Contentstack dotnet

.NET SDK for Contentstack's Content Delivery API

Getting Started

This guide will help you get started with our .NET SDK to build apps powered by Contentstack.

SDK Installation and Setup

To use the .NET SDK, download it from here

Open the terminal and install the contentstack module via ‘Package Manager’ command

PM> Install-Package contentstack.csharp

And via ‘.Net CLI’

dotnet add package contentstack.csharp

To use the module in your application, you need to first Add Namespace to your class

using Contentstack.Core; // ContentstackClient 
using Contentstack.Core.Models; // Stack, Query, Entry, Asset, ContentType, ContentstackCollection
using Contentstack.Core.Configuration; // ContentstackOptions

Initialize SDK

You will need to specify the API key, Access token, and Environment Name of your stack to initialize the SDK:

ContentstackClient stack = new ContentstackClient("api_key", "delivery_token", "enviroment_name");

or:

var options = new ContentstackOptions()
{
    ApiKey = "<api_key>",
    DeliveryToken = "<delivery_token>"
    Environment = "<environment>"
}
ContentstackClient stack = new ContentstackClient(options);

Once you have initialized the SDK, you can start getting content in your app.

Basic Queries

Get a Single Entry

To retrieve a single entry from a content type, use the code snippet given below:

Entry entry = client.ContentType("product").Entry("blta464e9fbd048668c");
entry.Fetch<Product>().ContinueWith((t) => { 
    if (!t.IsFaulted) { 
        Console.WriteLine("entry:" + t.Result);  
    } 
});

Get Multiple Entries

To retrieve multiple entries of a particular content type, use the code snippet given below:

Query query = client.ContentType("product").Query(); 
query.Where("title", "welcome"); 
query.IncludeSchema(); 
query.IncludeCount(); 
query.ToJSON(); 
query.Find<Product>().ContinueWith((t) => { 
    if (!t.IsFaulted) { 
         ContentstackCollection<Product> result = t.Result; 
         Console.WriteLine("result" + result.items); 
    } 
});

These were example of some of the basic queries of the SDK. For advanced queries, refer to our API reference documentation by visiting the link given below.

Note: Currently, the .NET SDK does not support multiple content types referencing in a single query. For more information on how to query entries and assets, refer the Queries section of our Content Delivery API documentation.

Paginating Responses

In a single instance, the Get Multiple Entries query will retrieve only the first 100 items of the specified content type. You can paginate and retrieve the rest of the items in batches using the skip and limit parameters in subsequent requests.

Query query = client.ContentType("product").Query();
query.Skip(20);
query.Limit(20); 
query.Find<Product>().ContinueWith((t) => { 
    if (!t.IsFaulted) { 
         ContentstackCollection<Product> result = t.Result; 
         Console.WriteLine("result" + result); 
    } 
});

API Reference

Go through our .NET SDK API Reference guide to know about the methods that can be used to query your content in Contentstack.

Read .NET API Reference Guide

Example

To help you get started, we have created a sample application that is powered by Contentstack .NET SDK. Click on the link below to read the tutorial of the app.

.NET News Console App

Helpful Links

• Contentstack Website
• Official Documentation
• Content Delivery API Docs