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description: Represents a content taxonomy, which is used to classify and organize Salesforce CMS content. To create a hierarchy of terms in a content taxonomy, use this object in addition to the ContentTaxonomyTerm, ContentTaxonomyRelatedTerm, and ContentTaxonomyTermRelatedTerm objects. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.
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# ContentTaxonomy

Represents a content taxonomy, which is used to classify and organize Salesforce CMS content. To create a hierarchy of terms in a content taxonomy, use this object in addition to the ContentTaxonomyTerm, ContentTaxonomyRelatedTerm, and ContentTaxonomyTermRelatedTerm objects. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), undelete(), update(), upsert()

## Special Access Rules

To view this object, users need the permission View Content Taxonomy enabled. To edit this object, users need View Content Taxonomy and Manage Content Taxonomy enabled.

## Fields

| Field | Details |
| --- | --- |
| Description | 
Type

textarea

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

Description of the content taxonomy. This description appears in the API and in the Content Taxonomy tab in the Digital Experiences App. The maximum length is 255 characters.



 |
| Language | 

Type

picklist

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Restricted picklist, Sort, Update

Description

The combined language and locale ISO code.



 |
| Name | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description

Name of the content taxonomy.



 |

#### See Also

- [ContentTaxonomyRelatedTerm](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contenttaxonomyrelatedterm.htm "Represents the relationship between a term and the content taxonomy to which the term belongs. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.")
- [ContentTaxonomyTerm](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contenttaxonomyterm.htm "Represents a term in a content taxonomy. Terms describe what content is or how it's used, and they’re organized in parent-child relationships in the taxonomy hierarchy. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.")
- [ContentTaxonomyTermRelatedTerm](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contenttaxonomytermrelatedterm.htm "Represents the relationship between two terms in a content taxonomy. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.")
- [ContentTaxonomyTermRelationshipType](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contenttaxonomytermrelationshiptype.htm "Represents the type of relationship between two terms in a content taxonomy. This object is available in API version 63.0 and later.")