Ghost Content API

Overview

The Ghost Content API provides read-only access to published content on a Ghost site. It is designed for public consumption in browsers, static site generators, and headless CMS frontends. All requests are GET-only, fully cacheable, and authenticated via a simple query parameter key.

When to Use

• Fetching published posts, pages, tags, authors, tiers, or settings from Ghost
• Building headless frontends (Next.js, Nuxt, Gatsby, Eleventy, etc.) powered by Ghost
• Displaying Ghost content in external applications
• Implementing search, filtering, or content aggregation from Ghost data

Security: Credential Handling

Store Content API keys in environment variables, not in source code:

• GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY — Content API key (hex string)
• GHOST_URL — Ghost site URL