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The Content REST API is a read-only API for delivering content from Statamic to your frontend, external apps, SPAs, and numerous other possible sources. Content is delivered as JSON data.

(If you're interested in GraphQL, we have that too.)

Enable the API

To enable the REST API, add the following to your .env file:

STATAMIC_API_ENABLED=true

Or you can enable it for all environments in config/statamic/api.php:

'enabled' => true,

You will also need to enable the resources you want to be available. For security, they're all disabled by default.

Enable resources

You can enable resources (ie. Collections, Taxonomies, etc.) in your config/statamic/api.php config:

'resources' => [
  'collections' => true,
  'taxonomies' => true,
  // etc
]

Enable specific sub-resources

If you want more granular control over which sub-resources are enabled within a resource type (ie. enabling specific Collection queries only), you can use array syntax:

'resources' => [
    'collections' => [
        'articles' => true,
        'pages' => true,
        // 'events' => false, // Sub-resources are disabled by default
    ],
    'taxonomies' => true,
    // etc.
]

Endpoints

https://yourdomain.tld/api/{endpoint}
You may send requests to the following endpoints:

Customizing the API URL

You may customize the route in your API config file or with an environment variable.

// config/statamic/api.php
 'route' => 'not_api',
STATAMIC_API_ROUTE=not_api

Filtering

Enabling filters

For security, filtering is disabled by default. To enable, you'll need to opt in by defining a list of allowed_filters for each sub-resource in your config/statamic/api.php config:

'resources' => [
    'collections' => [
        'articles' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['title', 'status'],
        ],
        'pages' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['title'],
        ],
        'events' => true, // Enable this collection without filters
        'products' => true, // Enable this collection without filters
    ],
    'taxonomies' => [
        'topics' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['slug'],
        ],
        'tags' => true, // Enable this taxonomy without filters
    ],
    // etc.
],

For endpoints that don't have sub-resources (ie. users), you can define allowed_filters at the top level of that resource config:

'resources' => [
    'users' => [
        'allowed_filters' => ['name', 'email'],
    ],
],

Using filters

You may filter results by using the filter query parameter.

/endpoint?filter[{field}:{condition}]={value}

You may use the conditions available to the collection tag. eg. contains, is, isnt (or not), etc. For example:

/endpoint?filter[title:contains]=awesome&filter[featured]=true

This would filter down the results to where the title value contains the string "awesome", and the featured
value is true. When you omit the condition, it defaults to is.

Advanced filtering config

You can also allow filters on all enabled sub-resources using a * wildcard config. For example, here we'll enable only the articles, pages, and products collections, with title filtering enabled on each, in addition to status filtering on the articles collection specifically:

'resources' => [
    'collections' => [
        '*' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['title'], // Enabled for all collections
        ],
        'articles' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['status'], // Also enable on articles
        ],
        'pages' => true,
        'products' => true,
    ],
],

If you've enabled filters using the * wildcard config, you can disable filters on a specific sub-resource by setting allowed_filters to false:

'resources' => [
    'collections' => [
        '*' => [
            'allowed_filters' => ['title'], // Enabled for all collections
        ],
        'articles' => [
            'allowed_filters' => false, // Disable filters on articles
        ],
        'pages' => true,
        'products' => true,
    ],
],

Or you can enable endpoints and filters on all sub-resources at once by setting both enabled and allowed_filters within your * wildcard config:

'resources' => [
    'collections' => [
        '*' => [
            'enabled' => true, // All collection endpoints enabled
            'allowed_filters' => ['title'], // With filters enabled for all
        ],
    ],
],

Sorting

You may sort results by using the sort query parameter:

/endpoint?sort=field

You can sort in reverse by prefixing the field with a -:

/endpoint?sort=-field

You may sort by multiple fields by comma separating them. The reverse flag can be combined with any field:

/endpoint?sort=one,-two,three

You can sort nested fields using the -> operator, like this:

/endpoint?sort=nested->field

Selecting fields

You may specify which top level fields should be included in the response.

/endpoint?fields=id,title,content

Pagination

Results will be paginated into 25 items per page by default. You may specify the items per page and which page you are viewing with the limit and page parameters:

/endpoint?limit=10&page=1

The response will contain your data, links to easily get next/previous URLs, and meta information for more easily creating a paginator.

{
    "data": [
        {...},
        {...},
    ],
    "links": {
        "first": "/endpoint?limit=10&page=1",
        "last": "/endpoint?limit=10&page=3",
        "prev": null,
        "next": "/endpoint?limit=10&page=2",
    },
    "meta": {
        "current_page": 1,
        "from": 1,
        "to": 10,
        "total": 29,
        "per_page": 10,
        "path": "/endpoint",
    }
}

Entries

GET /api/collections/{collection}/entries

Gets entries within a collection.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "title": "My First Day"
    }
  ],
  "links": {...},
  "meta": {...}
}
Hot Tip!

If you are using Multi-Site, the entries endpoint will serve from all sites at once. If needed, you can limit the fetched data to a specific site with a site filter (ie. &filter[site]=fr).

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Entry

GET /api/collections/{collection}/entries/{id}

Gets a single entry.

{
  "data": {
    "title": "My First Day"
  }
}

Collection Tree

GET /api/collections/{collection}/tree

Gets entry tree for a structured collection.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "page": {
        "title": "About",
        "url": "/about"
      },
      "depth": 1,
      "children": [
        {
          "page": {
            "title": "Articles",
            "url": "/about/articles"
          },
          "depth": 2,
          "children": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Params

On this endpoint, the fields param will allow you to select fields within each page object. You may also set a max_depth to limit nesting depth, or site to choose the site.

