diff --git a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/content_management_types.ts b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/content_management_types.ts
index f6304d14752c7..56d72013335cd 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/content_management_types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/content_management_types.ts
@@ -64,52 +64,52 @@ export interface ServicesDefinition {
 export interface ServiceTransforms {
   get: {
     in: {
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
   bulkGet: {
     in: {
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
   create: {
     in: {
-      data: ObjectTransforms;
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      data: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
   update: {
     in: {
-      data: ObjectTransforms;
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      data: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
   delete: {
     in: {
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
   search: {
     in: {
-      options: ObjectTransforms;
+      options: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
     out: {
-      result: ObjectTransforms;
+      result: ObjectTransforms<any, any, any, any>;
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.test.ts b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.test.ts
index 795b9582c5c1b..4e7d451272d6d 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.test.ts
@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@
 import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { initTransform } from './object_transform';
 
-import type {
-  ObjectMigrationDefinition,
-  ObjectTransforms,
-  Version,
-  VersionableObject,
-} from './types';
+import type { ObjectMigrationDefinition, Version, VersionableObject } from './types';
 
 interface FooV1 {
   fullName: string;
@@ -58,7 +53,7 @@ const fooMigrationDef: ObjectMigrationDefinition = {
 
 const setup = <UpIn = unknown, UpOut = unknown, DownIn = unknown, DownOut = unknown>(
   browserVersion: Version
-): ObjectTransforms<UpIn, UpOut, DownIn, DownOut> => {
+) => {
   const transformsFactory = initTransform<UpIn, UpOut, DownIn, DownOut>(browserVersion);
   return transformsFactory(fooMigrationDef);
 };
diff --git a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.ts b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.ts
index 9cc3e32e41366..dc34301529f6f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/object_transform.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { ObjectMigrationDefinition, ObjectTransform, ObjectTransforms, Version } from './types';
+import { ObjectMigrationDefinition, ObjectTransform, Version } from './types';
 import { validateObj, validateVersion } from './utils';
 
 /**
@@ -97,11 +97,8 @@ const getTransformFns = <I = unknown, O = unknown>(
  */
 export const initTransform =
   <UpIn = unknown, UpOut = unknown, DownIn = unknown, DownOut = unknown>(requestVersion: Version) =>
-  (
-    migrationDefinition: ObjectMigrationDefinition
-  ): ObjectTransforms<UpIn, UpOut, DownIn, DownOut> => {
+  (migrationDefinition: ObjectMigrationDefinition) => {
     const { latestVersion } = getVersionsMeta(migrationDefinition);
-
     const getVersion = (v: Version | 'latest'): Version => (v === 'latest' ? latestVersion : v);
 
     const validateFn = (value: unknown, version: number = requestVersion) => {
@@ -120,7 +117,11 @@ export const initTransform =
     };
 
     return {
-      up: (obj, to = 'latest', { validate = true }: { validate?: boolean } = {}) => {
+      up: <I = UpIn, O = UpOut>(
+        obj: I,
+        to: number | 'latest' = 'latest',
+        { validate = true }: { validate?: boolean } = {}
+      ) => {
         try {
           if (!migrationDefinition[requestVersion]) {
             return {
@@ -145,16 +146,12 @@ export const initTransform =
             };
           }
 
-          const fns = getTransformFns<UpIn, UpOut>(
-            requestVersion,
-            targetVersion,
-            migrationDefinition
-          );
+          const fns = getTransformFns<I, O>(requestVersion, targetVersion, migrationDefinition);
 
           const value = fns.reduce((acc, fn) => {
-            const res = fn(acc as unknown as UpIn);
+            const res = fn(acc as unknown as I);
             return res;
-          }, obj as unknown as UpOut);
+          }, obj as unknown as O);
 
           return { value, error: null };
         } catch (e) {
@@ -164,7 +161,11 @@ export const initTransform =
           };
         }
       },
-      down: (obj, from = 'latest', { validate = true }: { validate?: boolean } = {}) => {
+      down: <I = DownIn, O = DownOut>(
+        obj: I,
+        from: number | 'latest' = 'latest',
+        { validate = true }: { validate?: boolean } = {}
+      ) => {
         try {
           if (!migrationDefinition[requestVersion]) {
             return {
@@ -189,16 +190,12 @@ export const initTransform =
             }
           }
 
-          const fns = getTransformFns<DownIn, DownOut>(
-            fromVersion,
-            requestVersion,
-            migrationDefinition
-          );
+          const fns = getTransformFns<I, O>(fromVersion, requestVersion, migrationDefinition);
 
           const value = fns.reduce((acc, fn) => {
-            const res = fn(acc as unknown as DownIn);
+            const res = fn(acc as unknown as I);
             return res;
-          }, obj as unknown as DownOut);
+          }, obj as unknown as O);
 
           return { value: value as any, error: null };
         } catch (e) {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/types.ts b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/types.ts
index 7bf3e8aefac7c..bde5d534a723f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-object-versioning/lib/types.ts
@@ -42,21 +42,21 @@ export interface ObjectTransforms<
   DownIn = unknown,
   DownOut = unknown
 > {
-  up: (
-    obj: UpIn,
+  up: <I = UpIn, O = UpOut>(
+    obj: I,
     version?: Version | 'latest',
     options?: {
       /** Validate the object _before_ up transform */
       validate?: boolean;
     }
-  ) => TransformReturn<UpOut>;
-  down: (
+  ) => TransformReturn<O>;
+  down: <I = DownIn, O = DownOut>(
     obj: DownIn,
     version?: Version | 'latest',
     options?: {
       /** Validate the object _before_ down transform */
       validate?: boolean;
     }
-  ) => TransformReturn<DownOut>;
+  ) => TransformReturn<O>;
   validate: (obj: any, version?: Version) => ValidationError | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/public/rpc_client/rpc_client.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/public/rpc_client/rpc_client.ts
index 17ea6a1391a59..08aa3f500cccc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/public/rpc_client/rpc_client.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/public/rpc_client/rpc_client.ts
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ export class RpcClient implements CrudClient {
   constructor(private http: { post: HttpSetup['post'] }) {}
 
   public get<I extends GetIn = GetIn, O = unknown, M = unknown>(input: I) {
-    return this.sendMessage<GetResponse<O, M>>('get', input).then((r) => r.item);
+    return this.sendMessage<GetResponse<O, M>>('get', input).then((r) => r.result);
   }
 
   public bulkGet<I extends BulkGetIn = BulkGetIn, O = unknown, M = unknown>(input: I) {
-    return this.sendMessage<BulkGetResponse<O, M>>('bulkGet', input).then((r) => r.items);
+    return this.sendMessage<BulkGetResponse<O, M>>('bulkGet', input).then((r) => r.result);
   }
 
   public create<I extends CreateIn = CreateIn, O = unknown, M = unknown>(input: I) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/core.test.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/core.test.ts
index 86e3797d2d92b..15671b42f4159 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/core.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/core.test.ts
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           const { fooContentCrud, ctx, cleanUp } = setup({ registerFooType: true });
 
           const res = await fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1');
-          expect(res.item.item).toBeUndefined();
+          expect(res.result.item).toBeUndefined();
 
           cleanUp();
         });
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           const res = await fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1', { forwardInResponse: { foo: 'bar' } });
           expect(res).toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: {
                 // Options forwared in response
                 options: { foo: 'bar' },
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           const { fooContentCrud, ctx, cleanUp } = setup({ registerFooType: true });
 
           const res = await fooContentCrud!.bulkGet(ctx, ['1', '2']);
-          expect(res.items).toEqual({
+          expect(res.result).toEqual({
             hits: [{ item: undefined }, { item: undefined }],
           });
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
 
           expect(res).toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            items: {
+            result: {
               hits: [
                 {
                   item: {
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           const { fooContentCrud, ctx, cleanUp } = setup({ registerFooType: true });
 
           const res = await fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234');
-          expect(res.item.item).toBeUndefined();
+          expect(res.result.item).toBeUndefined();
           await fooContentCrud!.create(
             ctx,
             { title: 'Hello' },
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           );
           expect(fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234')).resolves.toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: {
                 id: '1234',
                 title: 'Hello',
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           await fooContentCrud!.update(ctx, '1234', { title: 'changed' });
           expect(fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234')).resolves.toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: {
                 id: '1234',
                 title: 'changed',
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
 
           expect(fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234')).resolves.toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: {
                 id: '1234',
                 title: 'changed',
@@ -309,14 +309,14 @@ describe('Content Core', () => {
           await fooContentCrud!.create(ctx, { title: 'Hello' }, { id: '1234' });
           expect(fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234')).resolves.toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: expect.any(Object),
             },
           });
           await fooContentCrud!.delete(ctx, '1234');
           expect(fooContentCrud!.get(ctx, '1234')).resolves.toEqual({
             contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-            item: {
+            result: {
               item: undefined,
             },
           });
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/crud.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/crud.ts
index 71fe8209bd8c6..21e13c1e6a698 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/crud.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/core/crud.ts
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ import type { ContentStorage, StorageContext } from './types';
 
 export interface GetResponse<T = unknown, M = void> {
   contentTypeId: string;
-  item: GetResult<T, M>;
+  result: GetResult<T, M>;
 }
 
 export interface BulkGetResponse<T = unknown, M = void> {
   contentTypeId: string;
-  items: BulkGetResult<T, M>;
+  result: BulkGetResult<T, M>;
 }
 
 export interface CreateItemResponse<T = unknown, M = void> {
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export class ContentCrud<T = unknown> {
         options,
       });
 
