Decap CMS

aid: decap
name: Decap CMS
description: >
  Decap CMS (formerly Netlify CMS) is an open-source, Git-based headless content
  management system for static site generators and modern frontend frameworks. It
  provides a web-based editorial UI for managing content stored directly in Git
  repositories, supporting collections of entries and media files, rich-text editing,
  editorial workflows (draft/review/publish), and i18n. Content operations are
  proxied to Git hosting backends (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Azure, Gitea) via
  their respective REST and GraphQL APIs. Decap Turbo adds a managed cloud layer
  with a database proxy, centralized authentication, user roles, real-time collaboration
  presence, and priority support.
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url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/decap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - CMS
  - Headless CMS
  - Git-based CMS
  - Content Management
  - Static Site Generator
  - JAMstack
  - Open Source
  - Editorial Workflow
apis:
  - aid: decap:decap-cms-api
    name: Decap CMS Git Backend API
    description: >
      Decap CMS communicates with Git hosting providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket,
      Azure, Gitea) through their REST and GraphQL APIs to read, create, update, and
      delete content entries, manage media file uploads, and orchestrate editorial
      workflows. The Decap client library wraps these provider APIs; there is no
      standalone Decap REST API server — all operations pass through the configured
      backend. Decap Turbo augments this with a database proxy that caches content
      and reduces direct Git API round-trips for improved performance and reduced
      rate-limit exposure.
    humanURL: https://decapcms.org/docs/intro/
    baseURL: https://api.github.com
    tags:
      - Content Management
      - Git Backend
      - Editorial Workflow
      - Media Management
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/intro/
      - type: BackendsOverview
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/backends-overview/
      - type: GitHubBackend
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/github-backend/
      - type: GitLabBackend
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/gitlab-backend/
      - type: GitGatewayBackend
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/git-gateway-backend/
      - type: Collections
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/collection-types/
      - type: Widgets
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/widgets/
      - type: EditorialWorkflow
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/configuration-options/#publish-mode
      - type: MediaLibrary
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/media-library/
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://decapcms.org/docs/authentication-backends/
      - type: ChangeLog
        url: https://github.com/decaporg/decap-cms/releases
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://decapcms.org/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://decapcms.org/docs/
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/decaporg
  - type: Blog
    url: https://decapcms.org/blog/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://decapcms.org/turbo/
  - type: X
    url: https://x.com/Decap_CMS
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/decap-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/decap-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/decap-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]