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Alpha: Document API is currently alpha and subject to breaking changes.

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Summary

Apply a captured ListTemplate to the target list, optionally filtered to specific levels.
  • Operation ID: lists.applyTemplate
  • API member path: editor.doc.lists.applyTemplate(...)
  • Mutates document: yes
  • Idempotency: conditional
  • Supports tracked mode: no
  • Supports dry run: yes
  • Deterministic target resolution: yes

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Expected result

Returns a ListsMutateItemResult receipt; reports NO_OP if all levels already match.

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Input fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
levelsinteger[]no
targetListItemAddressyesListItemAddress
target.kind"block"yesConstant: "block"
target.nodeIdstringyes
target.nodeType"listItem"yesConstant: "listItem"
templateobjectyes
template.levelsobject[]yes
template.version1yesConstant: 1

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Example request

{
  "levels": [
    1
  ],
  "target": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "listItem"
  },
  "template": {
    "levels": [
      {
        "level": 1,
        "lvlText": "example",
        "numFmt": "example"
      }
    ],
    "version": 1
  }
}

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Output fields

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Variant 1 (item.kind=“block”)

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
itemListItemAddressyesListItemAddress
item.kind"block"yesConstant: "block"
item.nodeIdstringyes
item.nodeType"listItem"yesConstant: "listItem"
successtrueyesConstant: true

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Variant 2 (success=false)

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
failureobjectyes
failure.codeenumyes"NO_OP", "INVALID_TARGET", "LEVEL_OUT_OF_RANGE", "INVALID_INPUT"
failure.detailsanyno
failure.messagestringyes
successfalseyesConstant: false

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Example response

{
  "item": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "listItem"
  },
  "success": true
}

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Pre-apply throws

  • TARGET_NOT_FOUND
  • CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE
  • INVALID_TARGET
  • INVALID_INPUT

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Non-applied failure codes

  • NO_OP
  • INVALID_TARGET
  • LEVEL_OUT_OF_RANGE
  • INVALID_INPUT

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Raw schemas

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "levels": {
      "items": {
        "maximum": 8,
        "minimum": 0,
        "type": "integer"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "target": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
    },
    "template": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "levels": {
          "items": {
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "properties": {
              "alignment": {
                "enum": [
                  "left",
                  "center",
                  "right"
                ]
              },
              "indents": {
                "additionalProperties": false,
                "properties": {
                  "firstLine": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "hanging": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  },
                  "left": {
                    "type": "integer"
                  }
                },
                "type": "object"
              },
              "level": {
                "maximum": 8,
                "minimum": 0,
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "lvlText": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "markerFont": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "numFmt": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "pictureBulletId": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "start": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "trailingCharacter": {
                "enum": [
                  "tab",
                  "space",
                  "nothing"
                ]
              }
            },
            "required": [
              "level"
            ],
            "type": "object"
          },
          "type": "array"
        },
        "version": {
          "const": 1
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "version",
        "levels"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "target",
    "template"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

{
  "oneOf": [
    {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "item": {
          "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
        },
        "success": {
          "const": true
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "success",
        "item"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "failure": {
          "additionalProperties": false,
          "properties": {
            "code": {
              "enum": [
                "NO_OP",
                "INVALID_TARGET",
                "LEVEL_OUT_OF_RANGE",
                "INVALID_INPUT"
              ]
            },
            "details": {},
            "message": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "required": [
            "code",
            "message"
          ],
          "type": "object"
        },
        "success": {
          "const": false
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "success",
        "failure"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "item": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
    },
    "success": {
      "const": true
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success",
    "item"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "failure": {
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "properties": {
        "code": {
          "enum": [
            "NO_OP",
            "INVALID_TARGET",
            "LEVEL_OUT_OF_RANGE",
            "INVALID_INPUT"
          ]
        },
        "details": {},
        "message": {
          "type": "string"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "code",
        "message"
      ],
      "type": "object"
    },
    "success": {
      "const": false
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "success",
    "failure"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}