ActionContentfulUpdated September 2026

How do I search Contentful content?

Short answer: You can search entries in Contentful by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Contentful Search Entries action to a workflow, map its 3 inputs from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

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Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Content Type content_type	string	Required	Content Type. Example: blogPost
Full-text Search query	string	Optional	Full-text Search. e.g. "Search term"
Limit limit	number	Optional	Limit

Sample request

{
  "content_type": "e.g. blogPost",
  "query": "Search term",
  "limit": "{{trigger.limit}}"
}

Returns

{
  "items": [
    {
      "sys": {
        "id": "entry123",
        "contentType": {
          "sys": {
            "id": "blogPost"
          }
        }
      },
      "fields": {
        "title": "My Post"
      }
    }
  ],
  "total": 5
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Search Entries.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Contentful

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Contentful

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Search Entries.

What does the Search Entries action do in Contentful?

Full-text search across entries with Contentful's match-style filter syntax (fields.title[match]="query"). For RAG-style "ground answer in our CMS content" agentic workflows.

What inputs does Search Entries require?

Required: Content Type. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Contentful returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Contentful returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Search Entries support batch operations?

Run Search Entries inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Contentful's rate limits.

More actions

How do I search Contentful content?

The fields this action accepts.

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Search Entries.

Questions about Search Entries.

Other Contentful actions.