lists.attach

Summary

Convert non-list paragraphs to list items under an existing list sequence. With changeMode:“tracked” the former (unnumbered) paragraph properties are recorded as a w:pPrChange so a reviewer can accept/reject the numbering.

Operation ID: lists.attach
API member path: editor.doc.lists.attach(...)
Mutates document: yes
Idempotency: conditional
Supports tracked mode: yes
Supports dry run: yes
Deterministic target resolution: yes

Expected result

Returns a ListsMutateItemResult confirming attachment.

Input fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
`attachTo`	ListItemAddress	yes	ListItemAddress
`attachTo.kind`	`"block"`	yes	Constant: `"block"`
`attachTo.nodeId`	string	yes
`attachTo.nodeType`	`"listItem"`	yes	Constant: `"listItem"`
`attachTo.story`	StoryLocator	no	StoryLocator
`level`	integer	no
`target`	BlockAddressOrRange	yes	BlockAddressOrRange

Example request

{
  "attachTo": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "listItem",
    "story": {
      "kind": "story",
      "storyType": "body"
    }
  },
  "level": 1,
  "target": {
    "kind": "block",
    "nodeId": "node-def456",
    "nodeType": "paragraph"
  }
}

Output fields

Variant 1 (success=true)

Field	Type	Required	Description
`item`	ListItemAddress	yes	ListItemAddress
`item.kind`	`"block"`	yes	Constant: `"block"`
`item.nodeId`	string	yes
`item.nodeType`	`"listItem"`	yes	Constant: `"listItem"`
`item.story`	StoryLocator	no	StoryLocator
`success`	`true`	yes	Constant: `true`

Variant 2 (success=false)

Field	Type	Required	Description
`failure`	object	yes
`failure.code`	enum	yes	`"INVALID_TARGET"`, `"NO_OP"`
`failure.details`	any	no
`failure.message`	string	yes
`success`	`false`	yes	Constant: `false`

Example response

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

Pre-apply throws

TARGET_NOT_FOUND
CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE
INVALID_TARGET

Non-applied failure codes

INVALID_TARGET
NO_OP

Raw schemas

Raw input schema

{
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "attachTo": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/ListItemAddress"
    },
    "level": {
      "maximum": 8,
      "minimum": 0,
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "target": {
      "$ref": "#/$defs/BlockAddressOrRange"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "target",
    "attachTo"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Raw output schema

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

Raw success schema

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

Raw failure schema

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

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​Summary

​Expected result

​Input fields

​Example request

​Output fields

​Variant 1 (success=true)

​Variant 2 (success=false)

​Example response

​Pre-apply throws

​Non-applied failure codes

​Raw schemas

Summary

Expected result

Input fields

Example request

Output fields

Variant 1 (success=true)

Variant 2 (success=false)

Example response

Pre-apply throws

Non-applied failure codes

Raw schemas