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.

  '
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/decap/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- 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: 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