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# Create an entry with a specified ID

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

Creates a new entry with the specified ID or updates an existing one. Pass `X-Contentful-Content-Type` when creating; include `X-Contentful-Version` when updating.

Reference: https://contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/entries/create-an-entry-with-a-specified-id

## 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 in form of a string
- `environment_id` (string, required) — ID of the environment in form of a string
- `entry_id` (string, required) — ID of the entry in form of a string

### Headers

- `X-Contentful-Content-Type` (string, optional) — The content type ID for the entry to create
- `X-Contentful-Version` (string, optional) — The last version of the entry you are updating

### 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

**Request**

```json
{
  "fields": {
    "body": {
      "en-US": "Bacon is healthy!"
    },
    "title": {
      "en-US": "Hello, World!"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "tags": [
      {
        "sys": {
          "id": "nyCampaign",
          "linkType": "Tag",
          "type": "Link"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

**Response**

```json
{
  "fields": {
    "body": {
      "en-US": "Bacon is healthy!"
    },
    "title": {
      "en-US": "Hello, World!"
    }
  },
  "metadata": {
    "tags": [
      {
        "sys": {
          "id": "nyCampaign",
          "linkType": "Tag",
          "type": "Link"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "sys": {
    "contentType": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "hfM9RCJIk0wIm06WkEOQY",
        "linkType": "ContentType",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "createdAt": "2025-06-16T09:39:48.000Z",
    "createdBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "7BslKh9TdKGOK41VmLDjFZ",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "environment": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "staging",
        "linkType": "Environment",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "id": "5KsDBWseXY6QegucYAoacS",
    "space": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "yadj1kx9rmg0",
        "linkType": "Space",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "type": "Entry",
    "updatedAt": "2025-06-16T09:39:48.000Z",
    "updatedBy": {
      "sys": {
        "id": "4FLrUHftHW3v2BLi9fzfjU",
        "linkType": "User",
        "type": "Link"
      }
    },
    "version": 1
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```android Android
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Create a local entry.
final CMAEntry entry =
    new CMAEntry()
        .setId("myID")
        .setField("field", "en-US", "name");

// Create the same entry in Contentful.
client
    .entries()
    .async()
    .create(
        "<content_type_id>",
        entry,
        new CMACallback<CMAEntry>() {
          @Override protected void onSuccess(CMAEntry entry) {
            // Successfully created a new entry.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful")
                .setMessage("Creation of an entry was successful." +
                    "\n\nResult: " + entry)
                .show();
          }

          @Override protected void onFailure(RuntimeException exception) {
            // An error occurred! Inform the user.
            new AlertDialog.Builder(context)
                .setTitle("Contentful Error")
                .setMessage("Could not create an entry." +
                    "\n\nReason: " + exception.toString())
                .show();

            super.onFailure(exception);
          }
        }
    );
```

```java Java
// Create the Contentful client.
final CMAClient client =
    new CMAClient
        .Builder()
        .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
        .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
        .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
        .build();

// Create a local entry with id.
final CMAEntry entry =
    new CMAEntry()
        .setId("some_id")
        .setField("title", "en-US", "name");

// Create the same entry in Contentful.
final CMAEntry createdEntry =
    client
        .entries()
        .create("product", entry);
```

```kotlin Kotlin
// Create the Contentful client.
val client = CMAClient.Builder()
    .setAccessToken("<access_token>")
    .setSpaceId("<space_id>")
    .setEnvironmentId("<environment_id>")
    .build()

// Create a local entry with id.
val entry = CMAEntry()
        .setId("some_id")
        .setField("title", "en-US", "name")

// Create the same entry in Contentful.
val createdEntry = client
        .entries()
        .create("product", entry)
```

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

```js-legacy JavaScript (legacy)
import { createClient } from 'contentful-management'

const client = createClient({
  accessToken: '<content_management_api_key>'
}, { type: 'legacy' })

// Create entry
client.getSpace('<space_id>')
.then((space) => space.getEnvironment('<environment-id>'))
.then((environment) => environment.createEntryWithId('<content_type_id>', '<entry_id>', {
  fields: {
    title: {
      'en-US': 'Entry title'
    }
  }
}))
.then((entry) => console.log(entry))
.catch(console.error)
```

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

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

const newEntry = client.entry.createWithId(
  {
    spaceId: '<space_id>',
    environmentId: '<environment_id>',
    contentTypeId: '<content_type_id>',
    entryId: '<entry_id>',
  },
  {}
);
```

```php PHP
$client = new \Contentful\Management\Client('<content_management_api_key>');

$environment = $client->getEnvironmentProxy('<space_id>', '<environment_id>');

$entry = new \Contentful\Management\Resource\Entry('<content_type_id>');
$entry->setField('title', 'en-US', 'Entry title');

$environment->create($entry, '<entry_id>');

$entry->setField('title', 'en-US', 'New entry title');
$entry->update();
```

```ruby Ruby
require 'contentful/management'

client = Contentful::Management::Client.new('<content_management_api_key>')

content_type = client.content_types('<space_id>', '<environment_id>').find('<content_type_id>')

# Create an entry:
entry = client.entries('<space_id>', '<environment_id>').create(
  content_type,
  title: 'Entry title'
)

# Update an entry:
entry.name = 'new name'
entry.save
```

```python Python
from contentful_management import Client

client = Client('<content_management_api_key>')

# Create an Entry:
entry_id = '<entry_id>'  # Use `None` if you want the API to autogenerate the ID.
entry = client.entries('<space_id>', '<environment_id>').create(entry_id, {
    'fields': {
        'title': {
            'en-US': 'Playsam Streamliner'
        }
    }
})

# Update the Entry:
entry.title = 'New Title'
entry.save()
```

```.net .NET
// This client should only be created once per application.
var httpClient = new HttpClient();

var client = new ContentfulManagementClient(httpClient, "<content_management_api_key>", "<space_id>");

var entry = client.GetEntry<YourClass>("<entry_id>");
entry.Name = "new name";
var updatedEntry = await client.CreateOrUpdateEntry(entry);
```