Contentful + Cloudinary

Headless CMS seamlessly integrated with rich media management

Engaging visual experiences are a core part of

compelling content. With the complementary

API-ﬁrst approach of Cloudinary and Contentful,

you can future-proof your stack with your

preferred development frameworks and

platforms. Deliver more consistent experiences;

seamlessly integrate your CMS, media

management solution and DAM solution into one

ﬂexible, headless stack.

Contentful customers can manipulate and

optimize Cloudinary rich media assets in

real time from within the Contentful user

interface. Using Contentful’s App Framework

and Cloudinary APIs as a programmable

media management solution or as a headless

DAM, customers can deliver optimal end-user

experiences to every browser, device and

channel. The joint solution is a perfect ﬁt for

companies looking to incorporate cloud-based

solutions into their existing digital experience

ecosystem. It also helps simplify and scale the

management and delivery of business-critical

images, videos and other rich media assets.

CONTENTFUL SOLUTIONS

BENEFITS

Agility

Design, build and iterate on digital

products and experiences faster

Engagement

Build engaging digital experiences

to increase user retention and

decrease churn

Flexibility

Customize a tech stack built with

your preferred development

frameworks and platforms

After you’ve installed the Cloudinary app, you can easily reference assets hosted on Cloudinary directly inside

the Contentful web app.

INSTALL

CONFIGURE

Under Conﬁguration, provide

your Cloudinary cloud_name and

corresponding API key in the respective

ﬁelds. By changing Max number of ﬁles,

you can also limit how many individual

ﬁles users can select in a single ﬁeld.

Under ﬁeld assignment, select the

content type ﬁelds that you want this

app to be used for. Please note that only

compatible ﬁelds of type JSON object are

displayed here.

Click Install to ﬁnish the installation

and save the conﬁguration.

Integration Steps

Previews of your assets will

now appear in your entry.

HOW TO USE THE APP

To reference an asset on Cloudinary

from your entry:

• Click Select or upload a ﬁle on

Cloudinary

• Select the assets in Cloudinary

using the dialog

• Click Insert

Cloudinary’s mission is to empower companies to deliver visual experiences that inspire and connect by

unleashing the full potential of their media. With more than 40 billion assets under management and 7,000

customers worldwide, Cloudinary is the industry standard for developers, creators and marketers looking to

upload, store, transform, manage, and deliver images and videos online. As a result, leading brands like Atlassian,

Bleacher Report, Grubhub, Hinge, Lyft, NBC, Mediavine, Peloton, Petco and Under Armour are seeing signiﬁcant

business value in using Cloudinary, including faster time to market, higher user satisfaction and increased

engagement and conversions.

For more information, visit www.cloudinary.com

Contentful, the leading content platform for digital-ﬁrst businesses, enables 28% of the Fortune 500 and

thousands of global brands to quickly assemble and deliver digital experiences for their customers across

any channel. With greater speed and scale than traditional CMSes, Contentful uniﬁes content in a single hub,

structures it for use in any digital channel and integrates seamlessly with hundreds of other tools through open

APIs. Companies like Telus, Alpro, Clover, Intercom, Chanel and many others rely on Contentful.

Visit www.contentful.com

HOW TO TRANSFORM AN IMAGE

Click on the wrench icon on any of the

assets in Cloudinary, and that will open

the view that provides transformations.