Error while running import script from npm: APIError: The collection with slug events can't be found

mvdve

7 months ago

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const result = await payload.create({
        collection: "events",
        locale: "nl",
        data: {
            title: "title",
            slug: "slug",
        },
    });

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  Marťafiixek

  7 months ago

  If you are running this straight from a Node.js file that isn't in any relation to the Express server itself, then you can't use

  payload.create

  without doing

  payload.init
  

  
  

  What do you want to achieve?

  
  

  
  

  Payload Local API can be used only inside the Express server (without doing the

  payload.init

  ) (and all the subsequent routes) Payload runs on

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  mvdve

  7 months ago

  ah ok, i am trying to run a one time import script to migrate data from the old CMS to payload

  
  

  
  

  My bad, had to scroll down in the documentation and there it is, a script example...

  
  

  
  

  For future reference:

  https://payloadcms.com/docs/local-api/overview#example-script-using-local-api
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  Marťafiixek

  7 months ago

  Yeah, if you init Payload first you can use it, forgot to mention 😂