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Updates an existing content type
m365 spo contenttype set [options]`-u, --webUrl <webUrl>`
: URL of the site where the content type to update is defined.
`-i, --id [id]`
: ID of the content type to update. Specify either `id` or `name` but not both.
`-n, --name [name]`
: Name of the content type to update. Specify either `id` or `name` but not both.
`--listTitle [listTitle]`
: Title of the list if you want to update a list content type. Specify either `listTitle`, `listId` or `listUrl`.
`--listId [listId]`
: ID of the list if you want to update a list content type. Specify either `listTitle`, `listId` or `listUrl`.
`--listUrl [listUrl]`
: URL of the list if you want to update a list content type. Specify either `listTitle`, `listId` or `listUrl`.
`--updateChildren`
: Specify if you want to push updates to child content types.:::warning[Updating child content types]
When specifying the --updateChildren flag, SharePoint will only propagate the changes that are made in the current request. If you want to know more about updating a content type and propagating changes to child content types, be sure to read more here.
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Move site content type to a different group.
m365 spo contenttype set --id 0x001001 --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com --Group "My group"Rename list content type.
m365 spo contenttype set --name "My old item" --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com --listTitle "My list" --Name "My item"Configure a form customizer with manifest ID 19890cce-15d8-4af9-bfcb-72da06d13ed8 on a site content type and push changes to child content types.
m365 spo contenttype set --name "My content type" --webUrl https://contoso.sharepoint.com --DisplayFormClientSideComponentId "19890cce-15d8-4af9-bfcb-72da06d13ed8" --EditFormClientSideComponentId "19890cce-15d8-4af9-bfcb-72da06d13ed8" --NewFormClientSideComponentId "19890cce-15d8-4af9-bfcb-72da06d13ed8" --updateChildrenThe command won't return a response on success.