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# Apply a content template to populate a space with initial pages

Populates a space with pages and structure from a specified template, bootstrapping it with a standard documentation layout. Use this to initialise a new space rather than creating pages manually. Optionally apply the template to a specific change request instead of main content by providing the changeRequestId field.

```json
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The file is considered as in the current space if none is provided.","type":"string"}},"required":["kind","file"]},"ContentRefURL":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["url"]},"url":{"type":"string"}},"required":["kind","url"]},"ContentRefPage":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["page"]},"page":{"type":"string"},"space":{"description":"ID of the space the page is in. The page is considered as in the current space if none is provided.","type":"string"}},"required":["kind","page"]},"ContentRefAnchor":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["anchor"]},"anchor":{"type":"string"},"space":{"description":"ID of the space the page is in. The page is considered as in the current space if none is provided.","type":"string"},"page":{"description":"ID of the page the anchor is in. The anchor is considered as in the current page if none is provided.","type":"string"}},"required":["kind","anchor"]},"ContentRefUser":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["user"]},"user":{"type":"string"}},"required":["kind","user"]},"ContentRefCollection":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["collection"]},"collection":{"type":"string"}},"required":["kind","collection"]},"ContentRefSpace":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["space"]},"space":{"type":"string"}},"required":["kind","space"]},"ContentRefReusableContent":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["reusable-content"]},"reusableContent":{"type":"string"},"space":{"type":"string","description":"The space in which the reusable content is defined. If undefined, the reusable content is assumed to be in the same space as the content reference."}},"required":["kind","reusableContent"]},"ContentRefTag":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["tag"]},"tag":{"type":"string","description":"The slug of the tag, also used as the ID, and references the tags defined on a revision."},"space":{"type":"string","description":"The space in which the tag is defined. If undefined, the tag is assumed to be in the same space as the content reference."}},"required":["kind","tag"]},"ContentRefOpenAPI":{"type":"object","properties":{"kind":{"type":"string","enum":["openapi"]},"spec":{"type":"string","description":"Slug of the OpenAPI specification"}},"required":["kind","spec"]}}},"paths":{"/spaces/{spaceId}/content/template":{"post":{"operationId":"applyTemplateToSpace","summary":"Apply a content template to populate a space with initial pages","description":"Populates a space with pages and structure from a specified template, bootstrapping it with a standard documentation layout. Use this to initialise a new space rather than creating pages manually. 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```


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