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Defining a content type is a fundamental step in powering your applications with Contentful. A content type consists of a set of fields and other information, [read this guide](/concepts/data-model) to learn more about modeling your content.

## Content model

[Get the content model of a space](/references/content-preview-api/content-types/get-the-content-model-of-a-space)

## Content type

[Get a content type](/references/content-preview-api/content-types/get-a-content-type)


## API Docs

- Content types [Get the content model of a space](https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-preview-api/content-types/get-the-content-model-of-a-space.md)
- Content types [Get a content type](https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-preview-api/content-types/get-a-content-type.md)

## OpenAPI Specification

The raw OpenAPI 3.1 specification for this API is available at:
- [OpenAPI JSON](https://contentful.com/developers/docs/openapi.json)
- [OpenAPI YAML](https://contentful.com/developers/docs/openapi.yaml)