Integration
Connect DatoCMS to Blog Automation
Articles become records of a model in your DatoCMS project - with title, slug, text, summary, cover image, SEO field and date.
What you need for DatoCMS
- A DatoCMS project with a model (e.g. "Article") that has a text, Structured Text or WYSIWYG field for the article.
- Access to the project settings (API tokens).
Step by step: connect DatoCMS
- In DatoCMS open Project settings → API tokens and copy the Full-access API token (or create one with access to the Content Management API).
- In Blog Automation: Websites & blogs → Connect website → DatoCMS. Enter the token (and, for sandbox environments, the environment’s name), then click Check connection.
- Choose the model, map the fields, choose status and language and click Save.
Where do I find what in DatoCMS?
| Field in Blog Automation | Where to find it in DatoCMS |
|---|---|
| Environment (optional, empty = primary) | Sandbox environments only: their name, e.g. staging. |
| API token (full access) | Project settings → API tokens. |
What is transferred to DatoCMS?
Article text → Structured Text, a Markdown text field or WYSIWYG, cover image → a "Single asset" field (uploaded), slug → slug field, date → Date or Date time, an SEO field appears as "- Titel" and "- Beschreibung" for SEO title and meta description. Localised fields are filled in the project’s first locale.
Tips for DatoCMS
- If the model has draft mode ("Draft/published"), records are only published with "Publish immediately" - otherwise they stay drafts.
Good to know about DatoCMS
- With localised fields only the first locale is filled.
- Tables in the article become plain paragraphs in Structured Text.
More in the official DatoCMS documentation (external link).
Frequently asked questions about DatoCMS
"There is no model in this DatoCMS project yet"
Create a model under Schema (e.g. "Article") and check again.
"DatoCMS did not process the image in time"
DatoCMS was slow at that moment. Blog Automation retries automatically later.
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Try Blog Automation with sample data
The demo opens at once, no sign-up needed. You see the dashboard, editor, calendar and approval just the way your team will use them.
The demo shows sample texts. The Free plan includes 200 tokens a month.