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Managed Topic Input

A managed topic.
Root XML tag
<managedTopic>
JSON example using recordId
This example creates a managed topic from an existing standard topic (using the recordId of the standard topic). It also creates a topic hierarchy by assigning a parent topic with the parentId.
1{
2"managedTopicType":"Navigational",
3"parentId": "0mtR000000001KLIAY",
4"recordId":"0TOD00000000cwk"
5}
JSON example using name
This example creates a new managed topic by name and creates a topic hierarchy by assigning a parent topic with the parentId.
1{
2"name":"Child Topic",
3"managedTopicType":"Navigational",
4"parentId":"0mtR000000001KLIAY"
5}
Properties
Name Type Description Required or Optional Available Version
managedTopic​Type String Type of managed topic.
  • Featured—Topics that are featured, for example, on the community home page, but don’t provide overall navigation.
  • Navigational—Topics that display in a navigational menu in the community.

A topic can be associated with up to two managed topic types, so a topic can be both a Featured topic and a Navigational topic.

You can create up to 25 managed topics per managedTopicType.

To create a child managed topic, specify Navigational as the managedTopicType and specify a parentId.

Required 32.0
name String Name of the managed topic. Required for new topics

You must specify either name or recordId. You can’t specify both.

32.0
parentId String ID of the parent managed topic.

If you specify a parentId, also specify Navigational as the managedTopicType.

You can create up to three levels (parent, direct children, and their children) of managed topics and up to 10 children managed topics per managed topic.

Optional 35.0
recordId String ID of the record to become a managed topic.

In version 32.0, recordId must be a topic ID.

Required for existing topics if the Name property isn’t used

You must specify either name or recordId. You can’t specify both.

32.0