/api/collections/{collection}/tree?fields=title,url&max_depth=2&site=fr

Navigation Tree

GET /api/navs/{nav}/tree

Gets tree for a navigation structure.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "page": {
        "title": "Recommended Products",
        "url": "https://rainforest.store/?cid=statamic",
      },
      "depth": 1,
      "children": [
        {
          "page": {
            "title": "Books",
            "url": "https://rainforest.store/?cid=statamic&type=books",
          },
          "depth": 2,
          "children": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Params

On this endpoint, the fields param will allow you to select fields within each page object. You may also set a max_depth to limit nesting depth, or site to choose the site.

/api/navs/{nav}/tree?fields=title,url&max_depth=2&site=fr

Taxonomy Terms

GET /api/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms

Gets terms in a taxonomy.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "title": "Music",
    }
  ],
  "links": {...},
  "meta": {...}
}
Hot Tip!

If you are using Multi-Site, you can select the site using a site filter (ie. &filter[site]=fr).

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Taxonomy term

GET /api/taxonomies/{taxonomy}/terms/{slug}

Gets a single taxonomy term.

{
  "data": {
    "title": "My First Day"
  }
}

Globals

GET /api/globals

Gets all globals.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "handle": "global",
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/globals/global",
      "foo": "bar",
    },
    {
      "handle": "another",
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/globals/another",
      "baz": "qux",
    }
  ],
}
Hot Tip!

If you are using Multi-Site, you can select the site using the site parameter (ie. &site=fr).

A troll pointing a teaching stick

Global

GET /api/globals/{handle}

Gets a single global set's variables.

{
  "data": {
    "handle": "global",
    "api_url": "http://example.com/api/globals/global",
    "foo": "bar",
  }
}

Forms

GET /api/forms

Gets all forms.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "handle": "contact",
      "title": "Contact",
      "fields": {
        "name": {...},
        "email": {...},
        "inquiry": {...}
      },
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/forms/contact",
    },
    {
      "handle": "newsletter",
      "title": "Subscribe to Newsletter",
      "fields": {
        "email": {...}
      },
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/forms/newsletter",
    }
  ],
}

Form

GET /api/forms/{handle}

Gets a single form.

{
  "data": {
    "handle": "contact",
    "title": "Contact",
    "fields": {
      "name": {...},
      "email": {...},
      "inquiry": {...}
    },
    "api_url": "http://example.com/api/forms/contact",
  }
}

Users

GET /api/users

Get users.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/users/1"
    }
  ],
  "links": {...},
  "meta": {...}
}

User

GET /api/users/{id}

Get a single user.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "1",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "api_url": "http://example.com/api/users/1"
  }
}

Assets

GET /api/assets/{container}

Get a container's asset data.

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "main::foo.jpg",
      "url": "/assets/foo.jpg",
      "api_url": "http://example.com/api/assets/main/foo.jpg",
      "alt": "A picture of nothing."
    }
  ],
  "links": {...},
  "meta": {...}
}

Asset

GET /api/assets/{container}/{path}

Get a single asset's data.

The path in the URL should be the relative path from the container's root.

{
  "data": {
    "id": "main::foo.jpg",
    "url": "/assets/foo.jpg",
    "api_url": "http://example.com/api/assets/main/foo.jpg",
    "alt": "A picture of nothing."
  }
}

Customizing resources

By default, the resources generally use the item's Augmented data.

You are free to override the resource classes with your own, in turn letting you customize the responses.

In a service provider, use the map method to define the overriding resources:

use App\Http\Resources\CustomEntryResource;
use Statamic\Http\Resources\API\Resource;
use Statamic\Http\Resources\API\EntryResource;
 
class AppServiceProvider extends Provider
{
    public function boot()
    {
        Resource::map([
            EntryResource::class => CustomEntryResource::class,
        ]);
    }
}
<?php
 
namespace App\Http\Resources;
 
use Statamic\Http\Resources\API\EntryResource;
 
class CustomEntryResource extends EntryResource
{
    public function toArray($request)
    {
        return [
            'id' => $this->resource->id(),
            'title' => $this->resource->value('title'),
        ];
    }
}

Caching

API responses are cached by default. You may customize the cache expiry in config/statamic/api.php.

'cache' => [
    'expiry' => 60,
],

Cache invalidation

Cached responses are automatically invalidated when content is changed. Depending on your API usage and blueprint schema, you may also wish to ignore specific events when invalidating.

'cache' => [
    'expiry' => 60,
    'ignored_events' => [
        \Statamic\Events\UserSaved::class,
        \Statamic\Events\UserDeleted::class,
    ],
],

Disabling caching

If you wish to disable caching altogether, set cache to false.

'cache' => false,

Custom cache driver

If you need a more intricate caching solution, you may reference a custom cache driver class and pass extra config along if necessary.

'cache' => [
    'class' => CustomCacher::class,
    'expiry' => 60,
    'foo' => 'bar',
],

Be sure to extend Statamic\API\AbstractCacher and implement the required methods. You can access custom config via the config() method, ie. $this->config('foo').

use Statamic\API\AbstractCacher;
 
class CustomCacher extends AbstractCacher
{
    public function get(Request $request)
    {
        //
    }
 
    public function put(Request $request, JsonResponse $response)
    {
        //
    }
 
    public function handleInvalidationEvent(Event $event)
    {
        //
    }
}

Rate limiting

The REST API is rate limited to 60 requests per minute by default.

You can change this configuration in your RouteServiceProvider. Learn more about Laravel 8+ rate limiting.

// app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php
protected function configureRateLimiting()
{
    RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $request) {
        return Limit::perMinute(60);
    });
}

Authentication

Coming soon. There are no native access tokens or other common authentication methods ready to use. Yet.