Define Collection in Astro
From the Astro cheat sheet · Content Collections · verified Jul 2026
Define Collection
typescript
// src/content.config.ts
import { defineCollection, z } from 'astro:content';
import { glob } from 'astro/loaders';
const blog = defineCollection({
loader: glob({ pattern: "**/*.md", base: "./src/data/blog" }),
schema: z.object({
title: z.string(),
pubDate: z.date(),
author: z.string(),
tags: z.array(z.string()),
draft: z.boolean().optional(),
}),
});
export const collections = { blog };✅ defineCollection() configures collection with loader and schema
💡 Use glob() loader for file-based content
🔍 Zod schema validates frontmatter at build time
⚡ Store content in any directory, specify with base option
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