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Publive provides two API services for working with your content:

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Content Delivery Service (CDS)

Base URL: https://cds.thepublive.com/publisher/<PUBLISHER_ID>/ Read-only APIs for fetching published content. Use the CDS to power your website and applications.

Content Delivery API

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Content Management Service (CMS)

Base URL: https://cms.thepublive.com/publisher/<PUBLISHER_ID>/ Full CRUD APIs for creating, updating, and managing content programmatically.

Content Management API

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Authentication

All API requests require HTTP Basic Auth. See Authentication for details.

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Common Patterns

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Pagination

Both APIs support page and limit query parameters:
ParameterDefaultMax
page11000
limit1050

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Error Handling

All error responses return a descriptive status and message. See Error Codes for a full reference.
Last modified on April 15, 2026