Get Entry

contentful.get_entry

ActionBusiness appsconnection required

Calls the Contentful API with the connection's credentials.

Read one entry by id, including the sys.version a later write needs.

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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
entry_id The id of the entry 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 entry id.	string	—
sys.type The entity type, which is 'Entry'.	string	—
sys.version The entry's version after this call.	number	—
sys.contentType.sys.id The id of the entry's content type.	string	—
sys.createdAt When the entry was created, as an ISO 8601 timestamp.	string	—
sys.updatedAt When the entry last changed, as an ISO 8601 timestamp.	string	—
fields The entry's field values, keyed by field id and then by locale.	object	—

{
  "fields": {},
  "sys": {
    "contentType": {
      "sys": {
        "id": ""
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "",
    "id": "",
    "type": "",
    "updatedAt": "",
    "version": 0
  }
}

See Get Entry 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.

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