Query parameters
skip_menu_item_creation Optional boolean Example: true
Skip the creation of a menu item linked to the model
menu_item_id Optional string Example: "FF-P5of6Qp-DD2w0xoaa6Q"
Explicitely specify the ID of the menu item that will be linked to the model
schema_menu_item_id Optional string Example: "FF-P5of6Qp-DD2w0xoaa6Q"
Explicitely specify the ID of the schema menu item that will be linked to the model
Body Parameters
id string Optional
RFC 4122 UUID of item type expressed in URL-safe base64 format
name Required string Example: "Blog post"
api_key Required string Example: "post"
singleton Optional boolean
Whether the model is single-instance or not
all_locales_required Optional boolean
Whether we require all the project locales to be present for each localized field or not
sortable Optional boolean Example: true
Whether editors can sort records via drag & drop or not
modular_block Optional boolean
Whether this model is a modular content block or not
draft_mode_active Optional boolean
Whether draft/published mode is active or not
tree Optional boolean
Whether editors can organize records in a tree or not
ordering_direction Optional enum, null
If an ordering field is set, this fields specify the sorting direction
ordering_meta Optional enum, null Example: "created_at"
Specifies the model's sorting method. Cannot be set in concurrency with ordering_field
collection_appearance Optional enum Example: "compact"
The way the model collection should be presented to the editors
hint Optional string, null Example: "Blog posts will be shown in our website under the Blog section"
A hint shown to editors to help them understand the purpose of this model/block
inverse_relationships_enabled Optional boolean
Whether inverse relationships fields are expressed in GraphQL or not
ordering_field Optional { type: "field", id: field.id }, null The field upon which the collection is sorted
title_field Optional { type: "field", id: field.id }, null The field to use as display title
image_preview_field Optional { type: "field", id: field.id }, null The field to use as preview image
excerpt_field Optional { type: "field", id: field.id }, null The field to use as fallback description for SEO purposes
workflow Optional { type: "workflow", id: workflow.id }, null The workflow to enforce on records
Returns
Returns a
item_type resource object.
Examples
Example Basic example
import { buildClient } from '@datocms/cma-client-node';
async function run() {
const client = buildClient({ apiToken: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });
const itemType = await client.itemTypes.create({
name: 'Blog post',
api_key: 'post'
});
console.log(itemType);
}
run();