How to retrieve published post date from query in Gatsby with Contentful?

Question

With this kind of request, pulling post data from Contentful with GraphQL using gatsby-source-contentful plugin, looking for a way to access the post published date (post.sys.publishedAt) or updatedAt !

 {
  contentfulPost(id: { eq: 'postId' }) {
   --> publishedAt ?
   title
   image {
    responsiveResolution(width: 500, height: 500) {
      src
      srcSet
      height
      width
    }
  }

}

Khaled Garbaya · Answer 1 · 2017-10-10T09:37:42.427

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source-contentful plugin does not include the sys property in the GraphQL schema. it only includes the fields and the id.As a workaround, you can add a field that holds the date and it will be available for you in graphQL.

I hope this help

Edit ---------------

I just submitted a PR adding these options to gatsbyjs https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/pull/2398 You can now access updatedAt and createdAt properties.

edited Oct 10 '17 at 09:37

answered Oct 04 '17 at 11:32

Khaled Garbaya

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Thanx for your answer. – wabdsgn Oct 04 '17 at 13:31
So is it mean that editor have to fill this field for having a post date or do you know a way to autocomplete this field with publishedAt data ? – wabdsgn Oct 04 '17 at 13:38
I created an issue about adding `sys` fields to GraphQL https://github.com/gatsbyjs/gatsby/issues/2342 – Kyle Mathews Oct 05 '17 at 01:17
thanx ! it could be usefull for blog post ! – wabdsgn Oct 05 '17 at 09:07
I will try to find some time for it this week – Khaled Garbaya Oct 05 '17 at 12:42
The sys properties Are now included in the new version of the plugin – Khaled Garbaya Jan 15 '18 at 12:30

How to retrieve published post date from query in Gatsby with Contentful?

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