Payload CMS Has a Free API That Makes WordPress Look Ancient

Payload CMS is the open-source headless CMS that gives you a full REST and GraphQL API out of the box — with TypeScript, authentication, access control, and file uploads built in. What Is Payload CMS? Payload is a TypeScript-first headless CMS built on top of Express and MongoDB/PostgreSQL. Unlike WordPress, everything is code-defined — your content schema IS your TypeScript code. The API Every collection you define automatically gets REST and GraphQL endpoints. Define a Collection // collections/Posts.ts import { CollectionConfig } from ' payload/types ' const Posts : CollectionConfig = { slug : ' posts ' , access : { read : () => true , create : ({ req : { user } }) => Boolean ( user ), }, fields : [ { name : ' title ' , type : ' text ' , required : true }, { name : ' content ' , type : ' richText ' }, { name : ' author ' , type : ' relationship ' , relationTo : ' users ' }, { name : ' publishedAt ' , type : ' date ' }, { name : ' tags ' , type : ' array ' , fields : [{ name : ' tag