-      return { contentTypeId: this.contentTypeId, item };
+      return { contentTypeId: this.contentTypeId, result: item };
     } catch (e) {
       this.eventBus.emit({
         type: 'getItemError',
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export class ContentCrud<T = unknown> {
 
       return {
         contentTypeId: this.contentTypeId,
-        items,
+        result: items,
       };
     } catch (e) {
       this.eventBus.emit({
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/bulk_get.test.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/bulk_get.test.ts
index e5783665d291b..ee83da4eea4a5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/bulk_get.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/bulk_get.test.ts
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ describe('RPC -> bulkGet()', () => {
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-        items: expected,
+        result: expected,
       });
 
       expect(storage.bulkGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/get.test.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/get.test.ts
index b826e238ea26e..0e7fe59bb556a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/get.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/get.test.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe('RPC -> get()', () => {
 
       expect(result).toEqual({
         contentTypeId: FOO_CONTENT_ID,
-        item: expected,
+        result: expected,
       });
 
       expect(storage.get).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
diff --git a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/search.test.ts b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/search.test.ts
index bd3a4ffd9fe06..880903a8decb8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/search.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/content_management/server/rpc/procedures/search.test.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,16 @@
  */
 
 import { omit } from 'lodash';
+import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import { ContentManagementServiceDefinitionVersioned } from '@kbn/object-versioning';
 
+import type { SearchQuery } from '../../../common';
 import { validate } from '../../utils';
 import { ContentRegistry } from '../../core/registry';
 import { createMockedStorage } from '../../core/mocks';
 import { EventBus } from '../../core/event_bus';
-import { search } from './search';
-import { ContentManagementServiceDefinitionVersioned } from '@kbn/object-versioning';
-import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { getServiceObjectTransformFactory } from '../services_transforms_factory';
+import { search } from './search';
 
 const { fn, schemas } = search;
 
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ const FOO_CONTENT_ID = 'foo';
 
 describe('RPC -> search()', () => {
   describe('Input/Output validation', () => {
-    const query = { text: 'hello' };
+    const query: SearchQuery = {
+      text: 'hello',
+      tags: { included: ['abc'], excluded: ['def'] },
+      cursor: '1',
+      limit: 50,
+    };
     const validInput = { contentTypeId: 'foo', version: 1, query };
 
     test('should validate that a contentTypeId and "query" object is passed', () => {
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ describe('RPC -> search()', () => {
           input: { ...validInput, query: 123 }, // query is not an object
           expectedError: '[query]: expected a plain object value, but found [number] instead.',
         },
+        {
+          input: { ...validInput, query: { tags: { included: 123 } } }, // invalid query
+          expectedError: '[query.tags.included]: expected value of type [array] but got [number]',
+        },
         {
           input: { ...validInput, unknown: 'foo' },
           expectedError: '[unknown]: definition for this key is missing',
diff --git a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
index 8e5a4556c7335..6bd8273efa1e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/vis_type_alias_registry.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export interface VisualizationListItem {
 export interface VisualizationsAppExtension {
   docTypes: string[];
   searchFields?: string[];
-  toListItem: (savedObject: SimpleSavedObject) => VisualizationListItem;
+  toListItem: (savedObject: SimpleSavedObject<any>) => VisualizationListItem;
 }
 
 export interface VisTypeAlias {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/cm_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/cm_services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..93914097529ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/cm_services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import type {
+  ContentManagementServicesDefinition as ServicesDefinition,
+  Version,
+} from '@kbn/object-versioning';
+
+// We export the versionned service definition from this file and not the barrel to avoid adding
+// the schemas in the "public" js bundle
+
+import { serviceDefinition as v1 } from './v1/cm_services';
+
+export const cmServicesDefinition: { [version: Version]: ServicesDefinition } = {
+  1: v1,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/map_saved_object_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/constants.ts
similarity index 52%
rename from x-pack/plugins/maps/common/map_saved_object_type.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/constants.ts
index f16683f56ef6d..cbc5b1068eb0e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/map_saved_object_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/constants.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions */
+export const LATEST_VERSION = 1;
 
-export type MapSavedObjectAttributes = {
-  title: string;
-  description?: string;
-  mapStateJSON?: string;
-  layerListJSON?: string;
-  uiStateJSON?: string;
-};
+export const CONTENT_ID = 'map';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..daafc194a37fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export { LATEST_VERSION, CONTENT_ID } from './constants';
+
+export type { MapContentType } from './types';
+
+export type {
+  MapAttributes,
+  MapItem,
+  PartialMapItem,
+  MapGetIn,
+  MapGetOut,
+  MapCreateIn,
+  MapCreateOut,
+  CreateOptions,
+  MapUpdateIn,
+  MapUpdateOut,
+  UpdateOptions,
+  MapDeleteIn,
+  MapDeleteOut,
+  MapSearchIn,
+  MapSearchOptions,
+  MapSearchOut,
+} from './latest';
+
+// Today "v1" === "latest" so the export under MapV1 namespace is not really useful
+// We leave it as a reference for future version when it will be needed to export/support older types
+// in the UIs.
+export * as MapV1 from './v1';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/latest.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/latest.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b2f4f73793aa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/latest.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+// Latest version is 1
+export * from './v1';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..f57924cae3d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export type MapContentType = 'map';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0e430b56ced98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/cm_services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import { schema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import type { ContentManagementServicesDefinition as ServicesDefinition } from '@kbn/object-versioning';
+
+const apiError = schema.object({
+  error: schema.string(),
+  message: schema.string(),
+  statusCode: schema.number(),
+  metadata: schema.object({}, { unknowns: 'allow' }),
+});
+
+const referenceSchema = schema.object(
+  {
+    name: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    type: schema.string(),
+    id: schema.string(),
+  },
+  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+);
+
+const referencesSchema = schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema);
+
+const mapAttributesSchema = schema.object(
+  {
+    title: schema.string(),
+    description: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    mapStateJSON: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    layerListJSON: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    uiStateJSON: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  },
+  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+);
+
+const mapSavedObjectSchema = schema.object(
+  {
+    id: schema.string(),
+    type: schema.string(),
+    version: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    createdAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    updatedAt: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+    error: schema.maybe(apiError),
+    attributes: mapAttributesSchema,
+    references: referencesSchema,
+    namespaces: schema.maybe(schema.arrayOf(schema.string())),
+    originId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+  },
+  { unknowns: 'allow' }
+);
+
+const getResultSchema = schema.object(
+  {
+    item: mapSavedObjectSchema,
+    meta: schema.object(
+      {
+        outcome: schema.oneOf([
+          schema.literal('exactMatch'),
+          schema.literal('aliasMatch'),
+          schema.literal('conflict'),
+        ]),
+        aliasTargetId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+        aliasPurpose: schema.maybe(
+          schema.oneOf([
+            schema.literal('savedObjectConversion'),
+            schema.literal('savedObjectImport'),
+          ])
+        ),
+      },
+      { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+    ),
+  },
+  { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+);
+
+const createOptionsSchema = schema.object({
+  references: schema.maybe(referencesSchema),
+});
+
+// Content management service definition.
+// We need it for BWC support between different versions of the content
+export const serviceDefinition: ServicesDefinition = {
+  get: {
+    out: {
+      result: {
+        schema: getResultSchema,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  create: {
+    in: {
+      options: {
+        schema: createOptionsSchema,
+      },
+      data: {
+        schema: mapAttributesSchema,
+      },
+    },
+    out: {
+      result: {
+        schema: schema.object(
+          {
+            item: mapSavedObjectSchema,
+          },
+          { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+        ),
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  update: {
+    in: {
+      options: {
+        schema: createOptionsSchema, // same schema as "create"
+      },
+      data: {
+        schema: mapAttributesSchema,
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  search: {
+    in: {
+      options: {
+        schema: schema.maybe(
+          schema.object(
+            {
+              onlyTitle: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
+            },
+            { unknowns: 'forbid' }
+          )
+        ),
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..272e0e1eb5f2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export type {
+  MapAttributes,
+  MapItem,
+  PartialMapItem,
+  MapGetIn,
+  MapGetOut,
+  MapCreateIn,
+  MapCreateOut,
+  CreateOptions,
+  MapUpdateIn,
+  MapUpdateOut,
+  UpdateOptions,
+  MapDeleteIn,
+  MapDeleteOut,
+  MapSearchIn,
+  MapSearchOptions,
+  MapSearchOut,
+} from './types';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d5a7351226c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/content_management/v1/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import type {
+  GetIn,
+  GetResult,
+  CreateIn,
+  CreateResult,
+  SearchIn,
+  SearchResult,
+  UpdateIn,
+  UpdateResult,
+  DeleteIn,
+  DeleteResult,
+} from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/common';
+import { MapContentType } from '../types';
+
+interface Reference {
+  type: string;
+  id: string;
+  name: string;
+}
+
+/* eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions */
+export type MapAttributes = {
+  title: string;
+  description?: string;
+  mapStateJSON?: string;
+  layerListJSON?: string;
+  uiStateJSON?: string;
+};
+
+export interface MapItem {
+  id: string;
+  type: string;
+  version?: string;
+  createdAt?: string;
+  updatedAt?: string;
+  error?: {
+    error: string;
+    message: string;
+    statusCode: number;
+    metadata?: Record<string, unknown>;
+  };
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+  references: Reference[];
+  namespaces?: string[];
+  originId?: string;
+}
+
+export type PartialMapItem = Omit<MapItem, 'attributes' | 'references'> & {
+  attributes: Partial<MapAttributes>;
+  references: Reference[] | undefined;
+};
+
+// ----------- GET --------------
+
+export type MapGetIn = GetIn<MapContentType>;
+
+export type MapGetOut = GetResult<
+  MapItem,
+  {
+    outcome: 'exactMatch' | 'aliasMatch' | 'conflict';
+    aliasTargetId?: string;
+    aliasPurpose?: 'savedObjectConversion' | 'savedObjectImport';
+  }
+>;
+
+// ----------- CREATE --------------
+
+export interface CreateOptions {
+  /** Array of referenced saved objects. */
+  references?: Reference[];
+}
+
+export type MapCreateIn = CreateIn<MapContentType, MapAttributes, CreateOptions>;
+
+export type MapCreateOut = CreateResult<MapItem>;
+
+// ----------- UPDATE --------------
+
+export interface UpdateOptions {
+  /** Array of referenced saved objects. */
+  references?: Reference[];
+}
+
+export type MapUpdateIn = UpdateIn<MapContentType, MapAttributes, UpdateOptions>;
+
+export type MapUpdateOut = UpdateResult<PartialMapItem>;
+
+// ----------- DELETE --------------
+
+export type MapDeleteIn = DeleteIn<MapContentType>;
+
+export type MapDeleteOut = DeleteResult;
+
+// ----------- SEARCH --------------
+
+export interface MapSearchOptions {
+  /** Flag to indicate to only search the text on the "title" field */
+  onlyTitle?: boolean;
+}
+
+export type MapSearchIn = SearchIn<MapContentType, MapSearchOptions>;
+
+export type MapSearchOut = SearchResult<MapItem>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/extract.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/extract.ts
index d329aefe7cff6..46ff3def8f0bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/extract.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/extract.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { EmbeddableRegistryDefinition } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/common';
 import { MapEmbeddablePersistableState } from './types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { extractReferences } from '../migrations/references';
 
