Content Endpoints

The Content module manages website pages, sections, elements, blocks, blog posts, redirects, sermons, playlists, streaming services, events, curated calendars, files, galleries, Bible translations and verse lookups, songs, arrangements, global styles, stock photos, and settings. It is the largest module in the API and powers the CMS, media/streaming, worship planning, and Bible features across all ChurchApps applications.

Base path: /content

Pages

Base path: /content/pages

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:churchId/tree?url=&id=	Public	—	Load full page tree (sections, elements, blocks) by URL or ID. Strips internal IDs when fetched by URL. URL-based fetches enforce pages.visibility — a gated page returns { restricted: true, visibility } unless the (optional) JWT satisfies the gate
GET	/public/:churchId	Public	—	List public pages (url, title, metaDescription); only visibility = everyone
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a page by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all pages for the church
POST	/duplicate/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Duplicate a page with all sections and elements
POST	/temp/ai	JWT	Content.Edit	Save an AI-generated page (page, sections, and elements in one call)
POST	/importTree	JWT	Content.Edit	Create a page from a nested tree (title, url, sections[].elements[]…). Always inserts under the caller's church; ids in the body are ignored. Rows must include their column children. Max 30 sections / 500 elements
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update pages (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a page

Example: Load Page Tree

GET /content/pages/abc-church-id/tree?url=/about

{
  "name": "About",
  "url": "/about",
  "sections": [
    {
      "background": "#FFFFFF",
      "textColor": "dark",
      "elements": [
        { "elementType": "textWithPhoto", "answers": { "text": "Welcome" } }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Sections

Base path: /content/sections

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a section by ID
POST	/duplicate/:id?convertToBlock=	JWT	Content.Edit	Duplicate a section or convert it to a reusable block
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update sections (batch). Auto-updates sort order
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a section (auto-updates sort order)

Elements

Base path: /content/elements

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get an element by ID
POST	/duplicate/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Duplicate an element with all children
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update elements (batch). Auto-manages row columns and carousel slides
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete an element

Blocks

Base path: /content/blocks

Extends standard CRUD (GET /:id, GET /, POST /, DELETE /:id from base class with Content.Edit permission for writes).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a block by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all blocks
GET	/:churchId/tree/:id	Public	—	Load full block tree with sections and elements
GET	/blockType/:blockType	JWT	—	Load blocks by type (e.g. footerBlock, elementBlock)
GET	/public/footer/:churchId	Public	—	Load footer block tree for a church
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update blocks
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a block

Links

Base path: /content/links

Extends standard CRUD (GET /:id, GET /, POST /, DELETE /:id from base class with Content.Edit permission for writes).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a link by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all links. Optional ?category= filter. Auto-sorts after save
GET	/church/:churchId/filtered?category=	JWT	—	Load links filtered by visibility (everyone, visitors, members, staff, groups)
GET	/church/:churchId?category=	Public	—	Load links for a church by category (public)
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update links (batch). Auto-sorts by category
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a link

Global Styles

Base path: /content/globalStyles

Extends standard CRUD (POST /, DELETE /:id from base class with Content.Edit permission for writes).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/church/:churchId	Public	—	Load global styles for a church (returns defaults if none set)
GET	/	JWT	—	Load global styles for the authenticated church
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update global styles
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete global styles

Page History

Base path: /content/pageHistory

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/page/:pageId	JWT	Content.Edit	List history entries for a page
GET	/block/:blockId	JWT	Content.Edit	List history entries for a block
GET	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Get a history entry by ID
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Save a page/block snapshot. Periodically cleans up entries older than 30 days
POST	/restore/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Restore a page/block from a history snapshot (deletes current content and recreates from snapshot)
POST	/restoreSnapshot	JWT	Content.Edit	Restore from an inline snapshot object. Body: { pageId, blockId, snapshot }

Posts (Blog)

