Content import service for Optimizely Content Management System

The Optimizely Content Management System (CMS) content import service imports content through an episerverdata file, the format for data used for exports from CMS (see Service API Developer Guide).

CMS import methods

CMS site bulk import with file


POST	post/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/site/{siteName}/{hostname}/{culture}	The culture is an optional parameter if you want to set the culture for the hostname of the site.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
  client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://mysite.com/");
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
  var content = new MultipartFormDataContent();
  var filestream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
  content.Add(new StreamContent(filestream), "file", "Import.episerverdata");
  var response = client.PostAsync("/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/site/{siteName}/{hostname}/{culture}", content).Result;
  if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
  {
    var returnString = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
    returnString = returnString.Replace("\"", "");
    Guid taskId = Guid.Empty;
    Guid.TryParse(returnString, out taskId);
  }
}

Response

"\"9e4bd26f-b263-488c-a5d3-3e4c9f87ac4f\""

CMS site bulk import with file upload identifier

For this method to work, you need a valid upload identifier of the episerverdata file previously uploaded using the chunked upload methods, see Chunk upload of large files.


POST	post/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/site/{siteName}/{hostname}/{uploadId}/{culture}	The culture is an optional parameter if you want to set the culture for the hostname of the site.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
  client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://mysite.com/");
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
  var response = client.PostAsync(String.Format("episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/{siteName}/{hostname}/{0}/{culture}", uploadId), new FormUrlEncodedContent(new List<KeyValuePair<String, String>>())).Result;
  if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
  {
    var returnString = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
    returnString = returnString.Replace("\"", "");
    Guid taskId = Guid.Empty;
    Guid.TryParse(returnString, out taskId);
  }
}

Response

"\"9e4bd26f-b263-488c-a5d3-3e4c9f87ac4f\""

CMS asset bulk import with file


POST	post/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/assetglobalroot	Use this method if you have exported your assets into an episerverdata file using the export assets tool. This puts your assets under the global assets root.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
  client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://mysite.com/");
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);

  var content = new MultipartFormDataContent();
  var filestream = new FileStream(path, FileMode.Open);
  content.Add(new StreamContent(filestream), "file", "Import.episerverdata");
  var response = client.PostAsync("/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/assetglobalroot", 
  content).Result;

  if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
  {
    var returnString = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
    returnString = returnString.Replace("\"", "");
    Guid taskId = Guid.Empty; 
    Guid.TryParse(returnString, out taskId);  
  }
}

Response

"\"9e4bd26f-b263-488c-a5d3-3e4c9f87ac4f\""

CMS asset bulk import with file upload identifier

For this method to work, you need to a valid upload identifier of an episerverdata file previously uploaded using the chunked upload methods, see Chunk upload of large files.


POST	post/episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/assetglobalroot/{uploadId}	Use this method if you exported your assets into an episerverdata file using the export assets tool. This puts your assets under the global assets root.

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
  client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://mysite.com/");
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
  var response = client.PostAsync(String.Format("episerverapi/commerce/import/cms/assetglobalroot/{0}", uploadId),
    new FormUrlEncodedContent(new List<KeyValuePair<String, String>>())).Result;

  if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
  {
    var returnString = response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync().Result;
    returnString = returnString.Replace("\"", "");

    Guid taskId = Guid.Empty;

    Guid.TryParse(returnString, out taskId);
  }
}

Response

"\"9e4bd26f-b263-488c-a5d3-3e4c9f87ac4f\""

CMS bulk export methods

CMS bulk export


GET	get/episerverapi/commerce/export/site/{siteName}	This method returns an episerverdata file of the exported contents of the site specified in the site name. If the site is not found, it exports from the root.

C# code sample

using (var client = new HttpClient())
{
  client.BaseAddress = new Uri("https://mysite.com/");
  client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", token);
  var response = client.GetAsync("/episerverapi/commerce/export/site/{siteName}").Result;
  if (response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.OK)
  {
    var episerverdata = response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync().Result;
    episerverdata.CopyTo(File.Create("output.episerverdata"));
  }
}