 export const extract: EmbeddableRegistryDefinition['extract'] = (state) => {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const extract: EmbeddableRegistryDefinition['extract'] = (state) => {
 
   // by-value embeddable
   const { attributes, references } = extractReferences({
-    attributes: typedState.attributes as MapSavedObjectAttributes,
+    attributes: typedState.attributes as MapAttributes,
   });
 
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/inject.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/inject.ts
index 4bb26dd00d28d..0fc0963e4be74 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/inject.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/embeddable/inject.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import type { EmbeddableRegistryDefinition } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/common';
 import type { MapEmbeddablePersistableState } from './types';
-import type { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { extractReferences, injectReferences } from '../migrations/references';
 
 export const inject: EmbeddableRegistryDefinition['inject'] = (state, references) => {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export const inject: EmbeddableRegistryDefinition['inject'] = (state, references
     // run embeddable state through extract logic to ensure any state with hard coded ids is replace with refNames
     // refName generation will produce consistent values allowing inject logic to then replace refNames with current ids.
     const { attributes: attributesWithNoHardCodedIds } = extractReferences({
-      attributes: typedState.attributes as MapSavedObjectAttributes,
+      attributes: typedState.attributes as MapAttributes,
     });
 
     const { attributes: attributesWithInjectedIds } = injectReferences({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/add_type_to_termjoin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/add_type_to_termjoin.ts
index b43b8979094bb..868e73fe0ca0b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/add_type_to_termjoin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/add_type_to_termjoin.ts
@@ -5,18 +5,14 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { JoinDescriptor, LayerDescriptor, VectorLayerDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
 import { SOURCE_TYPES } from '../constants';
 
 // enforce type property on joins. It's possible older saved-objects do not have this correctly filled in
 // e.g. sample-data was missing the right.type field.
 // This is just to be safe.
-export function addTypeToTermJoin({
-  attributes,
-}: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+export function addTypeToTermJoin({ attributes }: { attributes: MapAttributes }): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/join_agg_key.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/join_agg_key.ts
index ae102f2ed540f..f74722579ca5a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/join_agg_key.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/join_agg_key.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   LayerDescriptor,
   VectorLayerDescriptor,
 } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 const GROUP_BY_DELIMITER = '_groupby_';
 
@@ -53,11 +53,7 @@ function parseLegacyAggKey(legacyAggKey: string): { aggType: AGG_TYPE; aggFieldN
   };
 }
 
-export function migrateJoinAggKey({
-  attributes,
-}: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+export function migrateJoinAggKey({ attributes }: { attributes: MapAttributes }): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_persisted_state.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_persisted_state.ts
index 0de5c1718910e..bb38a76c2e21e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_persisted_state.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_persisted_state.ts
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@
 
 import { Filter } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { MigrateFunction } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/common';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 export function migrateDataPersistedState(
   {
     attributes,
   }: {
-    attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
+    attributes: MapAttributes;
   },
   filterMigration: MigrateFunction<Filter[], Filter[]>
-): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+): MapAttributes {
   let mapState: { filters: Filter[] } = { filters: [] };
   if (attributes.mapStateJSON) {
     try {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_view_persisted_state.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_view_persisted_state.ts
index 413afbdc245b9..6247320736a7f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_view_persisted_state.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_data_view_persisted_state.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 import type { Serializable } from '@kbn/utility-types';
 import type { DataViewSpec } from '@kbn/data-plugin/common';
 import { MigrateFunction } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/common';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 export function migrateDataViewsPersistedState(
   {
     attributes,
   }: {
-    attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
+    attributes: MapAttributes;
   },
   migration: MigrateFunction<Serializable, Serializable>
-): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+): MapAttributes {
   let mapState: { adHocDataViews?: DataViewSpec[] } = { adHocDataViews: [] };
   if (attributes.mapStateJSON) {
     try {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_other_category_color.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_other_category_color.ts
index eaa1953efb8e6..c53f4e6409fcc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_other_category_color.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/migrate_other_category_color.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {
   LayerDescriptor,
   VectorStyleDescriptor,
 } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 const COLOR_STYLES = [
   VECTOR_STYLES.FILL_COLOR,
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ function migrateColorProperty(
 export function migrateOtherCategoryColor({
   attributes,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+}): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/move_attribution.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/move_attribution.ts
index 6ab5fb93ca981..66aff324ed370 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/move_attribution.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/move_attribution.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { LayerDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
 
 // In 7.14, attribution added to the layer_descriptor. Prior to 7.14, 2 sources, WMS and TMS, had attribution on source descriptor.
-export function moveAttribution({
-  attributes,
-}: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+export function moveAttribution({ attributes }: { attributes: MapAttributes }): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/references.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/references.ts
index fc94236583470..07848ed4611ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/references.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/references.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 import type { DataViewSpec } from '@kbn/data-plugin/common';
 import { SavedObjectReference } from '@kbn/core/types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { LayerDescriptor, VectorLayerDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
 
 interface IndexPatternReferenceDescriptor {
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export function extractReferences({
   attributes,
   references = [],
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
   references?: SavedObjectReference[];
 }) {
   if (!attributes.layerListJSON) {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ export function injectReferences({
   attributes,
   references,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
   references: SavedObjectReference[];
 }) {
   if (!attributes.layerListJSON) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/remove_bounds.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/remove_bounds.ts
index 08858aeee64af..a91766ad4556c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/remove_bounds.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/remove_bounds.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 export function removeBoundsFromSavedObject({
   attributes,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+}): MapAttributes {
   const newAttributes = { ...attributes };
   // @ts-expect-error
   // This removes an unused parameter from pre 7.8=< saved objects
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/rename_layer_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/rename_layer_types.ts
index 6ba924ff32268..07965654752ff 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/rename_layer_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/rename_layer_types.ts
@@ -7,18 +7,14 @@
 
