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description: 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.
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# ContentTaxonomyTerm

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.

## Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeSObjects(), getDeleted(), getUpdated(), query(), retrieve(), search(), 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 term. This description appears in the API and in the Content Taxonomy tab in the Digital Experiences App. The maximum length is 255 characters.



 |
| DeveloperName | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description

The unique name of the content taxonomy term in the API. This field is unique within your organization. The name:

- must be 80 characters or fewer
- must begin with a letter
- can contain only underscores and alphanumeric characters
- can't include spaces
- can't end with an underscore
- can't contain 2 consecutive underscores





 |
| ExternalId | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, Nillable, Sort, Update

Description

The external ID of the content taxonomy term.



 |
| Name | 

Type

string

Properties

Create, Filter, Group, idLookup, Sort, Update

Description

Name of the content taxonomy term. The name must be between 2 and 255 characters long.



 |

## Usage

To include a term in a taxonomy, you must also use the objects ContentTaxonomyRelatedTerm and ContentTaxonomy. If you create only a ContentTaxonomyTerm, then the term isn’t considered part of the taxonomy, and isn't visible. To relate this term to another term in your taxonomy, use the object ContentTaxonomyTermRelatedTerm.

#### See Also

- [ContentTaxonomy](https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.object_reference.meta/object_reference/sforce_api_objects_contenttaxonomy.htm "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.")
- [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.")
- [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.")