In this article you will see how to get the content type hub URL in SharePoint 2013 Online.
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If so, you can provision a Developer Site from the Office 365 admin center. For more information, see How to: Create a Developer Site within your existing Office 365 subscription.
- You can either start with a free 30-day trial or buy an Office 365 developer subscription (with a one-user license for either option) using one of the following links. This subscription costs $99.00 per year.
Please refer to Set up a development environment for SharePoint Add-ins on Office 365 for more details.
Content Type Hub
Content Type Hub was introduced in SharePoint 2010 for publishing and subscribing the content types. Please refer to the following eBook for more details: Getting Started with Managed Metadata Service in SharePoint 2010. This works a little differently in SharePoint 2013 Online compared to SharePoint 2010/2013 on premise. Content Type Hub is automatically configured in SharePoint 2013 Online and it is hidden in the admin page. In this article you will see how to get the content type hub URL in SharePoint 2013 Online.
- Navigate to the SharePoint 2013 site https://c986.sharepoint.com/sites/Test.
- Click on the Site Actions icon and then click on Site Settings.
- Click on the Content type publishing link available in the Site Collection Administration section.
- On the Hubs section you will see the Content Type Hub URL.
Summary
Thus in this article you saw how to get the content type hub URL in SharePoint 2013 Online.