API docs v1
GET /v1/brands/{brand_id}/cms-connections/{connection_id}

Retrieve a CMS connection

scope read:cms cost 1 RU

Fetch one CMS connection by id, to resolve a target_id you are about to publish to. Credentials are never included, and a webhook connection's site_url is only its host unless you own the brand, since the rest of that URL is its secret. Cross-brand requests return 404 not_found.

Path parameters

Query parameters

  • dry_run boolean optional

    Preview the call without executing it. Runs auth, scope, eligibility and body validation, then returns 200 with a dry_run object reporting the request-unit and credit cost plus a non-consuming quota snapshot. Nothing is debited, reserved, dispatched or mutated. An invalid body still returns 422.

    default: false

Responses

Returned a CMS connection application/json
Type: CmsConnection
  • brand_id string required

    Owning brand id (UUID).

  • created_at string required

    When the connection was created.

    format: `date-time`

  • has_credentials boolean required

    True when a secret is stored for this connection. The secret itself is never returned.

  • id string required

    Connection id (UUID). Pass as target_id when publishing.

  • provider string required

    CMS platform, an open set (new values can appear): wordpress, wordpress_com (a site hosted on WordPress.com), ghost, shopify, webflow, wix, github (a connected repository whose blog the article is written into, live once its pull request merges) or a webhook destination.

  • status enum required

    Credential health. connected when we last reached the site, error when a check or publish failed, disconnected when it was never established.

  • updated_at string required

    When the connection was last modified.

    format: `date-time`

  • default_status enum (nullable) nullable

    What the brand's owner chose for every send to this site: draft when each article should land as a draft for someone to review, ask when it is chosen per publish. This API does not apply it for you: publish_status still defaults to publish, so send publish_status: draft when this says draft. Null for a provider without this choice (github, webhook) and for the hosted blog.

  • last_error_at string (nullable) nullable

    When last_error_code was set; null while the connection works.

    format: `date-time`

  • last_error_code string (nullable) nullable

    Why the connection needs its owner, or null when it works. An open set (new values can appear): token_expired, scope_missing, not_selected, auth_failed, permission_missing, site_unreachable, host_moved, app_uninstalled, rate_limited, vendor_down.

  • last_synced_at string (nullable) nullable

    Last time the credentials were confirmed working. Only advances on a successful check.

    format: `date-time`

  • object string

    Always cms_connection.

    default: `cms_connection`

  • settings CmsConnectionSettings

    The owner's other publishing choices for this site, read only. Credentials are never included.

    Show fields
    Type: CmsConnectionSettings
    • author_id integer (nullable) nullable

      wordpress and wordpress_com: the site user posts are credited to, or null for the connected user. Null for other providers.

    • category_ids array of integer | string (nullable) nullable

      wordpress and wordpress_com (numeric ids) and wix (GUIDs): the categories every post goes in, empty for the site's default category. Null for other providers.

    • primary_tag string (nullable) nullable

      ghost: the tag every post leads with, or null for the article's first tag. Null for other providers.

  • site_url string (nullable) nullable

    Where the connection publishes: the site, the Shopify blog or the Webflow collection. For a webhook only its host, since the full URL works as a credential. For github, the repository.

  • username string (nullable) nullable

    Username the stored credential belongs to.

Request validation failed application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "validation_error",
    "message": "Request validation failed"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
Missing or invalid credentials application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Missing or invalid credentials"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
You do not have permission to access this resource application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "forbidden",
    "message": "You do not have permission to access this resource"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
Resource not found application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "not_found",
    "message": "Resource not found"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
Resource conflict application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "conflict",
    "message": "Resource conflict"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
Per-minute rate limit exceeded application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "rate_limit_exceeded",
    "message": "Per-minute rate limit exceeded"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
An unexpected error occurred application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "internal_error",
    "message": "An unexpected error occurred"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}
Service temporarily unavailable, please retry application/json
Type: ApiError
  • error object required
    Show fields
    • code string required

      Stable machine-readable error code from the catalog.

    • message string required

      Human-readable description suitable for logging.

    • details object

      Optional, code-specific context (e.g. errors array for validation_error, retry_after for service_unavailable). Shape depends on error.code; treat as opaque otherwise.

      Show fields

      Empty object (no properties).

  • request_id string

    Server-generated correlation id for the request. Mirrors the X-Correlation-ID response header. Include this when contacting support.

    format: `uuid`

Example response 
{
  "error": {
    "code": "service_unavailable",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable, please retry"
  },
  "request_id": "9f6c4e8a-1d3b-4c8b-9f1e-7a3b1c2d3e4f"
}