Content Management API > Schema Menu Item

Create a new schema menu item

Body parameters

id string Optional

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

Example:

"uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"

type string Required

Must be exactly "schema_menu_item". JSON API type field

attributes.label null, string Required

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

Example:

"Posts"

attributes.kind enum Required

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

Example:

"item_type"

item_type Optional

modular_block Optional

attributes.position integer Optional

Ordering index

Example:

relationships.item_type.data Optional

Item type associated with the menu item

Type: ResourceLinkage<"item_type">, null

relationships.parent.data Optional

Parent schema menu item

Type: null, ResourceLinkage<"schema_menu_item">

Returns

Returns a resource object of type schema_menu_item.

Examples

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POST https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items HTTP/1.1
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Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN
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Accept: application/json
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X-Api-Version: 3
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Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "schema_menu_item",
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    "attributes": {
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      "label": "Posts",
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      "kind": "item_type"
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    }
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  }
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}

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curl -g 'https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items' \
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  -X POST \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN" \
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  -H "Accept: application/json" \
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  -H "X-Api-Version: 3" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json" \
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  --data-binary '{"data":{"type":"schema_menu_item","attributes":{"label":"Posts","kind":"item_type"}}}'

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await fetch("https://site-api.datocms.com/schema-menu-items", {
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  method: "POST",
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  headers: {
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    Authorization: "Bearer YOUR-API-TOKEN",
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    Accept: "application/json",
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    "X-Api-Version": "3",
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    "Content-Type": "application/vnd.api+json",
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  },
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  body: JSON.stringify({
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    data: {
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      type: "schema_menu_item",
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      attributes: { label: "Posts", kind: "item_type" },
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    },
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  }),
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});

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HTTP/1.1 200 OK
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Content-Type: application/json
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Cache-Control: cache-control: max-age=0, private, must-revalidate
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X-RateLimit-Limit: 30
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X-RateLimit-Remaining: 28
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{
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  "data": {
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    "type": "schema_menu_item",
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    "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q",
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    "relationships": {
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      "item_type": {
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        "data": {
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          "type": "item_type",
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          "id": "DxMaW10UQiCmZcuuA-IkkA"
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        }
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      },
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      "parent": {
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        "data": null
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      },
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      "children": {
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        "data": [
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          {
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            "type": "schema_menu_item",
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            "id": "uinr2zfqQLeCo_1O0-ao-Q"
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          }
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        ]
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      }
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    },
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    "attributes": {
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      "label": "Posts",
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      "position": 1,
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      "kind": "item_type"
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    }
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  }
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}

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