 import { LAYER_TYPE } from '../constants';
 import { LayerDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 // LAYER_TYPE constants renamed in 8.1 to provide more distinguishable names that better refect layer.
 // TILED_VECTOR replaced with MVT_VECTOR
 // VECTOR_TILE replaced with EMS_VECTOR_TILE
 // VECTOR replaced with GEOJSON_VECTOR
 // TILE replaced with RASTER_TILE
-export function renameLayerTypes({
-  attributes,
-}: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+export function renameLayerTypes({ attributes }: { attributes: MapAttributes }): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/scaling_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/scaling_type.ts
index 5106784a16d0a..25c0e666985a9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/scaling_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/scaling_type.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { SOURCE_TYPES, SCALING_TYPES } from '../constants';
 import { LayerDescriptor, ESSearchSourceDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 function isEsDocumentSource(layerDescriptor: LayerDescriptor) {
   const sourceType = _.get(layerDescriptor, 'sourceDescriptor.type');
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ function isEsDocumentSource(layerDescriptor: LayerDescriptor) {
 export function migrateUseTopHitsToScalingType({
   attributes,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+}): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_default_auto_fit_to_bounds.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_default_auto_fit_to_bounds.ts
index af86b62165683..561683b13310b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_default_auto_fit_to_bounds.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_default_auto_fit_to_bounds.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 export function setDefaultAutoFitToBounds({
   attributes,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+}): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.mapStateJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes.ts
index aab0d6b345428..e31eb02fbc262 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 import { SOURCE_TYPES } from '../constants';
 import { LayerDescriptor, EMSTMSSourceDescriptor } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 // LightModeDefault added to EMSTMSSourceDescriptor in 8.0.0
 // to avoid changing auto selected light mode tiles for maps created < 8.0.0
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
 export function setEmsTmsDefaultModes({
   attributes,
 }: {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
-}): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
+}): MapAttributes {
   if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
     return attributes;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.test.ts
index 1b9c6adfa2eb5..ff216c3cfd64a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 import mapSavedObjects from './test_resources/sample_map_saved_objects.json';
 import { LayerStatsCollector } from './layer_stats_collector';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 const expecteds = [
   {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ const expecteds = [
 ];
 
 const testsToRun = mapSavedObjects.map(
-  (savedObject: { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }, index: number) => {
+  (savedObject: { attributes: MapAttributes }, index: number) => {
     const { attributes } = savedObject;
     return [attributes, expecteds[index]] as const;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.ts
index e31f4120194f6..4097c58377ef8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/layer_stats_collector.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
   LayerDescriptor,
   VectorLayerDescriptor,
 } from '../descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { EMS_BASEMAP_KEYS, JOIN_KEYS, LAYER_KEYS, RESOLUTION_KEYS, SCALING_KEYS } from './types';
 
 export class LayerStatsCollector {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class LayerStatsCollector {
   private _layerTypeCounts: { [key: string]: number } = {};
   private _sourceIds: Set<string> = new Set();
 
-  constructor(attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes) {
+  constructor(attributes: MapAttributes) {
     if (!attributes || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.test.ts
index 91086641beca8..3a92381d0bb69 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // @ts-ignore
 import mapSavedObjects from './test_resources/sample_map_saved_objects.json';
 import { MapSettingsCollector } from './map_settings_collector';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 
 const expecteds = [
   {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const expecteds = [
 ];
 
 const testsToRun = mapSavedObjects.map(
-  (savedObject: { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }, index: number) => {
+  (savedObject: { attributes: MapAttributes }, index: number) => {
     const { attributes } = savedObject;
     return [attributes, expecteds[index]] as const;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.ts
index b310b69f6fa36..905d82ae882a5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/common/telemetry/map_settings_collector.ts
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../content_management';
 import { MapSettings } from '../descriptor_types';
 
 export class MapSettingsCollector {
   private _customIconsCount: number = 0;
 
-  constructor(attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes) {
+  constructor(attributes: MapAttributes) {
     if (!attributes || !attributes.mapStateJSON) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/maps/kibana.jsonc
index 416bcf32eb3f8..bfb15e72828a2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/kibana.jsonc
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@
       "mapsEms",
       "savedObjects",
       "share",
-      "presentationUtil"
+      "presentationUtil",
+      "contentManagement"
     ],
     "optionalPlugins": [
       "cloud",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/duplicate_title_check.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/duplicate_title_check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eb8f4760774ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/duplicate_title_check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { OverlayStart } from '@kbn/core/public';
+
+import { mapsClient } from './maps_client';
+
+const rejectErrorMessage = i18n.translate('xpack.maps.saveDuplicateRejectedDescription', {
+  defaultMessage: 'Save with duplicate title confirmation was rejected',
+});
+
+interface Props {
+  title: string;
+  id?: string;
+  getDisplayName: () => string;
+  onTitleDuplicate: () => void;
+  lastSavedTitle: string;
+  copyOnSave: boolean;
+  isTitleDuplicateConfirmed: boolean;
+}
+
+interface Context {
+  overlays: OverlayStart;
+}
+
+export const checkForDuplicateTitle = async (
+  {
+    id,
+    title,
+    lastSavedTitle,
+    copyOnSave,
+    isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
+    getDisplayName,
+    onTitleDuplicate,
+  }: Props,
+  { overlays }: Context
+) => {
+  if (isTitleDuplicateConfirmed) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (title === lastSavedTitle && !copyOnSave) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  const { hits } = await mapsClient.search(
+    {
+      text: `"${title}"`,
+      limit: 10,
+    },
+    { onlyTitle: true }
+  );
+
+  const existing = hits.find((obj) => obj.attributes.title.toLowerCase() === title.toLowerCase());
+
+  if (!existing || existing.id === id) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  onTitleDuplicate();
+  return Promise.reject(new Error(rejectErrorMessage));
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8067e4250c9f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export { mapsClient } from './maps_client';
+
+export { checkForDuplicateTitle } from './duplicate_title_check';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/maps_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/maps_client.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..932765899da22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/content_management/maps_client.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import type { SearchQuery } from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/common';
+
+import type {
+  MapGetIn,
+  MapGetOut,
+  MapCreateIn,
+  MapCreateOut,
+  MapUpdateIn,
+  MapUpdateOut,
+  MapDeleteIn,
+  MapDeleteOut,
+  MapSearchIn,
+  MapSearchOut,
+  MapSearchOptions,
+} from '../../common/content_management';
+import { getContentManagement } from '../kibana_services';
+
+const get = async (id: string) => {
+  return getContentManagement().client.get<MapGetIn, MapGetOut>({
+    contentTypeId: 'map',
+    id,
+  });
+};
+
+const create = async ({ data, options }: Omit<MapCreateIn, 'contentTypeId'>) => {
+  const res = await getContentManagement().client.create<MapCreateIn, MapCreateOut>({
+    contentTypeId: 'map',
+    data,
+    options,
+  });
+  return res;
+};
+
+const update = async ({ id, data, options }: Omit<MapUpdateIn, 'contentTypeId'>) => {
+  const res = await getContentManagement().client.update<MapUpdateIn, MapUpdateOut>({
+    contentTypeId: 'map',
+    id,
+    data,
+    options,
+  });
+  return res;
+};
+
+const deleteMap = async (id: string) => {
+  await getContentManagement().client.delete<MapDeleteIn, MapDeleteOut>({
+    contentTypeId: 'map',
+    id,
+  });
+};
+
+const search = async (query: SearchQuery = {}, options?: MapSearchOptions) => {
+  return getContentManagement().client.search<MapSearchIn, MapSearchOut>({
+    contentTypeId: 'map',
+    query,
+    options,
+  });
+};
+
+export const mapsClient = {
+  get,
+  create,
+  update,
+  delete: deleteMap,
+  search,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.test.tsx
index 1528290dcde2f..f650b4e077199 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.test.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { getControlledBy, MapEmbeddable } from './map_embeddable';
 import { buildExistsFilter, disableFilter, pinFilter, toggleFilterNegated } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import type { DataViewFieldBase, DataViewBase } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { MapEmbeddableConfig, MapEmbeddableInput } from './types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 
 jest.mock('../kibana_services', () => {
   return {
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jest.mock('../routes/map_page', () => {
   class MockSavedMap {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
     private _store = require('../reducers/store').createMapStore();
-    private _attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes = {
+    private _attributes: MapAttributes = {
       title: 'myMap',
     };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/types.ts
index bd5e1621e18f0..95b37b32048b2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/types.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import type { Filter, Query, TimeRange } from '@kbn/es-query';
 import { MapCenterAndZoom, MapExtent, MapSettings } from '../../common/descriptor_types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 
 export interface MapEmbeddableConfig {
   editable: boolean;
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ interface MapEmbeddableState {
   isMovementSynchronized?: boolean;
 }
 export type MapByValueInput = {
-  attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes;
+  attributes: MapAttributes;
 } & EmbeddableInput &
   MapEmbeddableState;
 export type MapByReferenceInput = SavedObjectEmbeddableInput & MapEmbeddableState;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/kibana_services.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/kibana_services.ts
index b9c64946f7fa3..315f75c313fa5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/kibana_services.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export const getHttp = () => coreStart.http;
 export const getExecutionContextService = () => coreStart.executionContext;
 export const getTimeFilter = () => pluginsStart.data.query.timefilter.timefilter;
 export const getToasts = () => coreStart.notifications.toasts;
-export const getSavedObjectsClient = () => coreStart.savedObjects.client;
 export const getCoreChrome = () => coreStart.chrome;
 export const getDevToolsCapabilities = () => coreStart.application.capabilities.dev_tools;
 export const getMapsCapabilities = () => coreStart.application.capabilities.maps;
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ export const getSpacesApi = () => pluginsStart.spaces;
 export const getTheme = () => coreStart.theme;
 export const getApplication = () => coreStart.application;
 export const getUsageCollection = () => pluginsStart.usageCollection;
+export const getContentManagement = () => pluginsStart.contentManagement;
 export const isScreenshotMode = () => {
   return pluginsStart.screenshotMode ? pluginsStart.screenshotMode.isScreenshotMode() : false;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/map_attribute_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/map_attribute_service.ts
index ce1d59f5b328c..b93c5421f5cb3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/map_attribute_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/map_attribute_service.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 import { SavedObjectReference } from '@kbn/core/types';
 import type { ResolvedSimpleSavedObject } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { AttributeService } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
-import { checkForDuplicateTitle, OnSaveProps } from '@kbn/saved-objects-plugin/public';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { OnSaveProps } from '@kbn/saved-objects-plugin/public';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../common/content_management';
 import { MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../common/constants';
 import { getMapEmbeddableDisplayName } from '../common/i18n_getters';
-import { getCoreOverlays, getEmbeddableService, getSavedObjectsClient } from './kibana_services';
+import { getCoreOverlays, getEmbeddableService } from './kibana_services';
 import { extractReferences, injectReferences } from '../common/migrations/references';
+import { mapsClient, checkForDuplicateTitle } from './content_management';
 import { MapByValueInput, MapByReferenceInput } from './embeddable/types';
 
