contentstack Global Fields API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Contentstack Content Delivery Global Fields API
  description: The Contentstack Content Delivery API (CDA) allows developers to retrieve published content from their Contentstack stacks and deliver it to web or mobile applications.
  version: v3
  contact:
    name: Contentstack Support
    url: https://www.contentstack.com/contact
  termsOfService: https://www.contentstack.com/legal/terms-of-service
servers:
- url: https://cdn.contentstack.io/v3
  description: AWS North America Production Server
- url: https://eu-cdn.contentstack.com/v3
  description: AWS Europe Production Server
- url: https://au-cdn.contentstack.com/v3
  description: AWS Australia Production Server
security:
- apiKey: []
  deliveryToken: []
tags:
- name: Global Fields
  description: Global fields are reusable field groups that can be referenced across multiple content types within a Contentstack stack.
paths:
  /global_fields:
    get:
      operationId: getAllGlobalFields
      summary: Get all global fields
      description: Fetches all reusable global field definitions available in the stack. Global fields can be embedded in content type schemas to create consistent field structures across multiple content types.
      tags:
      - Global Fields
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccessToken'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A list of global fields defined in the stack.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalFieldList'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
  /global_fields/{global_field_uid}:
    get:
      operationId: getSingleGlobalField
      summary: Get a single global field
      description: Returns the schema and metadata for a specific global field identified by its UID.
      tags:
      - Global Fields
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ApiKey'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/AccessToken'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/GlobalFieldUid'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: The requested global field object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalField'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Field:
      type: object
      description: A field definition within a content type schema.
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the field within the content type.
        data_type:
          type: string
          description: 'The data type of the field. Common values: text, number, boolean, date, file, link, json, reference, global_field, group, blocks.'
        display_name:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable label for the field.
        mandatory:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether the field is required for entry creation.
        unique:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether field values must be unique across entries.
    GlobalField:
      type: object
      description: A reusable global field definition that can be embedded in content types.
      properties:
        uid:
          type: string
          description: Unique identifier of the global field.
        title:
          type: string
          description: Display name of the global field.
        schema:
          type: array
          description: Array of field definitions within the global field group.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Field'
        created_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the global field was created.
        updated_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: ISO 8601 timestamp when the global field was last updated.
    GlobalFieldList:
      type: object
      description: A list of global field definitions in the stack.
      properties:
        global_fields:
          type: array
          description: Array of global field objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/GlobalField'
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Standard error response returned by the API.
      properties:
        error_message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
        error_code:
          type: integer
          description: Numeric code identifying the error type.
        errors:
          type: object
          description: Field-level validation errors when applicable.
  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'
  parameters:
    AccessToken:
      name: access_token
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The delivery token for the stack environment.
      schema:
        type: string
    GlobalFieldUid:
      name: global_field_uid
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique identifier (UID) of the global field.
      schema:
        type: string
    ApiKey:
      name: api_key
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The API key for the Contentstack stack.
      schema:
        type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: api_key
      description: The API key for the Contentstack stack.
    deliveryToken:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: access_token
      description: The delivery token granting read access to the stack environment.
externalDocs:
  description: Contentstack Content Delivery API Documentation
  url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/apis/content-delivery-api