Content Management API > Schema Menu Item

Create a new schema menu item

Body parameters

idstringOptional

RFC 4122 UUID of schema menu item expressed in URL-safe base64 format

Example:

"uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"

labelnull, stringRequired

The label of the schema menu item (only present when the schema menu item is not linked to an item type)

Example:

"Posts"

kindenumRequired

Indicates if the schema menu item refers to an item type or a modular block

Example:

"item_type"

item_typeOptional

modular_blockOptional

positionintegerOptional

Ordering index

Example:

item_typeOptional

Item type associated with the menu item

Type:<a href="/docs/content-management-api/resources/item_type">ResourceLinkage<"item_type"></a>, null

parentOptional

Parent schema menu item

Type:null, <a href="/docs/content-management-api/resources/schema_menu_item">ResourceLinkage<"schema_menu_item"></a>

Returns

Returns a resource object of type schema_menu_item

Examples

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import { buildClient } from "@datocms/cma-client-node";
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async function run() {
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  const client = buildClient({ apiToken: process.env.DATOCMS_API_TOKEN });
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  const schemaMenuItem = await client.schemaMenuItems.create({
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    label: "Posts",
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    kind: "item_type",
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  });
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  // Check the 'Returned output' tab for the result ☝️
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  console.log(schemaMenuItem);
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}
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run();

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{
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  id: "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q",
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  label: "Posts",
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  position: 1,
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  kind: "item_type",
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  item_type: { type: "item_type", id: "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA" },
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  parent: null,
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  children: [{ type: "schema_menu_item", id: "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q" }],
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}