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Basic document query

Demonstrates how to query a single document.

Query by Document ID

window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/documents/<documentID>', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })

Query by Document Alias

You can create an alias for a single document by linking it in the Content Tree. Once an alias is created, it is possible to switch out the document that's connected to that alias.

window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/alias/<myAliasName>', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })

Sample Request by ID

GET https://api.cmft.io/v1/demo/documents/968390655497867264?key=8MIO994Ley6bqyAlQAHqutiDh4g5Heck

Path Parameters

NameTypeDescription

key

string

API Key

{
  "fields": {
    "title": "Hello World!",
    "date": "2018-07-06T13:00:00.000Z",
    "text": {
      "html": "<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur <strong>sadipscing elitr, sed diam</strong> nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.</p>",
      "plain": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod\ntempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At\nvero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum."
    },
    "images": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "id": "968393840635547648",
          "contentType": "_asset"
        }
      }
    ],
    "relatedNews": [],
    "author": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "id": "968388973430968320",
          "contentType": "author"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "id": "968390655497867264",
    "contentType": "news",
    "repository": "968388392691830784",
    "revision": 5,
    "tags": [],
    "createdAt": "2018-07-06T13:05:24.000Z",
    "updatedAt": "2018-07-06T13:23:08.000Z"
  }
}

Including Assets for Documents

When querying documents, add embedAssets=true as URL parameter or as a query option to include assets by default, within a documents fields. This eliminates the need to perform single asset queries and reduces the number of API calls.

embedAssets works for single documents and document lists as well.

// Define query
var query = {
  "embedAssets": true
};
​
// Stringify and URI Encode the Object
query = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(query));

window.fetch(`https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/documents/<documentID>?query=${query}`, {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })

Sample Request with Assets included

GET https://api.cmft.io/v1/demo/documents/968390655497867264?embedAssets=true&key=8MIO994Ley6bqyAlQAHqutiDh4g5Heck

Path Parameters

NameTypeDescription

embedAssets

boolean

Truthy if assets should be included

key

string

API Key

Response Shaping: Document query with reduced fields

Let's say we need a document, but not all of its content. In this query example we're going to request a document only with the fields title, text and image.

To learn more about defined fields, take a look at the fields query reference page.

// Define query
var query = {
  "fields": "fields(title,text,image)"
};
​
// Stringify and URI Encode the Object
query = encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(query));

window.fetch(`https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/documents/<documentID>?query=${query}`, {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })

Sample Request

GET https://api.cmft.io/v1/demo/documents/968390655497867264?fields=fields(title,text,images)&key=8MIO994Ley6bqyAlQAHqutiDh4g5Heck

Path Parameters

NameTypeDescription

fields

string

The fields that should be returned by the API

key

string

API Key

{
  "fields": {
    "title": "Hello World!",
    "text": {
      "html": "<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur <strong>sadipscing elitr, sed diam</strong> nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.</p>",
      "plain": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod\ntempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At\nvero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum."
    },
    "images": [
      {
        "meta": {
          "id": "968393840635547648",
          "contentType": "_asset"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

Document query with localisation

Example for requesting a document in one specific language (German). This will return all fields that have translation enabled and completed, in German.

window.fetch('https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repo>/documents/<documentID>?locale=de', {
  method: 'get',
  headers: {
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    'Authorization': '<apiKey>'
  }
})
  .then(function (response) { return response.json() })
  .then(function (data) {
    console.log(data)
  })
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