aid: keystonejs
name: KeystoneJS
description: KeystoneJS is an open-source headless CMS and GraphQL API platform for
  Node.js. It auto-generates a powerful GraphQL API and a beautiful management UI
  from schema definitions, enabling developers to manage content and user data without
  boilerplate. Built on TypeScript with Prisma for database migrations, it supports
  PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite and includes access control, session management, hooks,
  and rich document editing out of the box.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/keystonejs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Headless CMS
- GraphQL
- Node.js
- Content Management
- Open Source
- TypeScript
- Prisma
apis:
- aid: keystonejs:keystonejs-graphql-api
  name: KeystoneJS GraphQL API
  description: Auto-generated GraphQL API served at /api/graphql that provides full
    CRUD operations for every list in the schema. Includes single-item queries, list
    queries with filtering and pagination, count queries, and create, update, and
    delete mutations in both single and batch variants. Schema is extended with custom
    queries and mutations via the extendGraphqlSchema configuration option.
  humanURL: https://keystonejs.com/docs/graphql/overview
  baseURL: https://your-keystone-app.example.com/api/graphql
  tags:
  - GraphQL
  - CMS
  - CRUD
  - Content API
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://keystonejs.com/docs/graphql/overview
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://keystonejs.com/docs/graphql/overview
  - url: graphql/keystonejs-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://keystonejs.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://keystonejs.com/docs
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/keystonejs
- type: Blog
  url: https://keystonejs.com/blog
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.thinkmill.com.au/services/keystone
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/keystonejs
- type: Plans
  url: plans/keystonejs-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/keystonejs-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/keystonejs-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com