A headless content management system, or headless CMS, is a back-end-only content management system that acts primarily as a content repository. A headless CMS makes content accessible via an API for display on any device, without a built-in front-end or presentation layer.

What is a headless CMS used for?

A headless CMS is a content management system that provides a way to author content, but instead of having your content coupled to a particular output (like web page rendering), it provides your content as data over an API.

What is an example of a headless CMS?

Examples of headless CMS. Open source headless CMSs include: Strapi (which we recommend from our own experience) Cockpit.