# Payload

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/payload/  
**Website:** https://payloadcms.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

Payload is an open-source TypeScript-first headless CMS and application framework that ships with auto-generated REST, GraphQL, and Local APIs, authentication, access control, file storage, and a Next.js-native admin UI used to build content-driven websites, applications, and digital products.

## Kin Score — 33.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 48.3 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 11.9 |
| Commercial Clarity | 47.4 |
| Access Clarity | 47.4 |

## Agent readiness — 18.4 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **Payload** — Payload is a TypeScript-first headless CMS and application framework that automatically generates REST, GraphQL, and Local APIs from collection schemas, with built-in authentica...
- **Payload Authentication API** — The Authentication API from Payload — 8 operation(s) for authentication.
- **Payload Collections API** — The Collections API from Payload — 3 operation(s) for collections.
- **Payload Globals API** — The Globals API from Payload — 1 operation(s) for globals.
- **Payload Preferences API** — The Preferences API from Payload — 1 operation(s) for preferences.

## Security (1)

- **Payload Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Payload Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Application Framework, CMS, Content, Headless, Next.js, TypeScript

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/payload/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.