Apply the default documentation template to a site

Populates an empty site with GitBook's default documentation structure, content, and customization. Use this after creating a site without spaces to give it a ready-to-edit starting point.

Available in MCP

post

Authorizations

AuthorizationstringRequired

Bearer authentication header of the form Bearer <token>.

Path parameters

organizationIdstringRequired

A unique entity identifier

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

siteIdstringRequired

The unique id of the site

Responses

200

Template applied to site.

No content

post/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/template

POST /v1/orgs/{organizationId}/sites/{siteId}/template HTTP/1.1
Host: api.gitbook.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_SECRET_TOKEN
Accept: */*

200

Template applied to site.

No content