---
title: "Release Items"
description: "Release Items"
url: "https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/sdks/content-management-sdk/python/reference/release-items"
product: "Contentstack"
doc_type: "guide"
audience:
  - developers
  - admins
version: "current"
last_updated: "2026-09-13"
---

# Release Items

## Release Items

Release items are the entries or assets that you intend to publish on your website and have included in a scheduled [release](https://www.contentstack.com/docs/headless-cms/about-releases).

## create

The create method allows you to add a new item in the scheduled release.

```
"item": {
           "version": 1,
           "uid": "entry_or_asset_uid",
           "content_type_uid": "your_content_type_uid",
           "action": "publish",
           "locale": "en-us"
       }
   }
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = client.stack('api_key').releases('release_uid').item().create(data)
```

Data you want to send in the request body

## create_multiple

The create method allows you to add multiple new items in the scheduled release.

```
"items": [{
           "uid": "entry_or_asset_uid1",
           "version": 1,
           "locale": "en-us",
           "content_type_uid": "demo1",
           "action": "publish"
       }, {
           "uid": "entry_or_asset_uid2",
           "version": 4,
           "locale": "fr-fr",
           "content_type_uid": "demo2",
           "action": "publish"
       }]
   }
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = client.stack('api_key').releases('release_uid').item().create_multiple(data)
```

Data you want to send in the request body

## delete

The delete method removes an item from the specific release.

```
data = {
       "items": [{
           "uid": "items_uid",
           "version": 1,
           "locale": "ja-jp",
           "content_type_uid": "category",
           "action": "publish"
       }]
   }
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = result = client.stack('api_key').releases('release_uid').item().delete(data)
```

The request body

UID of the release

## delete_multiple

The delete\_multiple method removes one or more items from the specific release.

```
data = {
       "items": [{
           "uid": "item_uid",
           "locale": "en-us",
           "version": 1,
           "content_type_uid": "your_content_type_uid",
           "action": "publish_or_unpublish"
       }]
   }
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = result = client.stack('api_key').releases('release_uid').item().delete_multiple(data)
```

The request body

UID of the release

## find

The find method retrieves the details of all the items that are a part of the specific release.

```
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = client.stack("api_key").releases("release_uid").item().find()
```

## update

The update method allows you to update the items in the specific release to their latest version before deployment.

```
data = {
   "items":[
       "$all"
   ]
 }
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = client.stack('api_key').releases("release_uid").item().update(data)
```

The updated information for the Release Item

UID of the item

## move

The move method transfers entries or assets from one release to another, preserving locale and variant information.

```
Example:
data ={
    "release_uid": "targe_release_uid",
    "item": [
        {
            "uid": "entry_uid",
            "locale": "en-us"
        },
        {
            "uid": "entry_uid",
            "locale": "en-us",
            "variant_id": "entry_variant_id"
        }
    ]
}
import contentstack_management
client = contentstack_management.Client(authtoken='your_authtoken')
result = result = client.stack('api_key').releases('release_uid').item().move(data)
```

Data required to assign the move the items

## Release Items | Python Management SDK | Contentstack

Release Items are the entries and assets you include in a scheduled release to publish, in the Contentstack Python Management SDK.