Which symbols are possible in entry_id?

APIs Content Management API
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Autogenerated IDs consist of alphanumeric symbols, but there is an endpoint allowing the creation of entries with custom IDs
https://www.contentful.com/developers/docs/references/content-management-api/#/reference/entries/entry/create-update-an-entry/console/java

Which characters are allowed in the custom ID?

May Space also has a non-standard ID (containing ‘-’ for example)?

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Hi @d.k.brazz,

If you choose an ID yourself it must adhere to the following rules:

  • It has a length between 1 and 64 characters.
  • It only includes alphanumeric characters, dots . , hyphens - or underscores _ .

Represented as a regular expression, this is /^[a-zA-Z0-9\.-_]{1,64}$/ .

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Thankyou @gabriel, it is very helpful

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No problem - glad it helped!

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A follow up question: Can we set the custom Id via the UI in contentful (if so, how?) OR is it a feature that is supported only via the API?