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dotCMS

dotCMS is a content management system that provides organizations with a powerful platform to create, manage, and deliver digital content. It offers a wide range of features, including content authoring tools, workflow management, personalization capabilities, and content analytics. With dotCMS, users can easily create and update websites, intranet portals, and mobile applications. The platform is designed to be flexible and scalable, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes.

dotCMS publishes 7 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Authentication API, Content API, Navigation API, and 4 more. Tagged areas include CMS, Content, and Content Management.

dotCMS’s developer surface includes authentication, engineering blog, and 5 more developer resources.

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35.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
9 APIs
CMSContentContent Management

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 35.2/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.5 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 2.6 / 20
Commercial Clarity 7.9 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 9

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

dotCMS REST API

The dotCMS REST API exposes the platform's content management capabilities through HTTP endpoints, allowing developers to create, read, update, and delete content, manage workfl...

dotCMS GraphQL API

The dotCMS GraphQL API provides a single endpoint for querying content across all content types using a self-documenting schema. It supports Lucene-style query strings, paginati...

dotCMS Authentication API

The Authentication API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for authentication.

dotCMS Content API

The Content API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for content.

dotCMS Navigation API

The Navigation API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for navigation.

dotCMS Search API

The Search API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for search.

dotCMS Sites API

The Sites API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for sites.

dotCMS Users API

The Users API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for users.

dotCMS Workflow API

The Workflow API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for workflow.

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Open Collections 1

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

dotCMS REST API

OPEN COLLECTION

GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

dotCMS GraphQL API

The dotCMS GraphQL API provides a single endpoint for querying content across all content types using a self-documenting schema. It supports Lucene-style query strings, paginati...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Dotcms Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Dotcms Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Dotcms Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Dotcms Authentication

http · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Dotcms Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Dotcms Agentic Access

10 operations · 3 acting

10 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Agent Surfaces 2

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess
 LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: dotcms
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/dotcms/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/dotcms-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/dotcms-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/dotcms-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dotCMS
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dotcms
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://dev.dotcms.com/llms.txt
- type: Blog
  url: https://dotcms.com/blog
apis:
- aid: dotcms:rest
  name: dotCMS REST API
  tags:
  - CMS
  - Content
  - Content Management
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  properties:
  - url: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs
    type: Developer
  description: The dotCMS REST API exposes the platform's content management capabilities through HTTP endpoints, allowing
    developers to create, read, update, and delete content, manage workflows, navigate site hierarchy, perform search queries,
    and administer users, roles, and permissions. The API is organized into resource groups including Content, Workflow, Search,
    Navigation, Sites, and User management, and supports authentication via JWT tokens, basic auth, and API keys.
- aid: dotcms:graphql
  name: dotCMS GraphQL API
  tags:
  - CMS
  - Content
  - Content Management
  - GraphQL
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/graphql
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api/v1/graphql
  properties:
  - url: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/graphql
    type: Documentation
  - url: graphql/dotcms-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
  description: The dotCMS GraphQL API provides a single endpoint for querying content across all content types using a self-documenting
    schema. It supports Lucene-style query strings, pagination, sorting, and content-type collections, and exposes base types
    for File, Form, Key/Value, Page, Persona, Vanity URL, and Widget content. The API accepts the same authentication methods
    as the dotCMS REST API and includes a built-in GraphQL Playground for exploring the schema.
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-authentication-api
  name: dotCMS Authentication API
  description: The Authentication API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for authentication.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-authentication-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-content-api
  name: dotCMS Content API
  description: The Content API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for content.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Content
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-content-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-navigation-api
  name: dotCMS Navigation API
  description: The Navigation API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for navigation.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Navigation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-navigation-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-search-api
  name: dotCMS Search API
  description: The Search API from dotCMS — 1 operation(s) for search.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-search-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-sites-api
  name: dotCMS Sites API
  description: The Sites API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for sites.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Sites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-sites-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-users-api
  name: dotCMS Users API
  description: The Users API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-users-api-openapi.yml
- aid: dotcms:dotcms-workflow-api
  name: dotCMS Workflow API
  description: The Workflow API from dotCMS — 2 operation(s) for workflow.
  humanURL: https://dev.dotcms.com/docs/getting-started-rest-apis
  baseURL: https://demo.dotcms.com/api
  tags:
  - Workflow
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/dotcms-workflow-api-openapi.yml
name: dotCMS
tags:
- CMS
- Content
- Content Management
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/dotcms.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-28'
position: Consumer
description: dotCMS is a content management system that provides organizations with a powerful platform to create, manage,
  and deliver digital content. It offers a wide range of features, including content authoring tools, workflow management,
  personalization capabilities, and content analytics. With dotCMS, users can easily create and update websites, intranet
  portals, and mobile applications. The platform is designed to be flexible and scalable, making it suitable for businesses
  of all sizes.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'