Create a global field

POST https://{{base_url}}/v3/global_fields

The Create a global field request allows you to create a new global field in a particular stack of your Contentstack account. You can use this global field in any content type within your stack.
To configure the permissions for your application via OAuth, please include the cm.global-fields.management:write scope.

To use the API Request, you will need to authenticate yourself either with a Management Token (highly recommended) or an Authtoken. 
Read more about it in Authentication.


For more information, refer to the Create a global field API Reference document

Request Params

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
include_branchbooleanSet this to 'true' to include the '_branch' top-level key in the response. This key states the unique ID of the branch where the concerned Contentstack module resides.

Request Body

{"global_field"=>{"title"=>"Servlet", "uid"=>"servlet", "schema"=>[{"display_name"=>"Name", "uid"=>"name", "data_type"=>"text"}, {"data_type"=>"text", "display_name"=>"Rich text editor", "uid"=>"description", "field_metadata"=>{"allow_rich_text"=>true, "description"=>"", "multiline"=>false, "rich_text_type"=>"advanced", "version"=>3}, "multiple"=>false, "mandatory"=>false, "unique"=>false}]}}

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
api_keystring
authtokenstringEnter your authtoken.
authorizationstringFor this call we recommend you to use management token.
branchstringEnter your branch unique ID.
Content-Typestring