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Create a new empty space by opening the sidebar menu and adding a Space. Give the space an apt name and click “Create” to go ahead with making it.

Before getting to the exciting part of setting up your website, you first need to generate three access tokens to get your Contentful-powered website up and running by fetching data from the API.

Content Management API Content Delivery API Content Preview API Head over to your Space Settings dropdown menu and navigate to the APIs section. From there, navigate to the tab for the API token you would like to generate.

The Content Management API is used for write access to your space, so keep the generated token safe and private. Hit “Generate Personal Token,” give it a name and click “Generate.” Copy the token value and keep it safe and private — this is the only time you’ll be able to view it in your dashboard.