# Payload CMS Local API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/payloadcms/local-api/  
**Provider:** Payload CMS — https://apis.io/providers/payloadcms/  
**Base URL:** https://{your-domain}  
**Documentation:** https://payloadcms.com/docs/local-api/overview

Payload CMS Local API is one of 3 APIs that [Payload CMS](https://apis.io/providers/payloadcms/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Node.js, Server-Side, Collection, and Globals. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Server-side Node.js API for direct database interaction without HTTP overhead. Supports all collection and global operations including authentication, ideal for React Server Components and server-side rendering.

## Machine-readable artifacts (1)

- **Documentation** — https://payloadcms.com/docs/local-api/overview

## Other Payload CMS APIs (2)

- [Payload CMS REST API](https://apis.io/apis/payloadcms/rest-api/)
- [Payload CMS GraphQL API](https://apis.io/apis/payloadcms/graphql-api/)

## Tags

Node.js, Server-Side, Collection, Globals

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/payloadcms/local-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/payloadcms/.