Create locale-specific CMS item with API and using Make.com

[ruben-ad (Rubén Sey)]

Hey all!

I’m struggling with the Locales and could use some help. I’m not sure if it’s a technical thing or simply a data structure issue.

I have 2 locales (spanish, english), spanish is the main locale. My CMS collection is called “Products”. I’m using Make with “Make an API call” modules and used this tutorial from Audrey as starting point: Update Webflow Locale-Specific Collections with Zapier | Webflow Tutorials

My goal:
I want update an existing english CMS item. I can do this using the “Make an API call” modules in Make by targeting the Webflow Item ID and the cmsLocaleId. This works fine. But I also want to check if the english CMS item already exists, and if not, create it and after it’s created it should be connected to spanish CMS item.

The problem:
By using the Create a Live item endpoint it creates the CMS item with a new Webflow Item ID.

Is it even possible to create only the cmsLocaleId and maintaning the Webflow Item ID from the main locale?

[ruben-ad (Rubén Sey)]

If anyone gets here and needs help:

• You can create an item in both locales with the same Item ID by using this one: Create Localized Collection Item(s) | Webflow API Documentation, although it’s important to add the cmsLocaleIds.
• It will appear with the status “Queued to publish”. So we need to use this one Publish Collection Item(s) | Webflow API Documentation to publish the item.
• The problem: It only publishes the main locale. The problem is known: Data API for CMS locale - #3 by Audrey_AceStudio
• Zach from Weblow just explained that it works with the v2 beta version: Publish Collection Item(s) | Webflow API Documentation Thanks @zachplata Important: Use the second tab “Collections Items Publish Item Request1”, here you can add the Item ID and the cmsLocaleId
• Another workaround would be to publish the whole site with Publish Site | Webflow API Documentation. Not ideal, because you could be working on some changes on the site and the client is triggering a full site publish in the meantime via API.
• By the way: Updating live items would work with this one: Update Single Live Collection Item | Webflow API Documentation

Shout-out to @Audrey_AceStudio for the help to get on the right track!