Drata has a Contentful integration. This integration monitors individual's access and roles within your platform for compliance purposes.
Prerequisites
A connection is required per space.
Each Contentful connection in Drata corresponds to one Contentful space.
If your organization uses multiple spaces, create a separate connection for each one.
You must have an Admin role in Contentful to retrieve user access and role details.
Refer to Contentful’s documentation to learn more about how they manage roles.
You will need the following to connect Contentful to Drata:
Personal Access Token
Organization ID
Space ID
Must be assigned one of the following Drata roles: Admin, Workspace Managers, DevOps Engineer.
If you have the Access Reviewer Drata role, you can only view the Connections page.
Permissions & Data Table
Permission / Scope | Why It’s Needed | Data Accessed (Read Only) |
Personal Access Token | Authenticates Drata to Contentful’s API | User list, roles, and permissions for the specified space |
Organization ID | Identifies the Contentful organization | Organizational membership and access metadata |
Space ID | Identifies the target Contentful space | Space-specific user access and roles |
Create and copy your personal access token. You will enter the personal access token in Drata’s connection drawer.
Copy your Organization ID and Space ID. You will enter these IDs in Drata’s connection drawer.
Refer to Contentful’s documentation to learn how to find your organization ID and Space ID.
Step-by-Step Setup
Step 1: Create and copy your personal access token
Log in to the Contentful web app.
Open the space you want Drata to access by selecting it from the space selector in the top-left corner.
Go to Settings and choose CMA tokens from the dropdown.
Select Create personal access token.
The Create personal access token window will appear.Enter a custom name for the token, then click Generate.
Copy your personal access token immediately.
Ensure to take note of the Expiration date.
Important:
You will not be able to view this token again after closing the creation window. Store it securely and ensure you have copied it before proceeding.
Refer to Contentful’s documentation to learn how to create a personal access token.
Step 2: Copy your Organization ID
You can also find the organization ID in your web browser address line next to /organizations/.
Refer to Contentful’s documentation to learn how to find your organization ID.
Step 3: Copy your Space ID
Follow these steps to locate the Space ID for the Contentful space you want to connect to Drata:
Log in to the Contentful web app.
Navigate to the space for which you want to retrieve the Space ID.
Click Settings, then select General settings under the Space settings section.
The Space settings page will open.
Under the General section, you will find your Space ID.
Refer to Contentful’s documentation to learn how to find your Space ID.
Step 4: Enter Required Fields within Drata
Select Connections on the side navigation menu.
Select the Available connections tab, search for Contentful, and select Connect.
On the drawer, you can connect to Contentful.
In the next steps, enter the API Token, Organization ID, and Space ID.
A check mark with a success message indicates a successful connection.
Troubleshoot
If an error message after connecting, ensure that the API Token’s expiration date is not passed. If the expiration date is valid, then ensure that the organization ID and space ID is correct.