Create content¶

Creates one content item with the specified name and Document Type alias under a parent or at the content root.

Syntax¶

create content named "<name>" of type "<document-type-alias>" at root
create content named "<name>" of type "<document-type-alias>" at "<parent-key>"
create content named "<name>" of type "<document-type-alias>" at "<parent-path>"

Examples¶

Create an item below News:

UmbraScript

create content named "Release notes" of type "article" at "/news/"

Create an item at the content root:

UmbraScript

create content named "Site notice" of type "notice" at root

Behavior¶

The new item has no initial property values. For a Document Type that varies by culture, UmbraScript uses the website's default culture for the initial name. The command creates but does not publish the item.

Result¶

The result contains summary, key, name, docType, success, and result. key is null when creation fails.

Permissions¶

Requires access to the UmbraScript section and a signed-in backoffice user for the create operation.

Common failures¶

The name is empty or whitespace.
The Document Type alias does not exist.
The parent key or path cannot be resolved.
Umbraco rejects the parent, Document Type, culture, or current user's operation.