Contentstack Management Java SDK

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This SDK uses the Content Management API ( CMA). The CMA is used to manage the content of your Contentstack account. This includes creating, updating, deleting, and fetching content of your account. To use the CMA, you will need to authenticate your users with a Management Token or an Authtoken. Read more about it in Authentication.

Note: By using CMA, you can execute GET requests for fetching content. However, we strongly recommend that you always use the Content Delivery API to deliver content to your web or mobile properties.

Prerequisite

You need Java 8 or above installed on your machine to use the Contentstack Management Java SDK.

Installation

Install it via maven:

<dependency>
   <groupId>com.contentstack.sdk</groupId>
   <artifactId>cms</artifactId>
   <version>{version}</version>
</dependency>

Install it via gradle:

implementation'com.contentstack.sdk:cms:{version}'

To import the SDK, use the following command:

package com.contentstack.cms;
Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().build();

Authentication

To use this SDK, you need to authenticate your users by using the Authtoken, credentials, or Management Token ( stack-level token).

Authtoken

An Authtoken is a read-write token used to make authorized CMA requests, and it is a user-specific token.

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().setAuthtoken("AUTHTOKEN").build();

Login

To Login to Contentstack by using credentials, you can use the following lines of code:

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().build();
contentstack.login("EMAIL","PASSWORD");

Management Token

Management Tokens are * stack-level* tokens, with no users attached to them.

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().setAuthtoken("AUTHTOKEN").build();
Stack stack=contentstack.stack("API_KEY","MANAGEMENT_TOKEN");

Contentstack Management Java SDK: 5-minute Quickstart

Initializing Your SDK

To use the Java CMA SDK, you need to first initialize it. To do this, use the following code:

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().setAuthtoken("AUTHTOKEN").build();

Fetch Stack Detail

Use the following lines of code to fetch your stack detail using this SDK:

Stack stack = contentstack.stack("API_KEY");
Response<ResponseBody> response = stack.fetch().execute();

Create Entry

To create an entry in a specific content type of a stack, use the following lines of code:

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().setAuthtoken("AUTHTOKEN").build();
Stack stack=contentstack.stack("API_KEY");
JSONObject body = ....
Response<ResponseBody> response=entry.create(body).execute();
if(response.isSuccessful()){
   System.out.println(response.body());
}

Create Asset

The following lines of code can be used to upload assets to your stack:

Contentstack contentstack = new Contentstack.Builder().setAuthtoken("AUTHTOKEN").build();
Stack stack=contentstack.stack("API_KEY");
Asset asset=stack.asset();
Response<ResponseBody> response=asset.uploadAsset("filePath","description").execute();
if(response.isSuccessful()){
   System.out.println(response.body());
}else{
   System.out.println(response.errorBody());
}

Helpful Links

• Contentstack Website
• API Reference Documentation
• Content Management API Docs

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