Programmatic Marketing Content

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ContentBlockbyKey

Overview

Returns content contained in the specified stored content block or code snippet from Content Builder, including the Image Block type. These functions support email messages only. For text-only parts of the email, such as From Address, From Name, or Subject Line, reference the code snippet block.

Syntax

ContentBlockbyKey(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)

Function Properties
Ordinal Type Description
1 string Required External key of the content block to return
2 string Name of the impression region to start
3 boolean Determines whether the function returns an error when the system cannot locate the specified content area or returns an invalid content area. A value of true returns an error. A value of false does not return an error. Defaults to true.
4 string Default content to return if an error occurs. Defaults to an empty string.
5 numeric Output parameter that returns the status of the call. A value of 0 indicates the function found the content area and successfully rendered the content. A value of -1 indicates either no content or an invalid content area.

Usage

%%=ContentBlockbyKey("myContentBlock")=%%

The system returns the content of content area myContentBlock.

Last Updated: Jun 8, 2021