--- title: Get a common draft of a content by given content reference and language. slug: cms-12/api/get-a-common-draft-of-a-content-by-given-content-reference-and-language docTags: createdAt: 2026-08-28T13:16:06.833Z --- { "id": "nBQGawiMmADqyq5PxJ-oh", "type": "api-oas-v2", "data": { "method": "GET", "url": "http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}", "servers": [ { "url": "http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}" } ], "name": "Get a common draft of a content by given content reference and language.", "description": "", "contentType": "application/json", "request": { "pathParameters": [ { "kind": "required", "name": "contentReference", "type": "string", "description": "A reference to the content item that should be retrieved." } ], "headerParameters": [ { "name": "accept", "type": "string", "kind": "optional", "description": "Generated from available response content types", "enum": [ "application/json" ], "default": "application/json" } ], "queryParameters": [ { "kind": "required", "name": "languages", "type": "array", "description": "

The language of the content to be retrieved. Example: 'en' or 'en-US'

", "schema": [], "itemType": "string", "customType": "string[]" } ], "bodyDataParameters": [], "formDataParameters": [], "oAuthParameters": [], "cookieParameters": [] }, "responses": [ { "statusCode": "200", "description": "Ok", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Serializable model class for IContent exposed in the Content API.", "customType": "content", "schema": [ { "name": "contentLink", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Serializable model class for ContentReference.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/contentReference", "customType": "contentReference", "schema": [ { "name": "id", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "Id number of the content.", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "workId", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "The version id of the content.", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "guidValue", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The unique identifier of the content.", "example": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "format": "uuid" }, { "name": "providerName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The provider name that serves the content." }, { "name": "url", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "Url of the content." }, { "name": "language", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "readOnly": true, "description": "", "complexType": "allOf", "complexItems": [ { "name": "language", "description": "", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/language", "schema": [ { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "

Display name of language. Ex: English, Svenska

" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

Name of language. Ex: en, sv

" } ] } ], "schema": [] } ] }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Name of the content." }, { "name": "language", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "Serializable model class for store language information", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/language", "customType": "language", "schema": [ { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "

Display name of language. Ex: English, Svenska

" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

Name of language. Ex: en, sv

" } ] }, { "name": "existingLanguages", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "readOnly": true, "description": "The existing languages of the content.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/language", "customType": "language[]", "schema": [ { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "

Display name of language. Ex: English, Svenska

" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

Name of language. Ex: en, sv

" } ] }, { "name": "masterLanguage", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "readOnly": true, "description": "", "complexType": "allOf", "complexItems": [ { "name": "language", "description": "", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/language", "schema": [ { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "

Display name of language. Ex: English, Svenska

" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

Name of language. Ex: en, sv

" } ] } ], "schema": [] }, { "name": "contentType", "kind": "required", "type": "array", "description": "Content type of the content.", "example": "", "itemType": "string", "customType": "string[]", "itemExample": "", "itemDefault": "" }, { "name": "parentLink", "kind": "required", "type": "object", "description": "Serializable model class for ContentReference.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/contentReference", "customType": "contentReference", "schema": [ { "name": "id", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "Id number of the content.", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "workId", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "description": "The version id of the content.", "format": "int32" }, { "name": "guidValue", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The unique identifier of the content.", "example": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", "format": "uuid" }, { "name": "providerName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The provider name that serves the content." }, { "name": "url", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "Url of the content." }, { "name": "language", "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "readOnly": true, "description": "", "complexType": "allOf", "complexItems": [ { "name": "language", "description": "", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/language", "schema": [ { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "

Display name of language. Ex: English, Svenska

" }, { "name": "name", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "

Name of language. Ex: en, sv

" } ] } ], "schema": [] } ] }, { "name": "routeSegment", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Route segment of the content." }, { "name": "url", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "Url of the content." }, { "name": "changed", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The date when the content was last marked as changed.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "created", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The datetime when the content was created.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "startPublish", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The start publish date of the content.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "stopPublish", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "The stop publish date of the content.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "saved", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The datetime when the content was last saved.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "status", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "Status of the content.", "enum": [ "Rejected", "CheckedIn", "CheckedOut", "Published", "DelayedPublish", "AwaitingApproval" ] } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/content", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "403", "description": "Forbidden", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "404", "description": "Not found", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true } ], "hasXCodeSamples": false, "examples": { "languages": [ { "id": "OXjAPPhwN2uO3UesH9n7l", "language": "curl", "label": "cURL", "code": "curl --request GET \\\n --url 'http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}?languages=array' \\\n --header 'accept: application/json'" }, { "id": "Ft-ziD_vlY6BTaR6PHTtl", "language": "javascript", "label": "javascript", "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'GET',\n headers: myHeaders,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}?languages=array\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));" }, { "id": "eD_AZpPIdf1Bv0R3d7rfZ", "language": "ruby", "label": "Ruby", "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}?languages=array\")\n\nhttp = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port);\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = http.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n" }, { "id": "tyjRWb-jPUH7tTOyVeB4p", "language": "python", "label": "Python", "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"http://localhost:53035/api/episerver/v2.0/contentmanagement/{contentReference}?languages=array\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"GET\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "OXjAPPhwN2uO3UesH9n7l" }, "results": { "languages": [ { "id": "response-0-200", "language": "200", "code": "// Ok\n{\n \"contentLink\": {\n \"id\": \"\",\n \"workId\": \"\",\n \"guidValue\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n \"providerName\": \"\",\n \"url\": \"\",\n \"language\": {}\n },\n \"name\": \"\",\n \"language\": {\n \"displayName\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\"\n },\n \"existingLanguages\": [\n {\n \"displayName\": \"\",\n \"name\": \"\"\n }\n ],\n \"masterLanguage\": {},\n \"contentType\": [\n \"\"\n ],\n \"parentLink\": {\n \"id\": \"\",\n \"workId\": \"\",\n \"guidValue\": \"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\",\n \"providerName\": \"\",\n \"url\": \"\",\n \"language\": {}\n },\n \"routeSegment\": \"\",\n \"url\": \"\",\n \"changed\": \"\",\n \"created\": \"\",\n \"startPublish\": \"\",\n \"stopPublish\": \"\",\n \"saved\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"\"\n}" }, { "id": "response-1-403", "language": "403", "code": "// Forbidden\n" }, { "id": "response-2-404", "language": "404", "code": "// Not found\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200" } }, "children": [ { "text": "" } ] }