FAQ
About Contentful
- Is Contentful a website creation tool?
- Can I use Contentful without writing code?
- What is the difference between Contentful and a CMS?
APIs
- How to receive an alert notification when reaching the record limit?
- Is sys.id unique?
- Why do I receive a 404 error when fetching data from a specific environment?
Backup, security and hosting
See all questions (8)Basics
- How do I preview my content?
- How do I delete a content type?
- How do I resize an image with an API request?
Best practices
See all questions (8)Billing
See all questions (3)Business
See all questions (1)Client libraries
See all questions (1)Content migrations
See all questions (1)Content operations
- Where can I see all assigned tasks / scheduled jobs?
- What happens if a scheduled entry fails to publish?
- Can I assign tasks for an entry that already has a scheduled job?
Environments
- Will creating an environment increase the count towards spent records, locales and content types?
- Are space environments covered by SLAs?
- What entities can be copied to a space environment?
Extensibility
- What is the difference between webhooks and app events?
- What is the limit on the app parameters?
- What is the best way to monitor the health of my apps?
Legacy spaces
- Why are we upgrading legacy subscription plans for all users?
- Will pricing for these plans change in the future?
- Does the upgrade affect the creation of new spaces?
Managing organizations and spaces
See all questions (2)Personal access tokens
- Should I secure these tokens? How?
- How can I get a Personal Access Token if I don’t have any Content Management Access token in the first place?
- Why Personal Access Tokens?
Rich text
- What are the keyboard shortcuts for the Rich Text editor?
- What is the difference between "Embed block entry" and "Embed inline entry"?
- What is the difference between an "Embed inline entry" and a "Hyperlink to an entry"?
Search and content organization
- How can I save a current search for the future?
- My content model includes a field called ‘Author,’ why is it not searchable?
- What are the links visible on my sidebar?
Security and privacy
- What is account impersonation and why do we request it?
- Can I have content related to gambling?
- Can I have content that may have nudity or be sexually explicit?
Single sign-on (SSO)
- How do I sign into Contentful with my corporate credentials?
- Is the single sign-on feature available for all customers?
- What Identity Providers (IdP) does Contentful support?
SSO x509 certificate expiration
- Will my SSO be affected by this change?
- What is Contentful’s x509 certificate for SAML authentication requests valid until 1st November 2021?
- How can I verify that the certificate change has worked?
Technology and features
- Which tools and client libraries exist for integrating Contentful?
- What platforms does Contentful support?
- Does Contentful work with HTML and JavaScript?
Terminology
See all questions (9)Two-factor authentication (2FA)
- What authenticator app can I use?
- What is Two-factor authentication?
- Can I use SMS as a second factor?
Versioning
- Do you also version content types?
- Do you version fields configured to display a custom UI extension?
- Does entry versioning apply to linked content?
Web app
- How to hyperlink an image in Markdown field?
- Why can't I view content types?
- Why my desired locale is not listed?
Webhooks
- How do I configure a webhook?
- What are the IP ranges for webhook calls?
- If I received a publish event, why do I get an old version in the CDA?