 export interface SharingSavedObjectProps {
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ export interface SharingSavedObjectProps {
   sourceId?: string;
 }
 
-type MapDoc = MapSavedObjectAttributes & {
+type MapDoc = MapAttributes & {
   references?: SavedObjectReference[];
 };
 export interface MapUnwrapMetaInfo {
@@ -62,19 +63,12 @@ export function getMapAttributeService(): MapAttributeService {
         references: savedObjectClientReferences,
       });
 
-      const savedObject = await (savedObjectId
-        ? getSavedObjectsClient().update<MapSavedObjectAttributes>(
-            MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
-            savedObjectId,
-            updatedAttributes,
-            { references }
-          )
-        : getSavedObjectsClient().create<MapSavedObjectAttributes>(
-            MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
-            updatedAttributes,
-            { references }
-          ));
-      return { id: savedObject.id };
+      const {
+        item: { id },
+      } = await (savedObjectId
+        ? mapsClient.update({ id: savedObjectId, data: updatedAttributes, options: { references } })
+        : mapsClient.create({ data: updatedAttributes, options: { references } }));
+      return { id };
     },
     unwrapMethod: async (
       savedObjectId: string
@@ -83,14 +77,9 @@ export function getMapAttributeService(): MapAttributeService {
       metaInfo: MapUnwrapMetaInfo;
     }> => {
       const {
-        saved_object: savedObject,
-        outcome,
-        alias_target_id: aliasTargetId,
-        alias_purpose: aliasPurpose,
-      } = await getSavedObjectsClient().resolve<MapSavedObjectAttributes>(
-        MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
-        savedObjectId
-      );
+        item: savedObject,
+        meta: { outcome, aliasPurpose, aliasTargetId },
+      } = await mapsClient.get(savedObjectId);
 
       if (savedObject.error) {
         throw savedObject.error;
@@ -118,13 +107,11 @@ export function getMapAttributeService(): MapAttributeService {
           title: props.newTitle,
           copyOnSave: false,
           lastSavedTitle: '',
-          getEsType: () => MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+          isTitleDuplicateConfirmed: props.isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
           getDisplayName: getMapEmbeddableDisplayName,
+          onTitleDuplicate: props.onTitleDuplicate,
         },
-        props.isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
-        props.onTitleDuplicate,
         {
-          savedObjectsClient: getSavedObjectsClient(),
           overlays: getCoreOverlays(),
         }
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/maps_vis_type_alias.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/maps_vis_type_alias.ts
index e2506106ed6ec..d26108737ab33 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/maps_vis_type_alias.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/maps_vis_type_alias.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import type { VisualizationsSetup, VisualizationStage } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
-import type { SimpleSavedObject } from '@kbn/core/public';
-import type { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapItem } from '../common/content_management';
 import {
   APP_ID,
   APP_ICON,
@@ -37,9 +36,8 @@ export function getMapsVisTypeAlias(visualizations: VisualizationsSetup) {
       visualizations: {
         docTypes: [MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE],
         searchFields: ['title^3'],
-        toListItem(savedObject: SimpleSavedObject) {
-          const { id, type, updatedAt, attributes } =
-            savedObject as SimpleSavedObject<MapSavedObjectAttributes>;
+        toListItem(mapItem: MapItem) {
+          const { id, type, updatedAt, attributes } = mapItem;
           const { title, description } = attributes;
 
           return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
index a59d31c6b430b..0d558699e6e51 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import type { DataPublicPluginSetup, DataPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/data-plu
 import type { UnifiedSearchPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/unified-search-plugin/public';
 import type { LicensingPluginSetup, LicensingPluginStart } from '@kbn/licensing-plugin/public';
 import type { FileUploadPluginStart } from '@kbn/file-upload-plugin/public';
-import type { SavedObjectsStart } from '@kbn/saved-objects-plugin/public';
 import type { PresentationUtilPluginStart } from '@kbn/presentation-util-plugin/public';
 import type { SavedObjectTaggingPluginStart } from '@kbn/saved-objects-tagging-plugin/public';
 import type { ChartsPluginStart } from '@kbn/charts-plugin/public';
@@ -42,6 +41,11 @@ import type { SpacesPluginStart } from '@kbn/spaces-plugin/public';
 import type { CloudSetup } from '@kbn/cloud-plugin/public';
 import type { LensPublicSetup } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
 import { ScreenshotModePluginSetup } from '@kbn/screenshot-mode-plugin/public';
+import type {
+  ContentManagementPublicSetup,
+  ContentManagementPublicStart,
+} from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/public';
+
 import {
   createRegionMapFn,
   GEOHASH_GRID,
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ import { setIsCloudEnabled, setMapAppConfig, setStartServices } from './kibana_s
 import { MapInspectorView, VectorTileInspectorView } from './inspector';
 
 import { setupLensChoroplethChart } from './lens';
+import { CONTENT_ID, LATEST_VERSION } from '../common/content_management';
 
 export interface MapsPluginSetupDependencies {
   cloud?: CloudSetup;
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ export interface MapsPluginSetupDependencies {
   licensing: LicensingPluginSetup;
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionSetup;
   screenshotMode?: ScreenshotModePluginSetup;
+  contentManagement: ContentManagementPublicSetup;
 }
 
 export interface MapsPluginStartDependencies {
@@ -109,13 +115,13 @@ export interface MapsPluginStartDependencies {
   uiActions: UiActionsStart;
   share: SharePluginStart;
   visualizations: VisualizationsStart;
-  savedObjects: SavedObjectsStart;
   dashboard: DashboardStart;
   savedObjectsTagging?: SavedObjectTaggingPluginStart;
   presentationUtil: PresentationUtilPluginStart;
   security?: SecurityPluginStart;
   spaces?: SpacesPluginStart;
   mapsEms: MapsEmsPluginPublicStart;
+  contentManagement: ContentManagementPublicStart;
   screenshotMode?: ScreenshotModePluginSetup;
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionSetup;
 }
@@ -201,6 +207,14 @@ export class MapsPlugin
       },
     });
 
+    plugins.contentManagement.registry.register({
+      id: CONTENT_ID,
+      version: {
+        latest: LATEST_VERSION,
+      },
+      name: getAppTitle(),
+    });
+
     setupLensChoroplethChart(core, plugins.expressions, plugins.lens);
 
     // register wrapper around legacy tile_map and region_map visualizations
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/load_list_and_render.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/load_list_and_render.tsx
index 62403cd4db327..26cb872006dee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/load_list_and_render.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/load_list_and_render.tsx
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Redirect } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { EmbeddableStateTransfer } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import { ScopedHistory } from '@kbn/core/public';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient, getToasts } from '../../kibana_services';
+import { getToasts } from '../../kibana_services';
 import { MapsListView } from './maps_list_view';
-import { APP_ID, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants';
+import { APP_ID } from '../../../common/constants';
+import { mapsClient } from '../../content_management';
 
 interface Props {
   history: ScopedHistory;
@@ -38,13 +39,9 @@ export class LoadListAndRender extends Component<Props> {
 
   async _loadMapsList() {
     try {
-      const results = await getSavedObjectsClient().find({
-        type: MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
-        perPage: 1,
-        fields: ['title'],
-      });
+      const results = await mapsClient.search({ limit: 1 });
       if (this._isMounted) {
-        this.setState({ mapsLoaded: true, hasSavedMaps: !!results.savedObjects.length });
+        this.setState({ mapsLoaded: true, hasSavedMaps: !!results.hits.length });
       }
     } catch (err) {
       if (this._isMounted) {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/maps_list_view.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/maps_list_view.tsx
index 759189f509db0..e1ce3e801aac3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/maps_list_view.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/list_page/maps_list_view.tsx
@@ -5,37 +5,29 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
-import { SavedObjectReference } from '@kbn/core/types';
+import React, { useCallback, memo } from 'react';
 import type { SavedObjectsFindOptionsReference, ScopedHistory } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { METRIC_TYPE } from '@kbn/analytics';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { TableListView } from '@kbn/content-management-table-list';
 import type { UserContentCommonSchema } from '@kbn/content-management-table-list';
-import { SimpleSavedObject } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-browser';
-import { APP_ID, getEditPath, MAP_PATH, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants';
+
+import type { MapItem } from '../../../common/content_management';
+import { APP_ID, getEditPath, MAP_PATH } from '../../../common/constants';
 import {
   getMapsCapabilities,
   getCoreChrome,
   getExecutionContextService,
   getNavigateToApp,
-  getSavedObjectsClient,
   getUiSettings,
   getUsageCollection,
 } from '../../kibana_services';
 import { getAppTitle } from '../../../common/i18n_getters';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import { mapsClient } from '../../content_management';
 
 const SAVED_OBJECTS_LIMIT_SETTING = 'savedObjects:listingLimit';
 const SAVED_OBJECTS_PER_PAGE_SETTING = 'savedObjects:perPage';
 