Base path: /content/posts

Blog posts are standalone rows: title, slug (unique per church), excerpt, content (markdown body), authorId, photoUrl, publishDate, category, and tags. A post is published once publishDate is set and in the past. Read endpoints enrich each post with authorName resolved from authorId. See Website Builder Architecture.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/public/:churchId?category=&tag=&page=&pageSize=	Public	—	List published posts, paginated (max 50 per page)
GET	/public/:churchId/categories	Public	—	Distinct categories across published posts
GET	/public/:churchId/slug/:slug	Public	—	Get a published post by slug
GET	/rss/:churchId?siteUrl=	Public	—	RSS 2.0 feed of published posts (links built as {siteUrl}/blog/{slug})
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a post by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all posts for the church
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update posts (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a post

Redirects

Base path: /content/redirects

Per-church URL redirects (fromPath → toPath), capped at 200 per church. Paths are normalized (lowercased, leading slash, no trailing slash) and fromPath is unique per church. B1App resolves these on would-be 404s and issues an HTTP 308.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/public/:churchId?path=	Public	—	Resolve a path (or list all redirects when path is omitted)
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a redirect by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all redirects for the church
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update redirects. Rejects fromPath = toPath and enforces the 200-row cap
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a redirect

Sermons

Base path: /content/sermons

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/public/freeshowSample	JWT	—	Get a sample FreeShow playlist structure
GET	/public/tvWrapper/:churchId	JWT	—	Get TV app wrapper with sermon, lesson, and FreeShow sources
GET	/public/tvFeed/:churchId/:sermonId	Public	—	Get a single sermon as a TV feed playlist
GET	/public/tvFeed/:churchId	Public	—	Get all public playlists/sermons as a TV feed
GET	/public/:churchId	Public	—	List all public sermons for a church
GET	/timeline?sermonIds=	JWT	—	Load timeline data for sermons
GET	/lookup?videoType=&videoData=	Public	—	Look up sermon metadata from YouTube or Vimeo
GET	/socialSuggestions?youtubeVideoId=	JWT	—	Generate AI social media post suggestions from sermon subtitles
GET	/outline?url=&title=&author=	JWT	—	Generate AI lesson outline from a URL
GET	/youtubeImport/:channelId	JWT	—	Import videos from a YouTube channel
GET	/vimeoImport/:channelId	JWT	—	Import videos from a Vimeo channel
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a sermon by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all sermons
POST	/	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Create or update sermons (batch, supports base64 thumbnail upload)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Delete a sermon

Example: Look Up a YouTube Sermon

GET /content/sermons/lookup?videoType=youtube&videoData=dQw4w9WgXcQ

{
  "title": "Sunday Service - Faith in Action",
  "description": "Pastor John speaks about faith...",
  "thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/dQw4w9WgXcQ/default.jpg",
  "duration": 2400,
  "publishDate": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}

Playlists

Base path: /content/playlists

Extends standard CRUD (GET /:id, GET /, DELETE /:id from base class with StreamingServices.Edit permission for writes).

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a playlist by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all playlists
GET	/public/:churchId	Public	—	List all public playlists for a church
POST	/	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Create or update playlists (batch, supports base64 thumbnail upload)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Delete a playlist

Streaming Services

Base path: /content/streamingServices

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id/hostChat	JWT	Chat.Host	Get encrypted host chat room ID for a service
GET	/	JWT	—	List all streaming services. Auto-cleans expired non-recurring services and advances recurring ones
POST	/	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Create or update streaming services (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	StreamingServices.Edit	Delete a streaming service (also clears blocked IPs)

Events

Base path: /content/events

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/timeline/group/:groupId?eventIds=	JWT	—	Load timeline events for a group
GET	/timeline?eventIds=	JWT	—	Load timeline events for the current user's groups
GET	/subscribe?churchId=&groupId=&curatedCalendarId=	Public	—	Subscribe to events as ICS calendar feed
GET	/group/:groupId	JWT	—	Get events for a group (includes exception dates)
GET	/public/group/:churchId/:groupId	Public	—	Get public events for a group
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get an event by ID
POST	/	JWT	—	Create or update events (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete an event

