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Craft CMS

Craft CMS is a flexible, self-hosted PHP content management system built on Yii 2, designed for creating bespoke digital experiences. It features an auto-generated GraphQL API for headless implementations, enabling queries against entries, assets, categories, and custom fields via token-based authentication. The Element API plugin extends Craft with configurable JSON REST endpoints for any element type, using URL pattern routing and the Fractal transformation library. Craft supports multi-site architecture, unlimited content types, and is deployable on-premise or via Craft Cloud, the official managed hosting platform.

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CMSContent ManagementGraphQLRESTHeadlessPHP

APIs

Craft CMS GraphQL API

Auto-generated GraphQL API providing schema-based access to Craft CMS content including entries, assets, categories, tags, and custom fields. Access is controlled via bearer tok...

Craft CMS Element API

Official Craft CMS plugin that creates configurable JSON REST endpoints for any element type (entries, assets, categories, users). Endpoints are defined via a PHP configuration ...

GraphQL

Craft CMS GraphQL API

Craft CMS includes a built-in, auto-generated GraphQL API available since version 3.3. The schema exposes all content elements — entries, assets, categories, tags, global sets, ...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans

Craft Cms Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits

Craft Cms Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps

Semantic Vocabularies

Craft Cms Context

24 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Resources

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Website
Website
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Documentation
Documentation
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GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
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LinkedIn
LinkedIn
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X
X
📰
Blog
Blog
📰
BlogFeed
BlogFeed
💰
Pricing
Pricing
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StatusPage
StatusPage
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Plans
Plans
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RateLimits
RateLimits
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FinOps
FinOps
📰
Blog
Blog
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JSONLDContext
JSONLDContext

Sources

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: craft-cms
name: Craft CMS
description: Craft CMS is a flexible, self-hosted PHP content management system built on Yii 2, designed for creating bespoke
  digital experiences. It features an auto-generated GraphQL API for headless implementations, enabling queries against entries,
  assets, categories, and custom fields via token-based authentication. The Element API plugin extends Craft with configurable
  JSON REST endpoints for any element type, using URL pattern routing and the Fractal transformation library. Craft supports
  multi-site architecture, unlimited content types, and is deployable on-premise or via Craft Cloud, the official managed
  hosting platform.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- CMS
- Content Management
- GraphQL
- REST
- Headless
- PHP
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/craft-cms/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-12'
modified: '2026-06-12'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: craft-cms:graphql-api
  name: Craft CMS GraphQL API
  description: Auto-generated GraphQL API providing schema-based access to Craft CMS content including entries, assets, categories,
    tags, and custom fields. Access is controlled via bearer token authentication tied to named schemas configured in the
    control panel, with a public schema available for unauthenticated access when enabled.
  humanURL: https://craftcms.com/docs/5.x/development/graphql.html
  baseURL: https://example.craftcms.com/actions/graphql/api
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - Content
  - Headless
  - CMS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://craftcms.com/docs/5.x/development/graphql.html
  - url: graphql/craft-cms-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
- aid: craft-cms:element-api
  name: Craft CMS Element API
  description: Official Craft CMS plugin that creates configurable JSON REST endpoints for any element type (entries, assets,
    categories, users). Endpoints are defined via a PHP configuration file mapping URL patterns to element queries with optional
    data transformation, pagination, and caching. Supports JSON Feed V1.1 and JSON:API serialization formats.
  humanURL: https://github.com/craftcms/element-api
  baseURL: https://example.craftcms.com
  tags:
  - REST
  - JSON
  - Elements
  - Plugin
  - CMS
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/craftcms/element-api
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://craftcms.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://craftcms.com/docs/5.x/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/craftcms
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/craftcms
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/craftcms
- type: Blog
  url: https://craftcms.com/blog
- type: BlogFeed
  url: https://craftcms.com/blog.rss
- type: Pricing
  url: https://craftcms.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.craftcms.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/craft-cms-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/craft-cms-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/craft-cms-finops.yml
- type: Blog
  url: blogs/blogs.json
- type: JSONLDContext
  url: json-ld/craft-cms-context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com