Create an entry
Log in to add to favouritesCreates a new entry resource from an Entry object passed as an argument.
create(entry: Entry): Promise<Entry>
Returns
A Promise that will resolve with a Entry object.
Example
let newEntry = {
"title": "Back to the future",
"tagline": "He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born.",
"overview": "Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955 in a plutonium-powered DeLorean \"time machine\" invented by slightly mad scientist. During his often hysterical, always amazing trip back in time, Marty must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love - so he can get back to the future.",
"trailer": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvsgGtivCgs",
"releaseDate": "1985-07-02T23:00:00Z",
"actors": [
{
"sys": {
"id": "a1c983d6-4aaf-4456-9f3d-a6eac3139f1c",
"language": "en-GB",
"dataFormat": "entry"
}
},
{
"sys": {
"id": "16f6f2de-e901-4bda-bf3f-092b93ae62a9",
"language": "en-GB",
"dataFormat": "entry"
}
},
{
"sys": {
"id": "09b87c0b-67b2-4028-9358-e29ff16f11da",
"language": "en-GB",
"dataFormat": "entry"
}
}
],
"sys": {
"contentTypeId": "movie",
"projectId": "movieDb",
"language": "en-GB",
"dataFormat": "entry",
}
};
client.entries.create(newEntry)
.then(result => {
console.log('API call result: ', result);
})
.catch(error => {
console.log('API call fetch error: ', error);
});Validations
Project does not exist
A project must exist to be able to create entries. If you attempt to create an entry in a project which doesn't exist you will get the following response.
{
"logId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"message": "There are validation errors creating the entry",
"data": [
{
"field": "projectId",
"message": "The project does not exist"
}
],
"type": "Validation"
}Content type does not exist
The published content type must exist to be able to create an entry. If you attempt to create an entry for a content type which doesn't exist or hasn't been published you will get the following response.
{
"logId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
"message": "There are validation errors creating the entry",
"data": [
{
"field": "contentType",
"message": "The content type 'movie' does not exist"
}
],
"type": "Validation"
}