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Contentful integration

Contentful is a headless content management system (CMS) that stores and delivers structured content through APIs. Integrating Contentful with Frontegg lets your application manage entries, content types, assets, and other resources on behalf of your users — all through Frontegg's integration layer. Contentful authenticates with OAuth 2.0 (Authorization Code flow), so you register an OAuth application in your Contentful account to obtain a Client ID and Client Secret.

Prerequisites

Connect to Contentful

You register an OAuth 2.0 application in the Contentful web app. The application provides the Client ID and Client Secret and defines the Redirect URI that Contentful returns users to after they authorize access.

Step 1: Open OAuth applications

Sign in to Contentful and open OAuth applications (under your account's developer settings). Click Create application.

Contentful OAuth Applications page with the Create application button

Step 2: Fill in the application details

Complete the New application form:

  • Name — A descriptive name, for example Frontegg Integration.
  • Description — A short description of the application.
  • Redirect URI — Your Frontegg Redirect URL: https://YOUR_MCP_GATEWAY_URL/integration-callback
  • Expiration date — The lifetime of access tokens issued to the application. Choose a duration that suits your integration.
  • Manage — Enable Manage to grant read and write access to content. Keep Confidential selected so the app authenticates with a Client ID and Client Secret.

Click Create application.

Contentful New application form with the Redirect URI and Manage scope highlighted

Step 3: Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Open the application. Contentful displays the Client ID and Client Secret. Copy both values.

Keep your Client Secret safe

The Client Secret grants access to your account through the API. Treat it like a password and never expose it in client-side code or commit it to version control.

Contentful application details showing the Client ID and Client Secret

Configure the Frontegg portal

Once you have your Client ID and Client Secret, configure the integration in the Frontegg portal:

  1. Open the Frontegg portal and navigate to [ENVIRONMENT] → Integrations → Contentful.
  2. Enter the Client ID and the Client Secret.
  3. Click Save.

Frontegg requests the following scope during authorization:

ScopeDescription
content_management_manageFull access to manage content

Keep your credentials secure

Never share or commit your Client Secret to version control.

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