Keystatic Reader API

The Reader API is a server-side Node.js library exposing createReader and createGitHubReader functions that let applications read Keystatic content from a local directory or GitHub repository. The Reader API is a programmatic SDK; it is not exposed as a public HTTP REST API.

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aid: keystatic:reader-api
name: Keystatic Reader API
description: The Reader API is a server-side Node.js library exposing createReader and createGitHubReader
  functions that let applications read Keystatic content from a local directory or GitHub repository.
  The Reader API is a programmatic SDK; it is not exposed as a public HTTP REST API.
humanURL: https://keystatic.com/docs/reader-api
tags:
- CMS
- SDK
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://keystatic.com/docs/reader-api
- type: Website
  url: https://keystatic.com/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/Thinkmill/keystatic