Remove a SharePoint list content type in Power Automate

This post explains how to remove a content type from a SharePoint list using the SharePoint REST API in Power Automate.

The example uses the HTTP action in Power Automate to:

  • retrieve the content type ID for a list content type
  • delete the content type from the list

Get the Content Type ID

Use a GET request to query the list content types and return the StringId for the content type named Document.

Method: GET

Uri: /_api/web/lists/getByTitle('@{outputs('Library_Display_Name')}')/contenttypes?$filter=Name eq 'Document'&$top=1&$select=StringId

Headers:

  • Accept: application/json;odata=verbose

Get Content Type

Remove the content type from the list

Once you have the content type ID, use a POST request with X-HTTP-Method: DELETE to remove it from the list.

Method: POST

Uri: /_api/web/lists/getByTitle('@{outputs('Library_Display_Name')}')/contenttypes('@{body('Get_ContentId_for_Document')?['d']['results'][0]['StringId']}')

Headers:

  • Accept: application/json;odata=verbose
  • Content-Type: application/json;odata=verbose
  • IF-MATCH: *
  • X-HTTP-Method: DELETE

Delete Content Type

Notes

  • Use the list title from the Library_Display_Name variable.
  • If the content type is still in use by items in the list, deletion may fail.
  • IF-MATCH: * ensures the request will delete the current content type regardless of its ETag.

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