Get Content Type
contentful.get_content_type
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Contentful API with the connection's credentials.
Read one content type, including its field definitions and version.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Contentful
- Secret shape
- the CMA access token, or {"access_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- space_id, environment_id, base_url
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
3 fields, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
content_type_id The id of the content type to act on. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
space_id The space to act on. Leave blank to use the connection's space. | string | No | — | — | — |
environment_id The environment to act on. Leave blank to use the connection's environment, or 'master'. | string | No | — | — | — |
Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
sys.id The content type id. | string | — |
sys.version The content type's version after this call. | number | — |
name The content type's display name. | string | — |
displayField The id of the field used as the entry title. | string | — |
fields The content type's field definitions. | array | — |
{
"displayField": "",
"fields": [],
"name": "",
"sys": {
"id": "",
"version": 0
}
}See Get Content Type run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Contentful connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.