payload

Originally frompayloadcms/payload
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Summary

TypeScript-first Next.js CMS with admin panel, REST/GraphQL APIs, and row-level access control.

  • Collections, fields, hooks, and access control with type-safe patterns; supports drafts, versioning, relationships, and virtual fields
  • Local API, REST, and GraphQL query interfaces with nested property filtering, AND/OR logic, and depth-based relationship population
  • Critical security patterns: Local API access control requires overrideAccess: false to enforce permissions; transactions need req threading; hook context flags prevent infinite loops
  • Database and storage adapters, multi-language localization, background jobs queue, custom endpoints, and plugin architecture for extensibility
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Payload Application Development

Payload is a Next.js native CMS with TypeScript-first architecture, providing admin panel, database management, REST/GraphQL APIs, authentication, and file storage.

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