Contentful Connector for Search
Contentful Connector for Search
The BA Insight Contentful Connector for Search integrates the Contentful composable content platform with enterprise search solutions such as SharePoint, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, and more. It enables secure, efficient indexing and searching of diverse digital content stored in Contentful. All without duplicating or copying content. This provides users with fast, relevant, and up-to-date search results across multiple data sources.
BA Insight’s Contentful Connector for Search crawls and indexes various content types in Contentful at high throughput to minimize impact on source systems. It supports full and incremental crawls. It only indexing new or modified content to keep search indexes fresh.
The connector respects Contentful’s security settings. Users only see content they are authorized to access. Instead of copying data, the connector indexes pointers back to the live content, so users accessing search results are directed to the latest original content in Contentful.
Problems Contentful Connector for Search Solves
Managing and searching increasingly fragmented digital content across enterprise platforms.
Inefficient content reuse and repetitive content creation due to lack of composable content indexing.
Security concerns when integrating sensitive Contentful content into search environments.
Maintaining up-to-date search indexes without manual intervention or performance degradation.
Benefits Contentful Connector for Search Delivers
Seamless Integration with Leading Search Platforms
Seamless integration with major enterprise search platforms such as SharePoint, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, and others.
Permission-Aware Search Aligned with Contentful Security
Respects Contentful’s security model, ensuring permission-aware search results.
High-Throughput Full and Incremental Crawling
Supports high-throughput full and incremental crawls for efficient and timely content indexing.
Indexing Without Duplication to Preserve Link Integrity
Avoids content duplication by indexing rather than copying, maintaining link integrity to live Contentful content.
Unified, Composable Search for Agile Content Delivery
Enables unified, composable content search experiences empowering agility and responsiveness.
Key Features of the Contentful Connector for Search
Key Features of the Contentful Connector for Search
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High-Throughput Crawling
High-Throughput Crawling
Efficiently crawls and indexes diverse Contentful content types with minimal impact on the source system.
BA Insight manages ongoing connector updates to keep pace with new Contentful releases and advancements in supported search platforms. Upgrades are easily accessible via the BA Insight customer portal and can be handled by IT teams or entrusted to professional services.
FAQ
FAQ
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Yes, it fully honors Contentful’s security permissions, ensuring users only retrieve authorized content.
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The connector uses both full and incremental crawls to efficiently capture content changes, keeping the search index fresh.
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It integrates with Amazon Kendra, Amazon OpenSearch Service, Azure AI Search, Elasticsearch, Microsoft Search, SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premise, Solr, and others.
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No installation is needed; the connector uses standard API-based access with read-only permissions.
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Yes, indexed data can be delivered through BA Insight’s SmartHub to provide unified search experiences across platforms.