How to find the ID of a Static content?

  • Updated On Aug 6, 2025
  • 1 minute(s) read
Prev Next

Static content includes Articles, Videos, and Links uploaded to the Whatfix dashboard. Each content has a unique ID that is required for Advanced Customization (AC), API integrations, and more.

Use the following steps to find the ID for static content:

Note:

The following steps contain translation steps to find the ID of static content.

  1. On the Whatfix Guidance dashboard, click Content.
    ia_left_nav_content

  2. Click All content.
    ia_dashboard_left_nav_all_content

  1. Hover the cursor over the content for which you want to find the ID, and then select it using the checkbox.
    clm_db_select_flows

  2. Click Download language files.
    db_click_download_language_files

  3. From the Translate in dropdown, select any language.
    select_lang_dropdown

  4. Click the .properties option.
    choose_properties_select_content

  5. Click Download.
    select_content_properties_download

Info:

The language file downloads to your local drive.

  1. Extract the ZIP file and open the default.properties file in the full folder using a text editor, such as Notepad or Sublime Text.
    open_default_propert_file
Note:

The ID and the name of the content appear at the top. The first section, before the underscore of each content, is the ID, as shown in the following image:
id_of_static_content

Related Articles