Step-by-Step Guide to Adding a Custom Content Type in SharePoint Library

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Prerequisites

  • Access to Power Automate
  • A SharePoint Online site
  • Necessary permissions to create sites and manage content types

1. Create a SharePoint Site

First, we need to create a SharePoint site where the custom content type will be added.

POST https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/_api/SPSiteManager/create

{

  "request": {

    "Title": "Your Site Title",

    "Url": "https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName",

    "Lcid": 1033,

    "ShareByEmailEnabled": false,

    "Classification": "Low Business Impact",

    "Description": "Site for your specific purpose",

    "WebTemplate": "STS#3",

    "SiteDesignId": "6142d2a0-63a5-4ba0-aede-d9fefca2c767",

    "Owner": "your-email@your-domain.com",

    "WebTemplateExtensionId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"

  }

}


 

2. Enable Content Type Management

Enable content type management on the default document library.

POST https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/web/lists/getbyTitle('Documents')

{

  "__metadata": { "type": "SP.List" },

  "ContentTypesEnabled": true

}

 


 

3. Get Compatible Content Types from the Content Type Hub

Retrieve compatible content types from the Content Type Hub.

GET https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/v2.0/sites/YourSiteName/ContentTypes/getCompatibleHubContentTypes

 



 

4. Add Custom Content Type from Content Type Hub

Use the addCopyFromContentTypeHub method to add the custom content type to the document library.

POST https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/v2.0/sites/YourSiteName/ContentTypes/addCopyFromContentTypeHub

{

  "contentTypeId": "Your-Custom-ContentType-ID"

}

  


5. Add the Custom Content Type to the Document Library

Add the custom content type to the document library.

POST https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Documents')/ContentTypes/AddAvailableContentType

{

  "contentTypeId": "Your-Custom-ContentType-ID"

}

 


 

6. Get Default Content Type ID

Retrieve the default content type ID to remove it.

GET https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Documents')/ContentTypes?$filter=Name eq 'Document'

 


 

7. Remove Default Content Type

Remove the default content type from the document library.

POST https://<your-tenant>.sharepoint.com/sites/YourSiteName/_api/web/lists/getbytitle('Documents')/ContentTypes('<Default-ContentType-ID>')/deleteObject()

 


 

8. Save the Site URL in the Client Database (Optional)

Optionally, save the new site URL in your client database for future reference.


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