Create CMS items

Create CMS items

Creates up to 100 items in a CMS collection, as drafts unless queued for the next site publish, and returns them with their IDs.

Note: Read the collection's fields first (get_collection_details on MCP). Setting isDraft to false only queues items for the next site publish: publish them to go live now. The 100-item limit counts every locale variant.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "webflow": { "url": "https://mcp.webflow.com/mcp" } } }

Call the MCP tool data_cms_tool with POST /collections/{collection_id}/items/insert.

Server URL: https://mcp.webflow.com/mcp

CLI (official)

Install the command and sign in with it, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g @webflow/webflow-cli
webflow --version

Run webflow cms items create.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.webflow.com/v2
• Endpoint: POST /collections/{collection_id}/items/insert
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN
• Docs: https://developers.webflow.com/data/reference/rest-introduction

Before anything else, confirm access with the cheapest read-only call, like a list or a search. Never send or change anything to test access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data, and say how many records it touches. One approval covers a batch the user has seen.
• Never print API keys.