Event Exceptions

Base path: /content/eventExceptions

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get an event exception by ID
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update event exceptions (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete an event exception

Curated Calendars

Base path: /content/curatedCalendars

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a curated calendar by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all curated calendars
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update curated calendars (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a curated calendar

Curated Events

Base path: /content/curatedEvents

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/calendar/:curatedCalendarId?withoutEvents	JWT	—	Get curated events for a calendar (includes event details and exception dates unless ?withoutEvents is set)
GET	/public/calendar/:churchId/:curatedCalendarId	Public	—	Get public curated events for a calendar
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a curated event by ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all curated events
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update curated events. Supports eventIds array to add specific group events
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a curated event
DELETE	/calendar/:curatedCalendarId/event/:eventId	JWT	Content.Edit	Remove a specific event from a curated calendar
DELETE	/calendar/:curatedCalendarId/group/:groupId	JWT	Content.Edit	Remove all events for a group from a curated calendar

Files

Base path: /content/files

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:contentType/:contentId	JWT	—	Get files by content type and content ID
GET	/	JWT	—	List all files for the church website
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a file by ID
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit*	Upload files (base64). *Also allowed if user is a member of the group matching contentId
POST	/postUrl	JWT	Content.Edit*	Get a pre-signed S3 upload URL. *Also allowed for group members. Max 100MB per content item
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit*	Delete a file and remove from storage. *Also allowed for group members

Gallery

Base path: /content/gallery

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/stock/:folder	Public	—	List stock photos in a folder
GET	/:folder	JWT	Content.Edit	List gallery images in a folder
POST	/requestUpload	JWT	Content.Edit	Get a pre-signed S3 upload URL for a gallery image
DELETE	/:folder/:image	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a gallery image

Bibles

Base path: /content/bibles

All Bible endpoints are public (no authentication required). Data is fetched from external sources and cached locally.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/	Public	—	List all Bible translations (fetches from source if cache is empty)
GET	/stats?startDate=&endDate=	Public	—	Get Bible lookup statistics for a date range
GET	/availableTranslations/:source	Public	—	List available translations from a source (e.g. api.bible)
GET	/updateTranslations	Public	—	Sync all translations from all sources
GET	/updateTranslations/:source	Public	—	Sync translations from a specific source
GET	/updateCopyrights	Public	—	Update copyright info for translations missing it
GET	/:translationKey/updateCopyright	Public	—	Update copyright for a specific translation
GET	/:translationKey/search?query=&limit=	Public	—	Search verses in a translation
GET	/:translationKey/books	Public	—	Get books for a translation (caches locally)
GET	/:translationKey/:bookKey/chapters	Public	—	Get chapters for a book (caches locally)
GET	/:translationKey/chapters/:chapterKey/verses	Public	—	Get verses for a chapter (caches locally)
GET	/:translationKey/verses/:startVerseKey-:endVerseKey	Public	—	Get verse text for a range. Logs lookups. Some translations bypass caching for licensing

Example: Get Verse Text

GET /content/bibles/de4e12af7f28f599-02/verses/GEN.1.1-GEN.1.3

[
  { "verseKey": "GEN.1.1", "content": "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.", "bookKey": "GEN", "chapterNumber": 1, "verseNumber": 1 },
  { "verseKey": "GEN.1.2", "content": "Now the earth was formless and empty...", "bookKey": "GEN", "chapterNumber": 1, "verseNumber": 2 },
  { "verseKey": "GEN.1.3", "content": "And God said, \"Let there be light,\" and there was light.", "bookKey": "GEN", "chapterNumber": 1, "verseNumber": 3 }
]

Songs

Base path: /content/songs

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/search?q=	JWT	—	Search songs by query
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a song by ID
GET	/	JWT	Content.Edit	List all songs
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update songs (batch)
POST	/import	JWT	—	Import songs from FreeShow (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete a song

