Retrieve a Contentful CMA token on schedule
Have Notis retrieve a Contentful Management API token as part of a scheduled authorization check.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
Get CMA Token
Retrieves an access token for content management.
Why this helps
A scheduled management task can stall when its Contentful authorization step is overlooked.
- Run the token retrieval step on a predictable schedule.
- Send run reports to a channel you check.
- Keep token retrieval separate from any management API operation that would use the token.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Adtraction and Contentful graphql once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and name it.
- 3In one instruction, tell Notis to retrieve the Contentful CMA access token and report the outcome without exposing the token in a broad channel.
- 4Pick a recurring schedule and choose a suitable private run report destination.
- 5Test with one real run and confirm the authorization result.
Questions about this workflow
Does retrieving a token publish or change Contentful content?
No. This action retrieves a CMA access token; it does not make a content change by itself.
Should the token be sent to a public channel?
Choose a private report destination appropriate for sensitive authorization output.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Adtraction to Contentful graphql. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Adtraction triggers
Contentful graphql actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get CMA Token
Retrieves an access token for content management.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
GraphQL Content API Persisted Query
Executes a persisted GraphQL query.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Adtraction and Contentful graphql, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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