tomevault-io Contentful REST API Guide
Language-agnostic guide for Contentful APIs using HTTP/curl.
Shared References
- Authentication — Token types, auth headers, API base URLs (US/EU)
- HTTP Conventions — Version locking, rate limits, pagination, errors, locale structure
Content Management API (CMA)
Read/write API for managing content, content types, assets, and environments.
Start here: references/content-management/overview.md
- entries.md — CRUD, publish/unpublish, versioning, query parameters
- content-types.md — Define/update content models, field types, validations
- assets.md — Upload, process, publish media files
- environments.md — Create, clone, manage environments and aliases
Content Delivery API (CDA)
Read-only API for fetching published content.
Start here: references/content-delivery/overview.md
- querying.md — Filters, search operators, pagination, ordering
- includes-links.md — Include parameter, link resolution
- localization.md — Locale parameter, fallback chains
- sync.md — Incremental content synchronization
Content Preview API
Draft + published content via same CDA endpoints, different host/token.
Reference: references/content-preview/overview.md
Images API
On-the-fly image transformations via URL parameters. No authentication needed.
Reference: references/images/overview.md
GraphQL API
Query content via GraphQL with CDA tokens.
Reference: references/graphql/overview.md
Quick Reference
# CMA: Create a draft entry
curl -X POST https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{env_id}/entries \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {cma_token}" \
-H "Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json" \
-H "X-Contentful-Content-Type: blogPost" \
-d '{"fields":{"title":{"en-US":"Hello"}}}'
# Then publish: PUT .../entries/{id}/published with X-Contentful-Version header
# CDA: Fetch entries
curl "https://cdn.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{env_id}/entries?content_type=blogPost" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer {cda_token}"
Source: contentful/skills — distributed by TomeVault.