Create collection item - Automate.ax

webflow.createCollectionItem creates one or more staged CMS items in a collection.

Example

automations/webflow-create-collection-item.automation.ts

import { automation, onDashboardRun } from "automate.ax"
import { webflow } from "automate.ax/webflow"

export default automation("Create collection item", () => {
  onDashboardRun({ title: "Create collection item" })

  webflow.createCollectionItem({
    collectionId: "collection-id",
    fieldData: { name: "Launch notes", slug: "launch-notes" },
  })
})

Inputs

Every input accepts a compatible signal. It requires the cms:write OAuth scope.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`collectionId`	`string`	Yes	Webflow CMS collection ID.
`fieldData`	`Webflow.CollectionItemPostSingleFieldData`	No	Fields for one item. `name` and `slug` are required. Use this or `items`.
`isArchived`	`boolean`	No	Creates the single item as archived.
`isDraft`	`boolean`	No	Creates the single item as a draft.
`items`	`Webflow.CollectionItemPostSingle[]`	No	Items to create in one request. Use this or the single-item fields.
`skipInvalidFiles`	`boolean`	No	Skips invalid file values instead of rejecting the request.

Provide either the single-item fields (fieldData, isArchived, and isDraft) or items, not both.

Output

Returns an object with the fields below. Automate.ax converts provider Date values to ISO 8601 strings.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	`string`	Webflow `id` value.
`cmsLocaleId`	`string`	Optional CMS locale ID.
`lastPublished`	`string`	Webflow `lastPublished` value.
`lastUpdated`	`string`	Webflow `lastUpdated` value.
`createdOn`	`string`	Webflow `createdOn` value.
`isArchived`	`boolean`	Webflow `isArchived` value.
`isDraft`	`boolean`	Webflow `isDraft` value.
`fieldData`	`Webflow.CollectionItemFieldData`	Webflow `fieldData` value.