contentstack Automations API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Contentstack Automate Management Automations API
  description: The Contentstack Automate Management API allows developers to programmatically manage automation projects and workflows within a Contentstack organization. It supports creating, updating, retrieving, and deleting automations that connect Contentstack content events to third-party services and internal processes. This API is part of the Contentstack Automate product, which provides a no-code/low-code automation layer built on top of the CMS. It is useful for organizations that need to provision or manage automations at scale across multiple stacks or environments. The API also provides access to execution logs, audit logs, and project variables.
  version: v1
  contact:
    name: Contentstack Support
    url: https://www.contentstack.com/contact
  termsOfService: https://www.contentstack.com/legal/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS North America Production Server
- url: https://eu-automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS Europe Production Server
- url: https://au-automations-api.contentstack.com
  description: AWS Australia Production Server
security:
- bearerAuth: []
- authtokenAuth: []
tags:
- name: Automations
  description: Automations are individual workflow definitions that connect triggers (such as Contentstack content events) to actions (such as sending notifications or updating external systems).
paths:
  /v1/organizations/{organization_uid}/projects/{project_uid}/automations:
    get:
      operationId: getAllAutomations
      summary: Get all automations
      description: Retrieves all automation workflow definitions within a specific project, including their trigger configurations, steps, and activation status.
      tags:
      - Automations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of automations in the project.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AutomationList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/organizations/{organization_uid}/projects/{project_uid}/automations/{automation_uid}:
    get:
      operationId: getAutomation
      summary: Get an automation
      description: Retrieves the full configuration of a specific automation including trigger settings, action steps, error handling, and activation status.
      tags:
      - Automations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AutomationUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested automation configuration.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Automation'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
  /v1/organizations/{organization_uid}/projects/{project_uid}/automations/{automation_uid}/activate:
    put:
      operationId: activateAutomation
      summary: Activate an automation
      description: Enables an automation so that it will execute when its configured trigger conditions are met. Only automations in a valid, configured state can be activated.
      tags:
      - Automations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AutomationUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Automation activated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Automation'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /v1/organizations/{organization_uid}/projects/{project_uid}/automations/{automation_uid}/deactivate:
    put:
      operationId: deactivateAutomation
      summary: Deactivate an automation
      description: Disables an active automation, preventing it from executing when its trigger conditions are met. Existing in-progress executions will complete before the automation is fully deactivated.
      tags:
      - Automations
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/OrganizationUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ProjectUid'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AutomationUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Automation deactivated successfully.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Automation'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
components:
  schemas:
    AutomationList:
      type: object
      description: A list of automations in a project.
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: Array of automation objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Automation'
    Automation:
      type: object
      description: An automation workflow that connects a trigger to one or more actions.
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the automation.
        name:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the automation.
        status:
          type: string
          description: Current status of the automation.
          enum:
          - active
          - inactive
          - draft
        trigger:
          type: object
          description: Configuration for the automation trigger condition.
        steps:
          type: array
          description: Ordered list of action steps executed when the trigger fires.
          items:
            type: object
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the automation was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the automation was last updated.
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        error_code:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric error code.
  parameters:
    ProjectUid:
      name: project_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the automation project.
      schema:
        type: string
    OrganizationUid:
      name: organization_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the organization.
      schema:
        type: string
    AutomationUid:
      name: automation_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier of the automation.
      schema:
        type: string
  responses:
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication credentials are missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    BadRequest:
      description: The request is malformed or contains invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: OAuth 2.0 Bearer token with appropriate Automate scopes.
    authtokenAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: authtoken
      description: Contentstack user authtoken for session-based authentication.
externalDocs:
  description: Contentstack Automate Management API Documentation
  url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/apis/automation-hub-management-api