-interface MapItem {
-  id: string;
-  title: string;
-  description?: string;
-  references?: SavedObjectReference[];
-}
-
 interface MapUserContent extends UserContentCommonSchema {
   type: string;
   attributes: {
@@ -51,59 +43,26 @@ function navigateToNewMap() {
   });
 }
 
-const toTableListViewSavedObject = (
-  savedObject: SimpleSavedObject<MapSavedObjectAttributes>
-): MapUserContent => {
+const toTableListViewSavedObject = (mapItem: MapItem): MapUserContent => {
   return {
-    ...savedObject,
-    updatedAt: savedObject.updatedAt!,
+    ...mapItem,
+    updatedAt: mapItem.updatedAt!,
     attributes: {
-      ...savedObject.attributes,
-      title: savedObject.attributes.title ?? '',
+      ...mapItem.attributes,
+      title: mapItem.attributes.title ?? '',
     },
   };
 };
 
-async function findMaps(
-  searchTerm: string,
-  {
-    references,
-    referencesToExclude,
-  }: {
-    references?: SavedObjectsFindOptionsReference[];
-    referencesToExclude?: SavedObjectsFindOptionsReference[];
-  } = {}
-) {
-  const resp = await getSavedObjectsClient().find<MapSavedObjectAttributes>({
-    type: MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
-    search: searchTerm ? `${searchTerm}*` : undefined,
-    perPage: getUiSettings().get(SAVED_OBJECTS_LIMIT_SETTING),
-    page: 1,
-    searchFields: ['title^3', 'description'],
-    defaultSearchOperator: 'AND',
-    fields: ['description', 'title'],
-    hasReference: references,
-    hasNoReference: referencesToExclude,
-  });
-
-  return {
-    total: resp.total,
-    hits: resp.savedObjects.map(toTableListViewSavedObject),
-  };
-}
-
-async function deleteMaps(items: object[]) {
-  const deletions = items.map((item) => {
-    return getSavedObjectsClient().delete(MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, (item as MapItem).id);
-  });
-  await Promise.all(deletions);
+async function deleteMaps(items: Array<{ id: string }>) {
+  await Promise.all(items.map(({ id }) => mapsClient.delete(id)));
 }
 
 interface Props {
   history: ScopedHistory;
 }
 
-export function MapsListView(props: Props) {
+function MapsListViewComp({ history }: Props) {
   getExecutionContextService().set({
     type: 'application',
     name: APP_ID,
@@ -117,6 +76,42 @@ export function MapsListView(props: Props) {
   getCoreChrome().docTitle.change(getAppTitle());
   getCoreChrome().setBreadcrumbs([{ text: getAppTitle() }]);
 
+  const findMaps = useCallback(
+    async (
+      searchTerm: string,
+      {
+        references = [],
+        referencesToExclude = [],
+      }: {
+        references?: SavedObjectsFindOptionsReference[];
+        referencesToExclude?: SavedObjectsFindOptionsReference[];
+      } = {}
+    ) => {
+      return mapsClient
+        .search({
+          text: searchTerm ? `${searchTerm}*` : undefined,
+          limit: getUiSettings().get(SAVED_OBJECTS_LIMIT_SETTING),
+          tags: {
+            included: references.map(({ id }) => id),
+            excluded: referencesToExclude.map(({ id }) => id),
+          },
+        })
+        .then(({ hits, pagination: { total } }) => {
+          return {
+            total,
+            hits: hits.map(toTableListViewSavedObject),
+          };
+        })
+        .catch((e) => {
+          return {
+            total: 0,
+            hits: [],
+          };
+        });
+    },
+    []
+  );
+
   return (
     <TableListView<MapUserContent>
       id="map"
@@ -134,7 +129,9 @@ export function MapsListView(props: Props) {
         defaultMessage: 'maps',
       })}
       tableListTitle={getAppTitle()}
-      onClickTitle={({ id }) => props.history.push(getEditPath(id))}
+      onClickTitle={({ id }) => history.push(getEditPath(id))}
     />
   );
 }
+
+export const MapsListView = memo(MapsListViewComp);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
index 30ce717b014dc..db9cd039071ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/saved_map/saved_map.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { EmbeddableStateTransfer } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import { ScopedHistory } from '@kbn/core/public';
 import { OnSaveProps } from '@kbn/saved-objects-plugin/public';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../../../common/content_management';
 import { APP_ID, MAP_PATH, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../../common/constants';
 import { createMapStore, MapStore, MapStoreState } from '../../../reducers/store';
 import { MapSettings } from '../../../../common/descriptor_types';
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function setMapSettingsFromEncodedState(settings: Partial<MapSettings>) {
 }
 
 export class SavedMap {
-  private _attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes | null = null;
+  private _attributes: MapAttributes | null = null;
   private _sharingSavedObjectProps: SharingSavedObjectProps | null = null;
   private readonly _defaultLayers: LayerDescriptor[];
   private readonly _embeddableId?: string;
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ export class SavedMap {
     return this._attributes.title !== undefined ? this._attributes.title : '';
   }
 
-  public getAttributes(): MapSavedObjectAttributes {
+  public getAttributes(): MapAttributes {
     if (!this._attributes) {
       throw new Error('Invalid usage, must await whenReady before calling getAttributes');
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/top_nav_config.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/top_nav_config.tsx
index 2204d38483f49..8b7efa9335858 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/top_nav_config.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/routes/map_page/top_nav_config.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Adapters } from '@kbn/inspector-plugin/public';
 import {
-  checkForDuplicateTitle,
   SavedObjectSaveModalOrigin,
   OnSaveProps,
   showSaveModal,
@@ -24,14 +23,13 @@ import {
   getMapsCapabilities,
   getIsAllowByValueEmbeddables,
   getInspector,
-  getSavedObjectsClient,
   getCoreOverlays,
   getSavedObjectsTagging,
   getPresentationUtilContext,
 } from '../../kibana_services';
-import { MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { SavedMap } from './saved_map';
 import { getMapEmbeddableDisplayName } from '../../../common/i18n_getters';
+import { checkForDuplicateTitle } from '../../content_management';
 
 const SavedObjectSaveModalDashboard = withSuspense(LazySavedObjectSaveModalDashboard);
 
