Contentful Connector Prerequisites
Connector Features and Requirements
|
Features |
Supported |
Additional Information |
|---|---|---|
| Version |
|
Cloud-based |
| Searchable Content Types | Yes |
The connector enables you to connect to a Contentful space, fetch data of any content type, and index this content securely. You can specify which content types you would like to include or exclude in a crawl job. For more information, see How to Set Up a Content Source in the Connectivity Hub documentation. |
| Content Update | Full and Incremental | All BA Insight Connectors support both Full and Incremental crawls, unless noted. |
| Permission Types | No |
Security in Contentful is limited to Publishing capabilities. Since the connector only indexes Published items all items will be treated as public. |
| Required Software |
BA Insight Connectivity Hub v3.0 or later .NET Framework v4.7.2 |
The Contentful connector is only compatible with Connectivity Hub 3.0 and later. The connector is not compatible with any version of the Connector Framework. |
User Accounts and Application Permissions
|
Required Permission |
Description |
|---|---|
| Contentful user account |
The account used to crawl your items must be part of space. The Role assigned to the user account must have access to the environment and access to API Keys and settings. |
Obtain a new Content Delivery API Key
- To create a new API Key log into your Contentful space and navigate to Settings > API Keys
- Click Add API Key
- Add a name for you API Key.
- Example: "BAInsight Contentful"
- Select the environment you want the API Key to have access to
- Save