diff --git a/hyperdata/src/create.ts b/hyperdata/src/create.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de9155e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyperdata/src/create.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import { contentFrom } from './normalize'
+import {
+  Content,
+  KodaMetadata
+} from './types'
+
+export function createContent<T extends KodaMetadata>(metadata: T): Content {
+  const content = contentFrom(metadata)
+  // TODO: do validation here
+  return content
+}
diff --git a/hyperdata/src/types.ts b/hyperdata/src/types.ts
index 1dfc2ff8..d94cb990 100644
--- a/hyperdata/src/types.ts
+++ b/hyperdata/src/types.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export type OpenSeaMetadata = BaseMetadata &
 
 export type KodaMetadata = OpenSeaMetadata & {
   banner?: string
+  type?: string
 }
 
 export type TezosAttribute = {