Webflow API Limitations | Integrating with Webflow

Published

November 11, 2022

From a practical standpoint, these are some of the biggest limitations I've encountered;

CMS + Rich Text Content

There are some known problems with updating Rich Text content specifically around HTML Embeds.

https://discourse.webflow.com/t/cms-api-stripping-html-embeds/118314/12

Collection ID's and Collection Item ID's are not persistent across backup-restores. That means if you have an external integration that relies on these ID's, they all change if the site is restored from a backup.
Inability to determine a "first time published" status on CMS items
Inability to get a basic count of items in a collection
Inability to find a CMS item by slug
Inability to get/update/delete a specific CMS item directly by slug as a unique key

Note: MemberID's appear to persist reliably across backup restorations.

I'm hopeful to see those abilities in 2023, as Webflow is making some big investments in expanding CMS capability.

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