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# Create a locale-based bulk action

POST https://api.contentful.com/spaces/{space_id}/environments/{environment_id}/bulk_actions
Content-Type: application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/bulk-actions/create-a-locale-based-bulk-action

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer <token>`, where token is your auth token.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string, required) — ID of the space as a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment as a string, falls back to `master` if not specified.

### Body (application/vnd.contentful.management.v1+json)

This endpoint expects a map from string to any.

- `map from string to any`

## Response

### 200

OK - Request successful

- `map from string to any`

## Examples

### Publish entities

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "entities": [
    {
      "add": {
        "fields": {
          "*": [
            "en-US"
          ]
        }
      },
      "entity": {
        "sys": {
          "id": "<entity_id>",
          "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
          "type": "Link",
          "version": "10"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "error": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "<error_type>",
      "type": "Error"
    }
  },
  "payload": {
    "action": "publish",
    "entities": [
      {
        "add": {
          "fields": {
            "*": [
              "en-US"
            ]
          }
        },
        "entity": {
          "sys": {
            "id": "<entity_id>",
            "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
            "type": "Link",
            "version": "10"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2026-02-26T22:19:00.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "<bulk_action_id>",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "<status>",
    "type": "BulkAction",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-11T05:41:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
// Locale-based publishing is only available via Plain Client
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const bulkAction = await client.bulkAction.publishV2(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  },
  {
    {
      // To perform the whole entity publish, just omit the 'add' property in entity objects.
      action: 'publish',
      entities: [
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Entry',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<entry_id>',
                version: 2,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Asset',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<asset_id>',
                version: 1,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
      ],
    }
  }
);
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

### Unpublish entities

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "unpublish",
  "entities": [
    {
      "entity": {
        "sys": {
          "id": "<entity_id>",
          "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
          "type": "Link",
          "version": "10"
        }
      },
      "remove": {
        "fields": {
          "*": [
            "en-US"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "publish",
  "error": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "<error_type>",
      "type": "Error"
    }
  },
  "payload": {
    "action": "publish",
    "entities": [
      {
        "entity": {
          "sys": {
            "id": "<entity_id>",
            "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
            "type": "Link",
            "version": "10"
          }
        },
        "remove": {
          "fields": {
            "*": [
              "en-US"
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2025-08-23T23:19:41.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "<bulk_action_id>",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "<status>",
    "type": "BulkAction",
    "updatedAt": "2025-10-27T08:38:25.000Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
// Locale-based publishing is only available via Plain Client
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const bulkAction = await client.bulkAction.publishV2(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  },
  {
    {
      // To perform the whole entity publish, just omit the 'add' property in entity objects.
      action: 'publish',
      entities: [
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Entry',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<entry_id>',
                version: 2,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Asset',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<asset_id>',
                version: 1,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
      ],
    }
  }
);
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

### Validate entities

**Request**

```json
{
  "action": "validate",
  "entities": [
    {
      "add": {
        "fields": {
          "*": [
            "en-US"
          ]
        }
      },
      "entity": {
        "sys": {
          "id": "<entity_id>",
          "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
          "type": "Link",
          "version": "10"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "action": "validate",
  "error": {
    "sys": {
      "id": "<error_type>",
      "type": "Error"
    }
  },
  "payload": {
    "action": "validate",
    "entities": [
      {
        "add": {
          "fields": {
            "*": [
              "en-US"
            ]
          }
        },
        "entity": {
          "sys": {
            "id": "<entity_id>",
            "linkType": "<Entry|Asset>",
            "type": "Link",
            "version": "10"
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "createdAt": "2026-02-15T20:10:09.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "<bulk_action_id>",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "status": "<status>",
    "type": "BulkAction",
    "updatedAt": "2026-02-21T14:23:53.000Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```java Java
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```kotlin Kotlin
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```swift Swift
We currently don't provide a CMA SDK for this platform.
```

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
// Locale-based publishing is only available via Plain Client
```

```javascript JavaScript
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

// Client init
const client = contentful.createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
})

const bulkAction = await client.bulkAction.publishV2(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
  },
  {
    {
      // To perform the whole entity publish, just omit the 'add' property in entity objects.
      action: 'publish',
      entities: [
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Entry',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<entry_id>',
                version: 2,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
        {
          entity: {
            {
              sys: {
                linkType: 'Asset',
                type: 'Link',
                id: '<asset_id>',
                version: 1,
              },
            },
          },
          add: { fields: { '*': ['en-US'] } },
        },
      ],
    }
  }
);
```

```php PHP
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```ruby Ruby
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```python Python
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```

```.net .NET
SDK currently doesn't implement this endpoint.
```