Song Details

Base path: /content/songDetails

Song details are global (not church-scoped). These represent canonical song metadata shared across churches.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a song detail by ID (global)
GET	/	JWT	—	List song details for the church
POST	/create	JWT	—	Create a song detail from PraiseCharts ID (returns existing if already created). Auto-fetches metadata from PraiseCharts and MusicBrainz
POST	/	JWT	—	Create or update song details (batch)

Song Detail Links

Base path: /content/songDetailLinks

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get a song detail link by ID
GET	/songDetail/:songDetailId	JWT	—	Get all links for a song detail
POST	/	JWT	—	Create or update song detail links (batch). Auto-fetches MusicBrainz data if linked
DELETE	/:id	JWT	—	Delete a song detail link

Arrangements

Base path: /content/arrangements

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get an arrangement by ID
GET	/song/:songId	JWT	Content.Edit	Get arrangements for a song
GET	/songDetail/:songDetailId	JWT	Content.Edit	Get arrangements for a song detail
GET	/	JWT	Content.Edit	List all arrangements
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update arrangements (batch)
POST	/freeShow/missing	JWT	—	Find FreeShow IDs that don't exist in the church. Body: { freeShowIds: string[] }
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete an arrangement (also deletes keys; deletes the song if no arrangements remain)

Arrangement Keys

Base path: /content/arrangementKeys

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/presenter/:churchId/:id	Public	—	Get arrangement key with full song data for presenter view
GET	/:id	JWT	—	Get an arrangement key by ID
GET	/arrangement/:arrangementId	JWT	Content.Edit	Get keys for an arrangement
GET	/	JWT	Content.Edit	List all arrangement keys
POST	/	JWT	Content.Edit	Create or update arrangement keys (batch)
DELETE	/:id	JWT	Content.Edit	Delete an arrangement key

Settings

Base path: /content/settings

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/my	JWT	—	Get current user's settings
GET	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Get all settings for the church
GET	/public/:churchId	Public	—	Get public settings for a church (returned as key-value pairs)
POST	/my	JWT	—	Save user-level settings (supports base64 image upload)
POST	/	JWT	Settings.Edit	Save church-level settings (supports base64 image upload)
DELETE	/my/:id	JWT	—	Delete a user setting

Preview

Base path: /content/preview

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/data/:key	Public	—	Load streaming preview data for a church by subdomain key (tabs, links, services, sermons)

Gallery (Stock Photos)

Base path: /content/stock

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
POST	/search	Public	—	Search Pexels stock photos. Body: { term: "church" }

PraiseCharts

Base path: /content/praiseCharts

Integration with PraiseCharts for worship song discovery and sheet music downloads.

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
GET	/raw/:id	JWT	—	Get raw PraiseCharts data for a song
GET	/hasAccount	JWT	—	Check if the user has a linked PraiseCharts account
GET	/search?q=	JWT	—	Search the PraiseCharts catalog
GET	/products/:id?keys=	JWT	—	Get products for a song (from library if authenticated, otherwise catalog)
GET	/arrangement/raw/:id?keys=	JWT	—	Get raw arrangement data from library
GET	/download?skus=&keys=&file_name=	JWT	—	Download a file from PraiseCharts (PDF or ZIP). Returns { redirectUrl }
GET	/authUrl?returnUrl=	Public	—	Get OAuth authorization URL for PraiseCharts
GET	/access?verifier=&token=&secret=	JWT	—	Exchange OAuth verifier for access token and save to user settings
GET	/library	JWT	—	Browse the user's PraiseCharts library

Support

Base path: /content/support

Method	Path	Auth	Permission	Description
POST	/createAudio	Public	—	Convert SSML to MP3 audio using AWS Polly. Body: { ssml: "<speak>...</speak>" }

Related Pages

• Website Builder Architecture -- How pages, sections, elements, posts, and redirects fit together across the apps
• Membership Endpoints -- People, churches, groups, roles, permissions
• Attendance Endpoints -- Service and visit tracking
• Authentication & Permissions -- Login flow, JWT, permission model
• Module Structure -- Code organization patterns