Create a Term

Terms serve as the primary classification elements within a taxonomy, allowing you to establish hierarchical structures and incorporate them into entries.

To create a term, log in to your Contentstack account and perform the following steps:

1. Go to your stack where you want to create a term, navigate to the “Settings” icon (press “S”), and select Taxonomy.
2. Create a new taxonomy or select an existing taxonomy in which you want to create terms.
3. Click the Add Term button.
4. Enter the Name for the term. Contentstack auto-generates a Unique ID, which you can edit before saving.

   Note: Once saved, you cannot change the UID.

5. Click the Save button to save the term within your taxonomy.

6. To add another term at the parent level, click Add Term and enter the details for the new term. You can also create a sibling term by clicking the vertical ellipsis next to an existing term and selecting Create Sibling.

7. To create a nested term within a parent term, click the vertical ellipsis next to that term and select Create Child, then enter the details for the child term.

API Reference

To create terms via API, refer to the Create a Term API request.