Guides

API Keys

Create and manage API keys to authenticate server-side and third-party requests to your Airdraft CMS.

Authentication and Roles

Set up login for CMS editors, manage team members, assign roles, and invite collaborators.

Connecting a Database

Use SQLite, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB as the storage backend for your self-hosted Airdraft instance.

Defining Your Schema

Create collections and fields in airdraft.schema.json or using the visual Schema Editor in the dashboard.

Getting Started with Airdraft Cloud

Create your account, set up a team and project, and make your first content API call in under 10 minutes.

Self-hosted Quickstart

Install Airdraft in your own Next.js project in under 5 minutes using the CLI.

Media Management

Upload images, videos, and files; serve them in your frontend; and connect a production storage provider.

Querying Content

Fetch, filter, sort, and paginate your CMS entries from a Next.js frontend using the server client, HTTP client, or React hooks.

Writing and Publishing Content

Create entries, write rich content, manage drafts, and publish — from the dashboard or the API.

Using Airdraft in Next.js

A complete guide to integrating Airdraft into a Next.js App Router project — from the API route to RSC data fetching to the admin UI.

What is Airdraft?

An introduction to Airdraft — the open-source headless CMS for developers who want full control over their content.