@@ -180,13 +178,11 @@ export function getTopNavConfig({
                   title: props.newTitle,
                   copyOnSave: props.newCopyOnSave,
                   lastSavedTitle: savedMap.getSavedObjectId() ? savedMap.getTitle() : '',
-                  getEsType: () => MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+                  isTitleDuplicateConfirmed: props.isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
                   getDisplayName: getMapEmbeddableDisplayName,
+                  onTitleDuplicate: props.onTitleDuplicate,
                 },
-                props.isTitleDuplicateConfirmed,
-                props.onTitleDuplicate,
                 {
-                  savedObjectsClient: getSavedObjectsClient(),
                   overlays: getCoreOverlays(),
                 }
               );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ff740b7374714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+
+export { MapsStorage } from './maps_storage';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/maps_storage.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/maps_storage.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7633c2283fef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/content_management/maps_storage.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import Boom from '@hapi/boom';
+import type { SearchQuery } from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/common';
+import type { ContentStorage, StorageContext } from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/server';
+import type {
+  SavedObject,
+  SavedObjectReference,
+  SavedObjectsFindOptions,
+} from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server';
+
+import { CONTENT_ID } from '../../common/content_management';
+import { cmServicesDefinition } from '../../common/content_management/cm_services';
+import type {
+  MapItem,
+  PartialMapItem,
+  MapContentType,
+  MapAttributes,
+  MapGetOut,
+  MapCreateIn,
+  MapCreateOut,
+  CreateOptions,
+  MapUpdateIn,
+  MapUpdateOut,
+  UpdateOptions,
+  MapDeleteOut,
+  MapSearchOptions,
+  MapSearchOut,
+} from '../../common/content_management';
+
+const savedObjectClientFromRequest = async (ctx: StorageContext) => {
+  if (!ctx.requestHandlerContext) {
+    throw new Error('Storage context.requestHandlerContext missing.');
+  }
+
+  const { savedObjects } = await ctx.requestHandlerContext.core;
+  return savedObjects.client;
+};
+
+type PartialSavedObject<T> = Omit<SavedObject<Partial<T>>, 'references'> & {
+  references: SavedObjectReference[] | undefined;
+};
+
+function savedObjectToMapItem(savedObject: SavedObject<MapAttributes>, partial: false): MapItem;
+
+function savedObjectToMapItem(
+  savedObject: PartialSavedObject<MapAttributes>,
+  partial: true
+): PartialMapItem;
+
+function savedObjectToMapItem(
+  savedObject: SavedObject<MapAttributes> | PartialSavedObject<MapAttributes>
+): MapItem | PartialMapItem {
+  const {
+    id,
+    type,
+    updated_at: updatedAt,
+    created_at: createdAt,
+    attributes: { title, description, layerListJSON, mapStateJSON, uiStateJSON },
+    references,
+    error,
+    namespaces,
+  } = savedObject;
+
+  return {
+    id,
+    type,
+    updatedAt,
+    createdAt,
+    attributes: {
+      title,
+      description,
+      layerListJSON,
+      mapStateJSON,
+      uiStateJSON,
+    },
+    references,
+    error,
+    namespaces,
+  };
+}
+
+const SO_TYPE: MapContentType = 'map';
+
+export class MapsStorage implements ContentStorage<MapItem, PartialMapItem> {
+  constructor() {}
+
+  async get(ctx: StorageContext, id: string): Promise<MapGetOut> {
+    const {
+      utils: { getTransforms },
+      version: { request: requestVersion },
+    } = ctx;
+    const transforms = getTransforms(cmServicesDefinition, requestVersion);
+    const soClient = await savedObjectClientFromRequest(ctx);
+
+    // Save data in DB
+    const {
+      saved_object: savedObject,
+      alias_purpose: aliasPurpose,
+      alias_target_id: aliasTargetId,
+      outcome,
+    } = await soClient.resolve<MapAttributes>(SO_TYPE, id);
+
+    const response: MapGetOut = {
+      item: savedObjectToMapItem(savedObject, false),
+      meta: {
+        aliasPurpose,
+        aliasTargetId,
+        outcome,
+      },
+    };
+
+    // Validate DB response and DOWN transform to the request version
+    const { value, error: resultError } = transforms.get.out.result.down<MapGetOut, MapGetOut>(
+      response
+    );
+
+    if (resultError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid response. ${resultError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  async bulkGet(): Promise<never> {
+    // Not implemented. Maps does not use bulkGet
+    throw new Error(`[bulkGet] has not been implemented. See MapsStorage class.`);
+  }
+
+  async create(
+    ctx: StorageContext,
+    data: MapCreateIn['data'],
+    options: CreateOptions
+  ): Promise<MapCreateOut> {
+    const {
+      utils: { getTransforms },
+      version: { request: requestVersion },
+    } = ctx;
+    const transforms = getTransforms(cmServicesDefinition, requestVersion);
+
+    // Validate input (data & options) & UP transform them to the latest version
+    const { value: dataToLatest, error: dataError } = transforms.create.in.data.up<
+      MapAttributes,
+      MapAttributes
+    >(data);
+    if (dataError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid data. ${dataError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    const { value: optionsToLatest, error: optionsError } = transforms.create.in.options.up<
+      CreateOptions,
+      CreateOptions
+    >(options);
+    if (optionsError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid options. ${optionsError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    // Save data in DB
+    const soClient = await savedObjectClientFromRequest(ctx);
+    const savedObject = await soClient.create<MapAttributes>(
+      SO_TYPE,
+      dataToLatest,
+      optionsToLatest
+    );
+
+    // Validate DB response and DOWN transform to the request version
+    const { value, error: resultError } = transforms.create.out.result.down<
+      MapCreateOut,
+      MapCreateOut
+    >({
+      item: savedObjectToMapItem(savedObject, false),
+    });
+
+    if (resultError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid response. ${resultError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  async update(
+    ctx: StorageContext,
+    id: string,
+    data: MapUpdateIn['data'],
+    options: UpdateOptions
+  ): Promise<MapUpdateOut> {
+    const {
+      utils: { getTransforms },
+      version: { request: requestVersion },
+    } = ctx;
+    const transforms = getTransforms(cmServicesDefinition, requestVersion);
+
+    // Validate input (data & options) & UP transform them to the latest version
+    const { value: dataToLatest, error: dataError } = transforms.update.in.data.up<
+      MapAttributes,
+      MapAttributes
+    >(data);
+    if (dataError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid data. ${dataError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    const { value: optionsToLatest, error: optionsError } = transforms.update.in.options.up<
+      CreateOptions,
+      CreateOptions
+    >(options);
+    if (optionsError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid options. ${optionsError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    // Save data in DB
+    const soClient = await savedObjectClientFromRequest(ctx);
+    const partialSavedObject = await soClient.update<MapAttributes>(
+      SO_TYPE,
+      id,
+      dataToLatest,
+      optionsToLatest
+    );
+
+    // Validate DB response and DOWN transform to the request version
+    const { value, error: resultError } = transforms.update.out.result.down<
+      MapUpdateOut,
+      MapUpdateOut
+    >({
+      item: savedObjectToMapItem(partialSavedObject, true),
+    });
+
+    if (resultError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid response. ${resultError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  async delete(ctx: StorageContext, id: string): Promise<MapDeleteOut> {
+    const soClient = await savedObjectClientFromRequest(ctx);
+    await soClient.delete(SO_TYPE, id);
+    return { success: true };
+  }
+
+  async search(
+    ctx: StorageContext,
+    query: SearchQuery,
+    options: MapSearchOptions = {}
+  ): Promise<MapSearchOut> {
+    const {
+      utils: { getTransforms },
+      version: { request: requestVersion },
+    } = ctx;
+    const transforms = getTransforms(cmServicesDefinition, requestVersion);
+    const soClient = await savedObjectClientFromRequest(ctx);
+
+    // Validate and UP transform the options
+    const { value: optionsToLatest, error: optionsError } = transforms.search.in.options.up<
+      MapSearchOptions,
+      MapSearchOptions
+    >(options);
+    if (optionsError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid payload. ${optionsError.message}`);
+    }
+    const { onlyTitle = false } = optionsToLatest;
+
+    const { included, excluded } = query.tags ?? {};
+    const hasReference: SavedObjectsFindOptions['hasReference'] = included
+      ? included.map((id) => ({
+          id,
+          type: 'tag',
+        }))
+      : undefined;
+
+    const hasNoReference: SavedObjectsFindOptions['hasNoReference'] = excluded
+      ? excluded.map((id) => ({
+          id,
+          type: 'tag',
+        }))
+      : undefined;
+
+    const soQuery: SavedObjectsFindOptions = {
+      type: CONTENT_ID,
+      search: query.text,
+      perPage: query.limit,
+      page: query.cursor ? +query.cursor : undefined,
+      defaultSearchOperator: 'AND',
+      searchFields: onlyTitle ? ['title'] : ['title^3', 'description'],
+      fields: ['description', 'title'],
+      hasReference,
+      hasNoReference,
+    };
+
+    // Execute the query in the DB
+    const response = await soClient.find<MapAttributes>(soQuery);
+
+    // Validate the response and DOWN transform to the request version
+    const { value, error: resultError } = transforms.search.out.result.down<
+      MapSearchOut,
+      MapSearchOut
+    >({
+      hits: response.saved_objects.map((so) => savedObjectToMapItem(so, false)),
+      pagination: {
+        total: response.total,
+      },
+    });
+
+    if (resultError) {
+      throw Boom.badRequest(`Invalid response. ${resultError.message}`);
+    }
+
+    return value;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/embeddable/embeddable_migrations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/embeddable/embeddable_migrations.ts
index 424b77a2dc3db..99d1578363345 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/embeddable/embeddable_migrations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/embeddable/embeddable_migrations.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 import type { SerializableRecord } from '@kbn/utility-types';
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 import { moveAttribution } from '../../common/migrations/move_attribution';
 import { migrateOtherCategoryColor } from '../../common/migrations/migrate_other_category_color';
 import { setEmsTmsDefaultModes } from '../../common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const embeddableMigrations = {
     try {
       return {
         ...state,
-        attributes: moveAttribution(state as { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }),
+        attributes: moveAttribution(state as { attributes: MapAttributes }),
       } as SerializableRecord;
     } catch (e) {
       // Do not fail migration
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export const embeddableMigrations = {
     try {
       return {
         ...state,
-        attributes: setEmsTmsDefaultModes(state as { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }),
+        attributes: setEmsTmsDefaultModes(state as { attributes: MapAttributes }),
       } as SerializableRecord;
     } catch (e) {
       // Do not fail migration
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export const embeddableMigrations = {
   },
   '8.0.1': (state: SerializableRecord) => {
     try {
-      const { attributes } = extractReferences(state as { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes });
+      const { attributes } = extractReferences(state as { attributes: MapAttributes });
       return {
         ...state,
         attributes,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const embeddableMigrations = {
     try {
       return {
         ...state,
-        attributes: renameLayerTypes(state as { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }),
+        attributes: renameLayerTypes(state as { attributes: MapAttributes }),
       } as SerializableRecord;
     } catch (e) {
       // Do not fail migration
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const embeddableMigrations = {
     try {
       return {
         ...state,
-        attributes: migrateOtherCategoryColor(state as { attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes }),
+        attributes: migrateOtherCategoryColor(state as { attributes: MapAttributes }),
       } as SerializableRecord;
     } catch (e) {
       // Do not fail migration
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/find_maps.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/find_maps.ts
index 213c1a6cde3ee..b2199663df658 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/find_maps.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/find_maps.ts
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
 import { asyncForEach } from '@kbn/std';
 import type { ISavedObjectsRepository, SavedObject } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../common/constants';
-import type { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 
 export async function findMaps(
   savedObjectsClient: Pick<ISavedObjectsRepository, 'find'>,
-  callback: (savedObject: SavedObject<MapSavedObjectAttributes>) => Promise<void>
+  callback: (savedObject: SavedObject<MapAttributes>) => Promise<void>
 ) {
   let nextPage = 1;
   let hasMorePages = false;
   do {
-    const results = await savedObjectsClient.find<MapSavedObjectAttributes>({
+    const results = await savedObjectsClient.find<MapAttributes>({
       type: MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
       page: nextPage,
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/map_stats/map_stats_collector.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/map_stats/map_stats_collector.ts
index 4668dab8f464f..e300c2a584873 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/map_stats/map_stats_collector.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/map_stats/map_stats_collector.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../../common/content_management';
 import {
   EMS_BASEMAP_KEYS,
   JOIN_KEYS,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class MapStatsCollector {
   private _customIconsCountStats: ClusterCountStats | undefined;
   private _sourceCountStats: ClusterCountStats | undefined;
 
