spo contenttype add¶
Adds a new list or site content type
Usage¶
spo contenttype add [options]
Options¶
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--help |
output usage information |
-u, --webUrl <webUrl> |
Absolute URL of the site where the content type should be created |
-l, --listTitle [listTitle] |
Title of the list where the content type should be created (if it should be created as a list content type) |
-i, --id <id> |
The ID of the content type. Determines the parent content type |
-n, --name <name> |
The name of the content type |
-d, --description [description] |
The description of the content type |
-g, --group [group] |
The group with which the content type should be associated |
-o, --output [output] |
Output type. json|text. Default text |
--verbose |
Runs command with verbose logging |
--debug |
Runs command with debug logging |
Important
Before using this command, log in to a SharePoint Online tenant admin site, using the spo login command.
Remarks¶
To create a content type, you have to first log in to a SharePoint site using the spo login command, eg. spo login https://contoso.sharepoint.com.
If the specified content type already exists, you will get a A duplicate content type "Your Content Type" was found. error.
The ID of the content type specifies the parent content type from which this content type inherits.
Examples¶
Create a site content type that inherits from the List item content type
spo contenttype add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --name 'PnP Alert' --id 0x01007926A45D687BA842B947286090B8F67D --group 'PnP Content Types'
Create a list content type that inherits from the List item content type
spo contenttype add --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com/sites/contoso-sales --listTitle Alerts --name 'PnP Alert' --id 0x01007926A45D687BA842B947286090B8F67D