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Content collections

Collections give typed frontmatter to Markdown and MDX content.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included

What you will be able to do

Define with defineCollection.
Use zod for the schema.
Query with getCollection.

In plain English

Collections give typed frontmatter to Markdown and MDX content.

Define with defineCollection.
Use zod for the schema.
Query with getCollection.

src/content.config.tsJavaScript

import { defineCollection, z } from 'astro:content'

export const collections = {
  lessons: defineCollection({ schema: z.object({ title: z.string(), minutes: z.number() }) }),
}

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Answer from memory: Which function queries a content collection?

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