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dotCMS Content Type Field API

Content type field definitions and configuration

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Operations 36

GET /api/v1/fieldTypes Get field types #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields Get content type fields (deprecated) #
PUT /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields Update content type fields (deprecated) #
POST /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields Create content type field (deprecated) #
DELETE /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields Delete multiple fields (deprecated) #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId} Get content type field by ID (deprecated) #
PUT /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId} Update content type field by ID (deprecated) #
DELETE /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId} Delete content type field by ID (deprecated) #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Get content type field by variable name (deprecated) #
PUT /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Update content type field by variable name (deprecated) #
DELETE /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Delete content type field by variable name (deprecated) #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId}/variables Get field variables by field ID #
POST /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId}/variables Create field variable by field ID #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar}/variables Get field variables by field variable name #
POST /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar}/variables Create field variable by field variable name #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Get specific field variable by field ID #
PUT /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Update field variable by field ID #
DELETE /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/id/{fieldId}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Delete field variable by field ID #
GET /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Get specific field variable by field variable name #
PUT /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Update field variable by field variable name #
DELETE /api/v1/contenttype/{typeId}/fields/var/{fieldVar}/variables/id/{fieldVarId} Delete field variable by field variable name #
GET /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Get content type fields #
PUT /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Update fields #
POST /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Create content type field #
DELETE /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Delete fields #
GET /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/id/{fieldId} Get content type field by id #
PUT /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/id/{fieldId} Update content type field by id #
DELETE /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/id/{fieldId} Delete content type field by id #
GET /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Get content type field by var #
PUT /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Update content type field by var #
DELETE /api/v2/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/var/{fieldVar} Delete content type field by var #
GET /api/v3/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/allfields Returns filtered Content Type fields #
GET /api/v3/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Gets a Content Type's field layout #
DELETE /api/v3/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields Deletes fields from a Content Type #
PUT /api/v3/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/move Moves or adds a field to a Content Type #
PUT /api/v3/contenttype/{typeIdOrVarName}/fields/{id} Updates a field in a Content Type #

Documentation

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Documentation
https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/build/apis/api-basics/rest-apis
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APIReference
https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/build/apis/rest-apis/api-playground

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dotcms/refs/heads/main/openapi/dotcms-content-type-field-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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DeveloperPortal
https://dev.dotcms.com/
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ErrorCatalog
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dotcms/refs/heads/main/errors/dotcms-problem-types.yml
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DataModel
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dotcms/refs/heads/main/data-model/dotcms-data-model.yml
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Conventions
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dotcms/refs/heads/main/conventions/dotcms-conventions.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

dotcms-content-type-field-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: dotCMS REST Content Type Field API
  version: '3'
  description: Content type field definitions and configuration
servers:
- url: /
  description: dotCMS Server
tags:


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