-  push(attributes: MapSavedObjectAttributes) {
+  push(attributes: MapAttributes) {
     if (!attributes || !attributes.mapStateJSON || !attributes.layerListJSON) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
index 1dc497a87fdd9..8945b7d034377 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/plugin.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
 import { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '@kbn/home-plugin/server';
 import { DataViewPersistableStateService } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/common';
 import type { EMSSettings } from '@kbn/maps-ems-plugin/server';
+
+import { CONTENT_ID, LATEST_VERSION } from '../common/content_management';
 import { getEcommerceSavedObjects } from './sample_data/ecommerce_saved_objects';
 import { getFlightsSavedObjects } from './sample_data/flights_saved_objects';
 import { getWebLogsSavedObjects } from './sample_data/web_logs_saved_objects';
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ import { setupEmbeddable } from './embeddable';
 import { setupSavedObjects } from './saved_objects';
 import { registerIntegrations } from './register_integrations';
 import { StartDeps, SetupDeps } from './types';
+import { MapsStorage } from './content_management';
 
 export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin {
   readonly _initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext<MapsXPackConfig>;
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin {
       DataViewPersistableStateService
     );
 
-    const { usageCollection, home, features, customIntegrations } = plugins;
+    const { usageCollection, home, features, customIntegrations, contentManagement } = plugins;
     const config$ = this._initializerContext.config.create();
 
     const emsSettings = plugins.mapsEms.createEMSSettings();
@@ -199,6 +202,14 @@ export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin {
     setupSavedObjects(core, getFilterMigrations, getDataViewMigrations);
     registerMapsUsageCollector(usageCollection);
 
+    contentManagement.register({
+      id: CONTENT_ID,
+      storage: new MapsStorage(),
+      version: {
+        latest: LATEST_VERSION,
+      },
+    });
+
     setupEmbeddable(plugins.embeddable, getFilterMigrations, getDataViewMigrations);
 
     return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/saved_object_migrations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/saved_object_migrations.ts
index 4a55697e0f138..4c5fbc36412ad 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/saved_object_migrations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/saved_object_migrations.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ import { addTypeToTermJoin } from '../../common/migrations/add_type_to_termjoin'
 import { moveAttribution } from '../../common/migrations/move_attribution';
 import { setEmsTmsDefaultModes } from '../../common/migrations/set_ems_tms_default_modes';
 import { renameLayerTypes } from '../../common/migrations/rename_layer_types';
-import type { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 
 function logMigrationWarning(
   context: SavedObjectMigrationContext,
   errorMsg: string,
-  doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>
+  doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>
 ) {
   context.log.warn(
     `map migration failed (${context.migrationVersion}). ${errorMsg}. attributes: ${JSON.stringify(
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function logMigrationWarning(
  */
 export const savedObjectMigrations = {
   '7.2.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.4.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.5.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.6.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.7.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.8.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.9.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.10.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.12.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '7.14.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '8.0.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '8.1.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ export const savedObjectMigrations = {
     }
   },
   '8.4.0': (
-    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>,
+    doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>,
     context: SavedObjectMigrationContext
   ) => {
     try {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/setup_saved_objects.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/setup_saved_objects.ts
index 126ec9851c905..a8500968af3cf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/setup_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/saved_objects/setup_saved_objects.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ import type { SavedObjectMigrationMap } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { MigrateFunctionsObject } from '@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin/common';
 import { mergeSavedObjectMigrationMaps } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { APP_ICON, getFullPath } from '../../common/constants';
+import { CONTENT_ID } from '../../common/content_management';
 import { migrateDataPersistedState } from '../../common/migrations/migrate_data_persisted_state';
 import { migrateDataViewsPersistedState } from '../../common/migrations/migrate_data_view_persisted_state';
-import type { MapSavedObjectAttributes } from '../../common/map_saved_object_type';
+import type { MapAttributes } from '../../common/content_management';
 import { savedObjectMigrations } from './saved_object_migrations';
 
 export function setupSavedObjects(
@@ -21,8 +22,8 @@ export function setupSavedObjects(
   getFilterMigrations: () => MigrateFunctionsObject,
   getDataViewMigrations: () => MigrateFunctionsObject
 ) {
-  core.savedObjects.registerType<MapSavedObjectAttributes>({
-    name: 'map',
+  core.savedObjects.registerType<MapAttributes>({
+    name: CONTENT_ID,
     hidden: false,
     namespaceType: 'multiple-isolated',
     convertToMultiNamespaceTypeVersion: '8.0.0',
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export const getMapsFilterMigrations = (
 ): MigrateFunctionsObject =>
   mapValues(
     filterMigrations,
-    (filterMigration) => (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>) => {
+    (filterMigration) => (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>) => {
       try {
         const attributes = migrateDataPersistedState(doc, filterMigration);
 
@@ -93,20 +94,17 @@ export const getMapsFilterMigrations = (
 export const getMapsDataViewMigrations = (
   migrations: MigrateFunctionsObject
 ): MigrateFunctionsObject =>
-  mapValues(
-    migrations,
-    (migration) => (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapSavedObjectAttributes>) => {
-      try {
-        const attributes = migrateDataViewsPersistedState(doc, migration);
+  mapValues(migrations, (migration) => (doc: SavedObjectUnsanitizedDoc<MapAttributes>) => {
+    try {
+      const attributes = migrateDataViewsPersistedState(doc, migration);
 
-        return {
-          ...doc,
-          attributes,
-        };
-      } catch (e) {
-        // Do not fail migration
-        // Maps application can display error when saved object is viewed
-        return doc;
-      }
+      return {
+        ...doc,
+        attributes,
+      };
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Do not fail migration
+      // Maps application can display error when saved object is viewed
+      return doc;
     }
-  );
+  });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/types.ts
index 912e9edb72e7d..4e9c6af769645 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   PluginStart as DataPluginStart,
 } from '@kbn/data-plugin/server';
 import { CustomIntegrationsPluginSetup } from '@kbn/custom-integrations-plugin/server';
+import type { ContentManagementServerSetup } from '@kbn/content-management-plugin/server';
 
 export interface SetupDeps {
   data: DataPluginSetup;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export interface SetupDeps {
   mapsEms: MapsEmsPluginServerSetup;
   embeddable: EmbeddableSetup;
   customIntegrations: CustomIntegrationsPluginSetup;
+  contentManagement: ContentManagementServerSetup;
 }
 
 export interface StartDeps {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/maps/tsconfig.json
index 00cb20bc9e8e8..9e501ba66559c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/tsconfig.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
     "@kbn/mapbox-gl",
     "@kbn/core-execution-context-common",
     "@kbn/chart-icons",
-    "@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-browser",
     "@kbn/ui-theme",
     "@kbn/monaco",
     "@kbn/safer-lodash-set",
@@ -64,6 +63,9 @@
     "@kbn/config-schema",
     "@kbn/controls-plugin",
     "@kbn/shared-ux-router",
+    "@kbn/content-management-plugin",
+    "@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server",
+    "@kbn/object-versioning",
     "@kbn/field-types",
   ],
   "exclude": [