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Developer’s Guide

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Kickstarts

The simpliest way to get started with Contentstack with frontend implementation

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Variants

Variants streamline targeted experiences, helping you connect with diverse audience segments effectively.

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Visual Builder

A new, intuitive authoring experience for marketers to edit content in real-time, build pages easily, and collaborate seamlessly.

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Basics

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Contentstack Basics

Learn about the fundamentals that you need to get started with Contentstack

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Quickstart in 5 Mins

Get a basic webpage up and running in a few mins

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Architecture Diagrams

See how Contentstack fits into the greater scheme of things

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Set up Contentstack

Set up Stack

1. Set up Stack

A stack can be defined as a pool of data or a container that holds all the content/assets related to a site. This is the first page that will appear once you log in.

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Create Content Models

2. Create Content Models

Content models in Contentstack refer to the structured templates that define how your content is organized and presented.

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Set up Environments

3. Set up Environments

A publishing environment can be defined as one or more content delivery destination (app/website) where the content needs to be published.

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Create Tokens

4. Create Tokens

Tokens are needed to authorize API calls. There are following types of tokens in Contentstack: Access token, Delivery token, Management token, and Authtoken.

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Fetch Content

5. Fetch Content

Contentstack is an API-first headless CMS platform; it provides the content backend (content repository and management), which is separate from the front-end (presentation).

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Collaborate

  • Invite Users and Assign Roles
  • Set up Workflows and Publish Rules

More Features

  • Taxonomy
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  • Multilingual Content
  • Branches
  • Nested Reference Publishing
  • Trash and Content Recovery
  • JSON RTE
  • JSON RTE Serializer
  • Set Up Webhooks

Administration

  • Organization
  • Teams
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  • SSO
  • SCIM

APIs

  • Content Delivery API
  • Content Management API
  • GraphQL Content Delivery API
  • Synchronization API
  • Image Delivery API
  • SCIM API
  • API FAQs
  • Postman Collections

Platforms and SDKs

Content Delivery SDKs

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Content Management SDKs

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Utils SDK

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Marketplace SDKs

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Developer Tools

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DataSync

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Command-line Interface (CLI)

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Content Migration

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Static Site Generators

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Utilities

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Web Framework (Deprecated)

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Advanced

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CDN and Caching

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How-to Guides

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Integrations

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security

Security Management

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Contentstack Regions

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Marketplace

  • Marketplace Platform Guides
  • Marketplace Apps

Launch

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  • Launch Features
  • How-to Guides
  • Framework Guides

Build Apps for Marketplace

  • Contentstack App Development
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Automate

  • Automate Guides
  • Automate Connectors

Extend Contentstack

  • Venus Component Library
  • Modal Support for Apps/Extensions