Create Content Block

POST https://{{instance_url}}/content_blocks/create

This endpoint will create a Content Block.

Request Parameters

ParameterRequiredData TypeDescription
nameYesStringMust be less than 100 characters.
descriptionNoStringThe description of the content block. Must be less than 250 characters.
contentYesStringHTML or text content within Content Block.
stateOptionalStringChoose active or draft. Defaults to active if not specified.
tagsNoArray of stringsTags must already exist.

Successful Response Properties

{
  "content_block_id": "newly-generated-block-id",
  "liquid_tag": "generated-block-tag-from-name",
  "created_at": "time-created-in-iso",
  "message": success
}

Possible Errors

  • Content cannot be blank.

  • Content must be a string.

  • Content must be smaller than 51200. The content in your content block must be less than 50kb total.

  • Unable to parse liquid string. The liquid provided is not valid or parsable. Please try again or reach out to support.

  • Content Block cannot be referenced within itself.

  • Content Block description cannot be blank.

  • Content Block description must be a string.

  • Content block description must be shorter than 250 Your content block description must be less than 250 characters.

  • Content Block name cannot be blank.

  • Content Block name must be a shorter than 100. Your content block name must be shorter than 100 characters.

  • Content Block name can only contain alphanumeric characters. Content Block names can include any of the following characters: the letters (capitalized or lowercase) A through Z, the numbers 0 through 9, dashes -, and underscores _. It cannot contain non-alphanumeric characters like emojis, !, @, ~, &, and other special characters.

  • Content Block with this name already exists.

  • Content Block state must be either Active or Draft.

  • Tags must be an array.

  • All Tags must be Strings.

  • Some Tags could not be found.

Request Body

{"name"=>"content_block", "description"=>"This is my content block", "content"=>"HTML content within block", "state"=>"draft", "tags"=>["marketing"]}

HEADERS

KeyDatatypeRequiredDescription
Content-Typestring
Authorizationstring