Create a Taxonomy

A taxonomy defines the categorical container to organize and structure your website’s content.

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

1. Go to your stack where you want to create a taxonomy, navigate to the “Settings” icon (press “S”), and select Taxonomy.
2. Click the New Taxonomy button. 
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3. In the Create New Taxonomy modal that appears, add the following details:
   1. Enter the Name for the taxonomy. The Unique ID will be auto-generated and can be edited until it's saved.

      NoteRefer to the Restricted Keywords for UIDs to avoid using reserved keywords. Once saved, you cannot change the UID.

   2. Add a Description for your taxonomy. This is an optional step.
4. Finally, click Create Taxonomy.
   
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Within a taxonomy, you can create terms associated with the taxonomy. For instance, if your taxonomy is based on Regions, you can create terms such as USA, Australia, India, Europe, etc.

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To create taxonomies via the API, refer to the Create a Taxonomy API request.