Get Item
cockpit.get_item
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Cockpit API with the connection's credentials.
Read one content item by its Cockpit id.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- API key
- Providers
- Cockpit
- Secret shape
- the API key, or {"api_key": "…"}
- Config it needs
- base_url, locale
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
5 fields, 2 required. A dotted path is a nested object and name[] an array of objects — the editor renders the same tree.
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Constraints | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
model Name of the Cockpit model to work with, as it appears in the admin UI. | string | Yes | — | — | posts |
item_id The item's Cockpit id, the _id value a listing or save returned. | string | Yes | — | — | 65f1a2b3c4d5e6f708091a2b |
fields MongoDB-style projection choosing which fields come back, e.g. {"title": 1}. | object | No | — | — | {"title":1} |
populate How many levels of linked content items to resolve; 0 leaves links as ids. | number | No | 0 | ≥ 0 | — |
locale Locale to return content for; leave blank to use the connection's locale. | string | No | — | — | default |
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"fields": {
"title": 1
},
"item_id": "65f1a2b3c4d5e6f708091a2b",
"locale": "default",
"model": "posts",
"populate": 0
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
model The model that was read. | string | — |
found False when Cockpit matched no item (it answers JSON false). | boolean | — |
item The content item, or an empty object when nothing matched. | object | — |
{
"found": false,
"item": {},
"model": ""
}Related Cockpit nodes
See Get Item run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Cockpit connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.