Payload CMS Has a Free Headless CMS — TypeScript-First with Code-Defined Schemas

Payload CMS is a TypeScript-first headless CMS — define your schema in code, get REST + GraphQL APIs, admin panel, and authentication. What You Get for Free Code-defined schemas — TypeScript config, not UI clicks REST + GraphQL — both APIs auto-generated Admin panel — beautiful, customizable admin UI Authentication — built-in auth with access control File uploads — image resizing, S3/local storage Hooks — beforeChange, afterRead, custom logic per collection Versions & drafts — content versioning built-in Localization — multi-language content Self-hosted — runs on your server, you own your data Quick Start npx create-payload-app@latest // collections/Posts.ts import { CollectionConfig } from ' payload/types ' export const Posts : CollectionConfig = { slug : ' posts ' , fields : [ { name : ' title ' , type : ' text ' , required : true }, { name : ' content ' , type : ' richText ' }, { name : ' author ' , type : ' relationship ' , relationTo : ' users ' }, { name : ' publishedAt ' , type