diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/dryrun/createDryRunner.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/dryrun/createDryRunner.ts
index d4dfb2dd17..8453f793b5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/dryrun/createDryRunner.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/dryrun/createDryRunner.ts
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ import { resolveSafeChildPath } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 interface DryRunInput {
   spec: TaskSpec;
   secrets?: TaskSecrets;
-  content: SerializedFile[];
+  directoryContents: SerializedFile[];
 }
 
 interface DryRunResult {
   log: JsonObject[];
-  content: SerializedFile[];
+  directoryContents: SerializedFile[];
   output: JsonObject;
 }
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export function createDryRunner(options: TemplateTesterCreateOptions) {
     );
 
     try {
-      await deserializeDirectoryContents(contentsPath, input.content);
+      await deserializeDirectoryContents(contentsPath, input.directoryContents);
 
       const result = await workflowRunner.execute({
         spec: {
@@ -130,11 +130,11 @@ export function createDryRunner(options: TemplateTesterCreateOptions) {
       if (!contentPromise) {
         throw new Error('Content extraction step was skipped');
       }
-      const content = await contentPromise;
+      const directoryContents = await contentPromise;
 
       return {
         log,
-        content,
+        directoryContents,
         output: result.output,
       };
     } finally {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 01a6bbb235..61035c71fe 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
         template: z.unknown(),
         values: z.record(z.unknown()),
         secrets: z.record(z.string()),
-        content: z.array(
+        directoryContents: z.array(
           z.object({ path: z.string(), base64Content: z.string() }),
         ),
       });
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
           output: template.spec.output ?? {},
           parameters: body.values as JsonObject,
         },
-        content: (body.content ?? []).map(file => ({
+        directoryContents: (body.directoryContents ?? []).map(file => ({
           path: file.path,
           content: Buffer.from(file.base64Content, 'base64'),
         })),
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export async function createRouter(
       res.status(200).json({
         ...result,
         steps,
-        content: result.content.map(file => ({
+        directoryContents: result.directoryContents.map(file => ({
           path: file.path,
           executable: file.executable,
           base64Content: file.content.toString('base64'),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
index 763d08b60a..f31bdf70b9 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/api.ts
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export class ScaffolderClient implements ScaffolderApi {
         template: options.template,
         values: options.values,
         secrets: options.secrets,
-        content: options.content,
+        directoryContents: options.directoryContents,
       }),
     });
 
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunContext.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunContext.tsx
index 97112f75df..b1fe8a19ff 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunContext.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunContext.tsx
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export function DryRunProvider(props: DryRunProviderProps) {
         template: parsed,
         values: options.values,
         secrets: {},
-        content: options.files.map(file => ({
+        directoryContents: options.files.map(file => ({
           path: file.path,
           base64Content: btoa(file.content),
         })),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResults.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResults.test.tsx
index 7b08544736..bc3354cc46 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResults.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResults.test.tsx
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ function DryRunRemote({
 }
 
 const mockScaffolderApi = {
-  dryRun: async () => ({ content: [], log: [], output: {}, steps: [] }),
+  dryRun: async () => ({
+    directoryContents: [],
+    log: [],
+    output: {},
+    steps: [],
+  }),
 };
 
 describe('DryRunResults', () => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx
index ca35f71e95..65eb59c84a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx
@@ -40,7 +40,12 @@ function DryRunRemote({ execute }: { execute?: number }) {
 }
 
 const mockScaffolderApi = {
-  dryRun: async () => ({ content: [], log: [], output: {}, steps: [] }),
+  dryRun: async () => ({
+    directoryContents: [],
+    log: [],
+    output: {},
+    steps: [],
+  }),
 };
 
 describe('DryRunResultsList', () => {
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.test.tsx
index a26d6e3803..3a6bf0aff8 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.test.tsx
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('DryRunResultsView', () => {
             scaffolderApiRef,
             {
               dryRun: async () => ({
-                content: [
+                directoryContents: [
                   {
                     path: 'foo.txt',
                     base64Content: btoa('Foo Content'),
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.tsx
index f854f504ce..275a1b9902 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsView.tsx
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@ function FilesContent() {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const { selectedResult } = useDryRun();
   const [selectedPath, setSelectedPath] = useState<string>('');
-  const selectedFile = selectedResult?.content.find(
+  const selectedFile = selectedResult?.directoryContents.find(
     f => f.path === selectedPath,
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (selectedResult) {
-      const [firstFile] = selectedResult.content;
+      const [firstFile] = selectedResult.directoryContents;
       if (firstFile) {
         setSelectedPath(firstFile.path);
       } else {
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function FilesContent() {
       <FileBrowser
         selected={selectedPath}
         onSelect={setSelectedPath}
-        filePaths={selectedResult.content.map(file => file.path)}
+        filePaths={selectedResult.directoryContents.map(file => file.path)}
       />
       <CodeMirror
         className={classes.codeMirror}
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts b/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
index 1044d36823..4f56345cf3 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder/src/types.ts
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ export interface ScaffolderDryRunOptions {
   template: JsonValue;
   values: JsonObject;
   secrets: JsonObject;
-  content: { path: string; base64Content: string }[];
+  directoryContents: { path: string; base64Content: string }[];
 }
 
 /** @public */
 export interface ScaffolderDryRunResponse {
-  content: Array<{
+  directoryContents: Array<{
     path: string;
     base64Content: string;
     executable: boolean;