Mobile Content API — Overview

Last Updated: 2026-08-14

TL;DR — The Mobile Content API provides four integration surfaces: Admin (portal admins managing content), Ingest (bulk/automated content seeding), Dynamic (mobile app consumption of published content), and Misc (older features like MenuItems and Favorites). Each surface has its own NuGet package client and dedicated documentation linked below.

Architecture Overview

The Mobile Content API is a modular .NET REST service that manages dynamic page content for the ALPA Mobile application ecosystem. It supports draft-publish workflows, version snapshots, scheduled publishing, and MEC-specific theming.

Content Hierarchy

Sites — Top-level groupings of pages (e.g., "ual", "dal"). Each site has a semantic lowercase key and an optional active theme.
Pages — Individual screens within a site, composed of containers and items. Pages carry their own workflow state and an optional active theme override.
Containers — Layout blocks within a page (e.g., VerticalStack, HorizontalRow) that hold items. Each container may carry display tokens for background, padding, and corner radius.
Items — Atomic content elements (e.g., TextBlock, Image, Button, Link) with rich content fields and an optional background token.
Themes — Named sets of design tokens (colors, spacing, fonts) keyed by semantic path (e.g., Surface/Brand → #007AFF). Themes can be assigned at the site level or overridden per page.

Draft-Publish Workflow

Drafts are stored as normalized database rows. On publish, a full JSON snapshot is created and becomes the active version served to mobile clients. Edits always modify draft state; the mobile app always reads from snapshots. Designated admin or test users can preview the current draft on a mobile device before publishing.

State	Value	Description
`Draft`	0	Default state. Editable. Not visible to mobile app.
`Published`	1	Live — active snapshot is served to the mobile app.
`Unpublished`	2	Taken offline. Snapshot history retained; can be republished.
`Archived`	3	Long-term retirement. Restore to Draft to re-use.

Database Organization

Table Prefix	Purpose	Key Tables
`MobDyn`	Admin, Ingestion, and Dynamic features — modern design	MobDynSites, MobDynPages, MobDynContainers, MobDynItems, MobDynThemes, MobDynThemeTokens, MobDynPageSnapshots, MobDynThemeSnapshots, MobDynPagePreviewUsers
`Mobile`	Legacy features — Favorites and MenuItems	MobileFavorites, MobileMenuItems, MobileItemTypes

API Surfaces

Surface	Consumer	Route Prefix	NuGet Package
Admin	Admin Portal (web app)	`/api/mobilecontent/admin/`	`MobileContent.ApiClient.Admin`
Ingest	Automation scripts, external integrations	`/api/mobilecontent/ingest/`	`MobileContent.ApiClient.Ingest`
Dynamic	Mobile App — published content feed	`/api/mobilecontent/dynamic/`	`MobileContent.ApiClient.Dynamic`
Misc	Mobile App — older features like navigation & favorites	`/api/mobilecontent/`	`MobileMenu.ApiClient`

Consumer Documentation

→ Mobile Admin Portal Integration Guide

Full CRUD for sites, pages (containers + items), and themes. Publish/unpublish/schedule workflow. Preview users for draft access on mobile. Version history and snapshot revert. Config/enum endpoints for building dropdowns. Theme token editor and validation support.