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Spotlight

Spotlight is Storyblok’s quick search tool for accessing stories, components, assets, datasources, documentation, commands, and settings—no matter where you are within the product.

To open Spotlight, select Quick Search in the bottom sidebar. Alternatively, press  + K on macOS or Ctrl + K on Windows and Linux. Once open, type to start searching.

A hovering window displaying Storyblok's Spotlight feature with a search field, list of commands, keyboard shortcuts, and quick actions.

Spotlight modal with quick access to most common actions in a space

To close Spotlight, click anywhere or press esc.

Spotlight returns results tailored to you based on your permissions and activities.

For more granular results, search in categories: Stories, Components, Assets, and Datasources. The Documentation tab lets you browse Storyblok's documentation.

Most of Spotlight’s actions are also available via keyboard shortcuts.

Action

Shortcut

New Space

N + <name of space>

New Story

N + S

New Folder

N + F

New Component

N + C

New Asset

N + A

New Datasource

N + D

New Tag

N + T

Action

Shortcut

Save Story

/ Ctrl + S

Publish Story

A + P

Unpublish Story

A + U

Schedule Story

A + S

Add Tag

A + T

Switch between Visual Editor and Form Only

A + V

Change Preview Mode

A + D

Open Draft JSON

O + D

Open Published JSON

O + J

Open Preview in new tab

O + P

Open Idea

O + I

History

G + H

Open Story Settings

G + T

Action

Shortcut

Content

G + C

Activities*

G + A

Assets*

G + I

Your Assigned Stories

G + M

Settings

G + S

Account Settings

G + O

App Directory

G + P

Labs

G + L

Partner Portal

G + P

To change these shortcuts or create new ones, open spotlight, hover over an action, click Edit, and type your key combination.