contentful_management
Contentful Management API Client
What it is and what it does
contentful_management is a Python SDK that wraps Contentful's Management API, allowing developers to programmatically manage content infrastructure without using Contentful's web interface. It provides object-oriented access to spaces, environments, assets, content entries, memberships, and organizations, supporting full CRUD operations and batch queries.
The package is built on requests and python-dateutil, making it lightweight and straightforward to integrate into existing Python applications. It targets modern Python versions (3.8 and later) and is actively maintained, with examples covering common workflows like retrieving spaces, creating assets, managing memberships, and querying usage statistics for committed customers.
Use it for:
- Automate bulk content uploads or migrations into Contentful from external sources.
- Build deployment pipelines that programmatically create or update content environments and spaces.
- Manage team memberships and access control across Contentful organizations via code.
- Monitor API usage and billing metrics for organizations with committed plans.
- Integrate Contentful content operations into custom backend services or CI/CD workflows.
Worth the install?
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Python client for Contentful's Management API, enabling programmatic creation, retrieval, update, and deletion of content, assets, spaces, and memberships in Contentful headless CMS.
Yes. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive MIT license, and provides a straightforward Python interface to Contentful's Management API. It is well-suited for teams automating content operations or integrating Contentful into backend workflows. No known security vulnerabilities.
Install
contentful-management on PyPI
pip
pip install contentful-managementuv
uv add contentful-managementpoetry
poetry add contentful-managementInstalling contentful_management
Before you install
Low install friction with only two runtime dependencies (requests and python-dateutil). Package is actively maintained with recent releases and a stable repository.
License in practice
MIT license permits free use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.
Quickstart
pip install contentful_management
import contentful_management
client = contentful_management.Client('MANAGEMENT_API_TOKEN')
spaces = client.spaces().all()
Requires a valid Contentful Management API token, obtainable through Contentful's management API documentation.
Verify before relying
- Whether rate limiting or request throttling is handled by the client or delegated to the caller.
- Support for async/await patterns or concurrent requests.
- Completeness of API coverage relative to the latest Contentful Management API specification.
Package facts
| License | MIT (permissive) |
| Python support | supports the current Python release (>=3.8) |
| Install friction | low — pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 — requests, python-dateutil |
| Maintenance | actively maintained — 122 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 161,762/month — #10,622 on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-14) |
| Known vulnerabilities | none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14) |
Evidence: contentful_management-2.15.2-py3-none-any.whl
Keywords: contentful, management, cma, cms, content
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