Publish CMS items

Publish CMS items

Publishes one or more items in a CMS collection, making them live on the site.

On the MCP server, use the publish_collection_items action of data_cms_tool with collection_id and the itemIds; the CLI takes --collection and a comma-separated --items list. Publishing a draft item sets its isDraft to false.

Set up

Use the first option your agent supports.

MCP (official, remote)

Add this server to your agent's MCP settings, then sign in when asked.

{ "mcpServers": { "webflow": { "url": "https://mcp.webflow.com/mcp" } } }

Call the MCP tool data_cms_tool.

Server URL: https://mcp.webflow.com/mcp

CLI (official)

Install the command, then confirm it runs.

npm install -g @webflow/webflow-cli
webflow --version

Run webflow cms items publish.

API (official)

• Base URL: https://api.webflow.com/v2
• Endpoint: POST /collections/{collection_id}/items/publish
• Auth: send the header Authorization: Bearer $WEBFLOW_API_TOKEN
• Docs: https://developers.webflow.com/data/reference/rest-introduction

Before doing anything else, make one read-only call to confirm access.

Rules

• Ask the user before anything that sends messages, costs money, or changes data.
• Never print API keys.