Content type data

A content type defines the fields for an entry of a collection (see "Collections and entries").

This is an example of an "author" content type and the author's profile:

public/data/schemas/content-types.json

{
  "contentTypes": [
    {
      "name": "author",
      "title": "Author",
      "dataPosition": 2,
      "fields": {
        "fullName": {
          "type": "string"
        },
        "slug": {
          "type": "uid",
          "targetField": "fullName",
          "required": true
        },
        "profile": {
          "type": "relation",
          "relation": "oneToOne",
          "target": "profile"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "profile",
      "title": "Profile",
      "dataPosition": 1,
      "fields": {
        "title": {
          "type": "string",
          "required": false
        },
        "excerpt": {
          "type": "text",
          "required": false
        },
        "bio": {
          "type": "portabletext"
        },
        "position": {
          "type": "string",
          "required": false
        },
        "profileImage": {
          "type": "image"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

The dataPosition property is used during the setup process for a site. It determines the order of creation for Sanity schemas and is used when you need to create a schema before or after another due to the relationship.

The fields available for a content type are:

`biginteger`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`boolean`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`date`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`decimal`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`element`

An Element represents a reusable UI component.

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
element	Name of the element	true
repeatable	Whether the value is single or multiple values. Default: `false`	false
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`email`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`enumeration`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
values	Comma separated list of string values.	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`integer`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`json`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`password`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`portabletext`

Portable Text is a presentation-agnostic specification for block content that you can use with Sanity.

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`relation`

A relation describes a relationship between this content type and another.

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
target	The name of the relation content type.	true
relation	`onToOne`, `manyToOne` or `oneToMany`	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`string`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`text`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`time`

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
required	Determines if value is required. Default: `false`	false

`uid`

A data type for slugs which is typically used to create unique URLs.

Property	Description	Required
type	The data type	true
targetField	The name of the field to create the slug from.	true
required	Determines if value is required.	true

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