Create Collection Item
webflow.create_collection_item
ActionBusiness appsconnection required
Calls the Webflow API with the connection's credentials.
Create one staged CMS item, or a batch of them, in a collection without publishing it.
Connection
- Required
- Yes — the node will not save without one
- Auth type
- Bearer token
- Providers
- Webflow
- Secret shape
- the Webflow access token, or {"access_token": "…"}
- Config it needs
- site_id
- Resolved by
- config.connection_id, else node.connection_id
Configuration
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
collection_id The CMS collection id, as listed by webflow.list_collections. | string | Yes | — | — | — |
field_data The new item's field values keyed by field slug; name and slug are required by Webflow. | object | No | — | — | {"name":"Senior Data Analyst","slug":"senior-data-analyst"} |
items Create several items at once: a list of {"fieldData": {…}} entries. Webflow rejects a request that also sets field_data, and is_draft, is_archived and cms_locale_id are ignored — set them inside each entry. | array | No | — | array of object | — |
is_draft Create the item as a draft rather than ready to publish. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
is_archived Create the item already archived. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
cms_locale_id A CMS locale id; leave empty for the site's primary locale. | string | No | — | — | — |
skip_invalid_files Skip invalid file fields instead of failing the whole request. | boolean | No | — | — | — |
- At least one of field_data, items must be set.
Example configuration
Every value below is the contract’s own example or default — nothing invented.
{
"field_data": {
"name": "Senior Data Analyst",
"slug": "senior-data-analyst"
}
}Output
One shape.
result
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
item The CMS item, with Webflow's own fieldData inside it. | object | — |
item_id The id of the item written or read. | string | — |
items Every item in the response — a batch write returns several. | array | — |
count How many items the response carried. | number | — |
collection_id The collection the item belongs to. | string | — |
live False — this node stages the item rather than publishing. | boolean | — |
{
"collection_id": "",
"count": 0,
"item": {},
"item_id": "",
"items": [],
"live": false
}Notes
- The item is staged: publish it with webflow.publish_collection_items or a site publish.
See Create Collection Item run in a workflow.
In a technical demo we add the Webflow connection, drop the node on the canvas and let Workflow Health pre-flight it before the first real run.