Contential NPM

Contential - JavaScript SDK

JavaScript SDK for Contential content and GraphQL APIs. It helps you to easily access your data stored in Contential with your JavaScript applications.

Core features

Create, retrieve, update and remove records
Create, retrieve, update and remove lists
Subscribe to records and lists
Search lists
Make GraphQL queries on lists
Works in the browser and in Node.js

Requirements

A Contential account
Created a space
Created an API key
Node.js 8 or above

Installation

npm install contential

Contential client

Use the createClient method to create an authenticated client that connects to your data.

const { createClient } = require('contential');
const contential = createClient({
  apiKey: 'e347fea300b50578870fda807ec455',
});

The Contential APIs use API keys to authenticate requests. You can view and manage your API keys in the Contential Dashboard.

Creating your first record

Property	Type	Example	Required	Description
regionId	String	us	true	Region of where the data will be stored.
spaceId	String	4dcb2eaf1d	true	ID of space of where the data will be stored.
recordId	String	my-record	true	The ID for your record.
localeId	String	en-US	false	Locale for your data to allow for translations.
data	String \| Object	My record data	true	The data for the record. Can be a string or an object.

const { createClient } = require('contential');
const contential = createClient({
  apiKey: 'e347fea300b50578870fda807ec455',
});

contential.record
  .add({
    regionId: 'us',
    spaceId: '4dcb2eaf1d',
    recordId: 'my-record',
    localeId: 'en-US',
    data: { 'message":"Contential is amazing!' },
  })
  .then(result => console.log(result))
  .catch(error => console.log(error));