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POST
/
api
/
v1
/
blogs
/
:blog_id
/
articles.json
Create Article
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.launchmystore.io/api/v1/blogs/:blog_id/articles.json \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "title": "<string>",
  "author": "<string>",
  "handle": "<string>",
  "body_html": "<string>",
  "summary_html": "<string>",
  "published": true,
  "published_at": "<string>",
  "tags": "<string>",
  "template_suffix": "<string>",
  "image": {
    "src": "<string>",
    "alt": "<string>"
  },
  "seo": {
    "title": "<string>",
    "description": "<string>"
  },
  "metafields": [
    {}
  ]
}
'
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {}
}

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Create Article

Creates a new article in the specified blog.

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Request

curl -X POST "https://api.launchmystore.io/api/v1/blogs/blog_abc123/articles.json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "title": "Summer Product Launch",
    "author": "Jane Smith",
    "body_html": "<p>We are excited to announce our summer collection...</p>",
    "tags": "summer, announcements",
    "published": true,
    "image": {
      "src": "https://example.com/summer-launch.jpg",
      "alt": "Summer Collection"
    }
  }'

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Path Parameters

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blog_id
string
required
The unique blog ID to create the article in

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Body Parameters

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title
string
required
The article title
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author
string
required
Author name
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handle
string
URL-safe handle. Auto-generated from title if not provided.
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body_html
string
Article content (HTML)
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summary_html
string
Article summary/excerpt (HTML). Auto-generated from body_html if not provided.
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published
boolean
default:"false"
Whether the article is published
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published_at
string
Publication date (ISO 8601). Defaults to now if published is true. Can be set to a future date for scheduling.
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tags
string
Comma-separated tags (e.g., “summer, sale, featured”)
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template_suffix
string
Custom template suffix (e.g., featured for article.featured.liquid)
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image
object
Featured image
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seo
object
SEO metadata
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metafields
array
Array of metafields to attach to the article

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Response

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success
boolean
Whether the request succeeded
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data
object
The created article object

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Example Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "art_new456",
    "blog_id": "blog_abc123",
    "title": "Summer Product Launch",
    "handle": "summer-product-launch",
    "author": "Jane Smith",
    "body_html": "<p>We are excited to announce our summer collection...</p>",
    "summary_html": "<p>We are excited to announce our summer collection...</p>",
    "published": true,
    "published_at": "2024-03-20T10:00:00Z",
    "tags": "summer, announcements",
    "template_suffix": null,
    "image": {
      "id": "img_new789",
      "src": "https://cdn.launchmystore.io/images/summer-launch.jpg",
      "alt": "Summer Collection"
    },
    "seo": {
      "title": null,
      "description": null
    },
    "created_at": "2024-03-20T10:00:00Z",
    "updated_at": "2024-03-20T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

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Error Codes

CodeDescription
UNAUTHORIZEDInvalid or missing access token
FORBIDDENApp doesn’t have write_content scope
NOT_FOUNDBlog with the specified ID does not exist
VALIDATION_ERRORInvalid request body (see error details)
DUPLICATE_HANDLEAn article with this handle already exists in this blog