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Contentstack Marketplace

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Best for: Teams extending Contentstack with approved apps, integrations, starter implementations, content models, and commerce or workflow accelerators.

Overview

Contentstack Marketplace gives Contentstack customers a directory of apps, recipes, starters, accelerators, content models, and data integrations. Developers build, host, and publish public or private apps through Developer Hub, with public listings subject to metadata, documentation, review, functional testing, and security testing.

How to build & ship

  1. 1Review and agree to the Contentstack Marketplace Terms of Service for Developers.
  2. 2Use Developer Hub, its app APIs, SDKs, boilerplates, OAuth and security documentation, and UI-location model to build the app.
  3. 3Test the app, prepare metadata, and provide dedicated setup and configuration documentation.
  4. 4Submit the app and metadata through the New App Submission form.
  5. 5Respond to review feedback, provide access for functional and security testing, and await Contentstack publication after approval.

Key APIs & SDKs

Contentstack App Framework development APIs
Contentstack App SDK, including the TypeScript Contentstack App SDK
Contentstack OAuth, OAuth scopes, and PKCE
Developer Hub app permissions and API integration
Webhooks and app lifecycle, versioning, and release surfaces

Integration types

Embedded app
Connector
Workflow action
Extension

Authentication & security

  • Primary auth: Contentstack OAuth
  • Also supports: Machine-to-machine app credentials/API access
  • Security review: Required
  • Public listings require developer terms, metadata and documentation review, functional testing, and security testing before Contentstack publishes the app.
  • Developers agree to the terms, build and test the app, and submit metadata with a dedicated documentation link. Contentstack reviews metadata and marketing content, conducts functional testing with organization or stack access, performs security testing, and publishes the listing after approval.
  • Not publicly specified
Auth docs Store policies

Monetization

Onboarding
Not publicly specified
Commission
Not publicly specified
Merchant of Record
Not publicly specified

Pros & cons for builders

Pros

  • Official Contentstack distribution channel with collection types beyond apps.
  • Developer Hub provides documented APIs, SDKs, OAuth and security controls, boilerplates, and UI extension surfaces.
  • Review, functional testing, and security testing create a defined approval gate for public listings.

Cons

  • Public submission requires partner terms, metadata, documentation, review, functional testing, and security testing.
  • Marketplace-level fees, commissions, revenue share, merchant-of-record, and rate-limit details are not publicly specified.
  • The directory combines apps, recipes, starters, accelerators, content models, and data integrations, making its scope broader than a conventional app store.

Frequently asked questions

How do I get my app approved on Contentstack Marketplace?

Developers agree to the terms, build and test the app, and submit metadata with a dedicated documentation link. Contentstack reviews metadata and marketing content, conducts functional testing with organization or stack access, performs security testing, and publishes the listing after approval.

What authentication does Contentstack Marketplace use?

Contentstack Marketplace apps primarily authenticate with Contentstack OAuth, also supporting Machine-to-machine app credentials/API access.

How is Contentstack Marketplace monetized?

Contentstack Marketplace supports not publicly specified monetization. Typical commission: Not publicly specified. Onboarding fee: Not publicly specified.

Is a security review required to list on Contentstack Marketplace?

Yes, Contentstack Marketplace requires a formal security or listing review before apps go live. Public listings require developer terms, metadata and documentation review, functional testing, and security testing before Contentstack publishes the app.