provider_id>:<resource_type_name>',
      {
        name: 'Resource type name',
        defaultFieldMapping: {
          externalUrl: '{ /externalUrl }',
          title: '{ /name }',
          subtitle: 'Entity ID: { /urn }',
          image: {
            altText: '{ /name }',
            url: '{ /image/url }'
          }
        }
      })
  )
  .then((resourceType) => console.log(resourceType))
  .catch(console.error);
```

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

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

const resourceType = await client.resourceType.upsert(
  {
    organizationId: '<organization_id>',
    appDefinitionId: '<app_definition_id>',
    resourceTypeId: '<resource_provider_id>:<resource_type_name>',
  },
  {
    name: 'Resource type name',
    defaultFieldMapping: {
      externalUrl: '{ /externalUrl }',
      title: '{ /name }',
      subtitle: 'Entity ID: { /urn }',
      image: {
        altText: '{ /name }',
        url: '{ /image/url }'
      }
    }
  }
)
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```