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.

  '
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/decap.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/decap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- CMS
- Headless CMS
- Git-based CMS
- Content Management
- Static Site Generator
- JAMstack
- Open-Source
- Editorial Workflow
tags_raw:
- 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
  - url: graphql/decap-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/decap-domain-security.yml
- 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: kin@apievangelist.com