CMS Tool API schema

Public API version 1.4.10.

Blog

Blog pages are usually presented as a list udner a primary page. Individual blog pages do not appear on the menu, only in lists. The blog engine also powers FAQ and gallery type pages

Endpoint URL

https://api.cms-tool.net/api/blog

`/api/blog`

Read and update articles.

GET

List articles, or retrieve one by appending its ID to the path.

Query parameters

Name	Type	Example	Notes
`id`	int	`123`	Filter results by id.
`page`	int	`123`	Filter results by page.
`keywords`	text	`example`	Filter results by keywords.
`title`	text	`example`	Filter results by title.
`tags`	text	`example`	Filter results by tags.
`publicContentOnly`	boolean	`true`	Filter results by public content only. Accepts true or 1.
`offset`	int	`123`	Skip this many matching records before returning results.
`pageSize`	int	`123`	Limit the number of records returned.

POST

Create or update an article from JSON.

Request content type: application/json

Request body fields

Name	Type	Example	Notes
`id`	int	`123`	Set the id value.
`page`	int	`123`	Set the page value.
`info_title`	text	`example`	Set the info title value.
`info_fulltext`	text	`example`	Set the info fulltext value.
`info_summary`	text	`example`	Set the info summary value.
`info_tags`	text	`example`	Set the info tags value.
`info_show`	boolean	`true`	Set the info show value. Accepts true or 1.
`info_img`	text	`example`	Set the info img value.
`info_more_images`	text	`example`	Set the info more images value.

POST

Create or update an article and save its images in one multipart request.

Request content type: multipart/form-data

Request body fields

Name	Type	Example	Notes
`data`	text	`{"id":123}`	Set the data value.
`primaryImage`	text	`example`	Set the primary image value.
`additionalImages`	text	`example`	Set the additional images value.

data contains the article JSON; primaryImage accepts one file; additionalImages may be repeated.

Data definitions

Field	Type	Description	Example
`info_object`	text	Additional object for a blog, usually this is used for video embed scripts.
`info_title`	text	Title of this blog / article
`info_timestamp`	timestamp	The timestamp when this blog was created or last updated	2025-12-31 23:59:59
`info_show`	char	Single char field, default = Y if the page is visible, or N otherwise
`info_hideuntil`	text	Hide story until this date
`info_blog_comments_on`	bool	Boolean if comments are to be enabled on this blog
`info_authorid`	int	Integer ID links to a member record that represents the author of this document. If used, the authors name is public
`info_comment_count`	int	Integer count of how many comments have been made about this blog
`info_img`	text	Image URI pathname usually prefixed /images/
`info_img_json`	json	Meta data about the image, how bit if is, filesize
`info_location`	text	Address in common postal format, eg 1 main st, Hamilton
`info_filename`	text	SEO filename for this blog
`info_enquiryform`	text	Optional HTML of a custom formatted enquiry form, to replace the default HTML form.
`info_leadmagnet_followup`	text	Lead magnet followup content
`info_linkrel`	text	Link rel setting for the info_url link
`info_tags`	text	A comma separated list of tags or subjects that can be used to cross navigate between related blogs
`info_duplicationid`	int	Optional ID linked to another record from which this record was duplicated from
`info_enquiry_config`	text	Additional configuration information for an enquiry form if enabled.
`info_summary`	text	A short paragraph summary of the blog
`info_linktext`	text	Link text for the info_url link
`info_id`	serial	Primary ID of the blog, integer, serial	123456
`info_email`	text	If an email address is specified here, then an enquiry form will be added at the bottom of this blog
`page`	int	Page ID - Link to page data	123456
`info_leadmagnet_config`	text	Lead magnet followup configuration settings
`info_order`	int	Integer order for the blogs in a list, from 1 upwards
`info_date`	text	The official publish date of this story... Very important for news articles
`info_url`	text	URL for a reference link, eg click the link for more information
`info_fulltext`	text	The full HTML content of the blog / article
`info_metatitle`	text	SEO title for the blog

Usage instructions and examples

GET a Blog / Info Page

Get a specific blog by blog id (aka info id)

GET /webapps/api/blog?id=99999

GET /webapps/api/blog/99999

SEARCH FOR Blogs

Returns an array of blog/info objects in data

Get all blogs on page 9999

GET /webapps/api/blog?page=9999

Get blogs matching a LIKE pattern

GET /webapps/api/blog?filename=/section/flying%pigs

GET /webapps/api/blog?keywords=

GET /webapps/api/blog?title=

GET /webapps/api/blog?tags=

INSERT / UPDATE a blog / info page

If an ID is provided, then the blog is updated. If an ID is not provided, then the blog is inserted.

POST /webapps/api/blog

submit the JSON data as per following format.

Example JSON to create a new blog

{

"info_title": "New Blog",

"info_summary": "Hello World",

"info_fulltext": "<p>Hello world</p>",

"page": 123123

}

Example JSON to update a blog

{

"id": 123123,

"info_title": "Updated Blog Title",

"info_summary": "Hello World Updated",

}

Sample object

{

       "info_title": "Blog",

       "info_timestamp": "2020-12-07 04:39:25.0",

       "info_show": "Y",

       "info_blog_comments_on": "f",

       "info_category2": 0,

       "info_category1": 0,

       "site_search_keywords_updated": "2021-03-29 09:42:37.26478",

       "site_search_keywords": "^hello ^blog ^awesome",

       "info_blogcnt": 0,

       "info_authorid": 0,

       "info_category3": 0,

       "info_re": 0,

       "info_summary": "Hello NZ",

       "info_groupid": 0,

       "info_id": 1234,

       "id": 12345,

       "page": 111,

       "info_order": 1,

       "info_date": "2020-12-07",

       "info_fulltext": "<p>Hello NZ!</p>",

       "cid": 1111

   }

Machine-readable documentation

This documentation is also available as JSON or Markdown at the same URL. Request JSON with Accept: application/json or Markdown with Accept: text/markdown.