Create content block

Enterprise

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Endpoint

/i/content/save

Overview

Creates a new content block document.

Authentication

Pass api_key or auth_token as a query parameter, or send countly-token as a header. See Authentication.

Permissions

• Required permission: Create on the content feature

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
api_key	String	Yes (or auth_token)	API key for authentication
auth_token	String	Yes (or api_key)	Auth token for authentication
app_id	String	Yes	Application identifier
type	String	Yes	Content block type
blocks	String	Yes	JSON stringified array of block objects
details	String	Yes	JSON stringified object with block metadata

details object keys used by server: created, creatorId, favorite, title. For create flow, server overwrites details.created with current timestamp.

Examples

Example 1: Minimal Create Request

/i/content/save?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&app_id=5be987d7b93798516eb5289a&type=modal&blocks=<JSON_STRING>&details=<JSON_STRING>

blocks object before stringifying:

[
  {
    "layout": "modal",
    "elements": {
      "title": {
        "text": "Welcome"
      }
    }
  }
]

details object before stringifying:

{
  "title": "Welcome Modal",
  "creatorId": "5d4472152de8f07336f3b100",
  "favorite": false,
  "created": 0
}

Example 2: Multi-Block Create Request

/i/content/save?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&app_id=5be987d7b93798516eb5289a&type=survey&blocks=<JSON_STRING>&details=<JSON_STRING>

blocks object before stringifying:

[
  {
    "layout": "survey",
    "placement": {
      "small": {
        "position": "center",
        "heightMultiplier": 1,
        "fullScreenOverride": true
      }
    },
    "elements": {
      "steps": {
        "step_1": {
          "elements": {
            "title": {
              "text": "How satisfied are you?",
              "translations": {
                "en": "How satisfied are you?",
                "es": "¿Qué tan satisfecho estás?"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
]

Response

Success Response

{
  "status": "Success",
  "contentId": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
}

Response Fields

Field	Type	Description
status	String	Operation status
contentId	String	Created content block ObjectID

Error Responses

HTTP Status	Response
400	JSON parsing error or "Invalid request"
400	Validation/processing error message (e.message)
500	"Error"

Behavior

1. Parses blocks and details from JSON strings.
2. Builds document with app/type/blocks/details.
3. Sets details.updated = Date.now and details.created = Date.now for new record.
4. Inserts into countly.content_blocks.

Related Endpoints

• Content Blocks - Read: Retrieve content blocks
• Content Blocks - Update: Update a content block
• Content Blocks - Delete: Delete a content block

Implementation details

Database Collections

Collection	Used for	Data touched by this endpoint
countly.content_blocks	Endpoint data source	** - Content block definitions