Do I need to sign up to use the Blog API?

Yes. Sign in, request a tenant in your dashboard, and once approved you get an API key. Every request you make is scoped to your tenant - your posts never mix with anyone else's.

Free Blog API

Add a blog to any site in minutes - for free

A free, hosted headless blog API for Next.js projects, business sites, and SaaS dashboards. Markdown content, JSON endpoints, image hosting, drafts, categories, and tags - no CMS to maintain, no credit card.

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Free during beta · Approval within 24 hours · No credit card required

100%

Free for developers

REST endpoints

JSON

+ Markdown content

CDN

image hosting included

Built for

Plug a blog into whatever you're building

You write posts in the dashboard. We hand back JSON. You render it however your stack wants - at build time, at request time, or on the edge.

Your Next.js side project

Add a /blog route to your Next.js, Astro, or Nuxt app in an afternoon. Fetch posts at build time for ISR, or at request time - both work.

Build pattern

Your business or agency site

Run a content marketing blog on your company site without standing up WordPress. Manage posts in our dashboard, render them on your domain.

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Your SaaS or product dashboard

Surface release notes, tutorials, or a 'What's new' panel inside your app. The API is stateless and CDN-friendly - drop it anywhere.

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How it works

From zero to first post in three steps

No SQL to migrate. No CMS to deploy. No server to maintain.

1
Sign in and request a tenant
Go to your dashboard, request a tenant with your name. Most requests are approved within 24 hours.
2
Copy your API key
Once approved you'll see an X-API-Key in your dashboard. Store it as an environment variable in your project.
3
POST your first post
Create posts via the dashboard or with a single POST request. The API returns the post as JSON, ready to render.

What you get

Everything you need, nothing you don't

A focused feature set built for real production traffic.

JSON over HTTP

Predictable REST endpoints with Markdown content, slugs, tags, categories, read time, and timestamps. No GraphQL learning curve.

Scoped API keys

Every tenant gets a key. Pass it as X-API-Key and you can only read and write your own posts. Regenerate keys any time.

Image hosting included

Upload cover images via the dashboard or the upload endpoint. Stored on a CDN and returned as optimized URLs - no S3 to wire up.

Drafts, categories & tags

Save drafts, toggle publish state, tag posts, group by category, and mark featured posts - all from a clean dashboard.

Fast & cached

List endpoints respond in tens of milliseconds. Frontend frameworks can revalidate on demand or stale-while-revalidate as they like.

Multi-tenant isolation

Your posts and images are isolated per tenant. No accidental cross-tenant reads, ever. Soft-delete on every destructive call.

Code example

Drop this in your Next.js app

Server-side fetch with ISR. One file. No client SDK to install.

app/blog/page.tsxNext.js

// app/blog/page.tsx (Next.js 15+)
const POSTS_URL = "https://api.smitparekh.co.in/api/v1/blogs";

export const revalidate = 86400; // refresh daily; this page rarely changes

async function getPosts() {
  const res = await fetch(POSTS_URL, {
    headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.BLOG_API_KEY! },
    next: { revalidate: 86400 },
  });
  if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Failed to load posts");
  const { data } = await res.json();
  return data;
}

export default async function BlogPage() {
  const posts = await getPosts();
  return (
    <ul>
      {posts.map((p) => (
        <li key={p._id}>
          <a href={`/blog/${p.slug}`}>{p.title}</a>
        </li>
      ))}
    </ul>
  );
}

Endpoints

A tiny REST surface area

Six endpoints. Every one returns JSON.

GET/api/v1/blogsList all published posts
GET/api/v1/blogs/:idFetch a single post by ID or slug
POST/api/v1/blogsCreate a new post (saved as draft)
PUT/api/v1/blogs/:idUpdate fields on an existing post
PATCH/api/v1/blogs/:id/publishToggle publish state
DELETE/api/v1/blogs/:idSoft-delete a post

Full docs with copy-paste fetch examples are inside your dashboard at /dashboard/blog/api-docs.

How it compares

Blog API vs. WordPress vs. a headless CMS

If you just need a blog inside an app you already have, a hosted JSON API beats standing up a whole CMS.

	Blog API This product	WordPress Self-hosted	Headless CMS SaaS
Setup time	Minutes - copy a key, fetch JSON	Hours - host, install, secure, update	An afternoon of config + billing setup
Hosting & maintenance	None - fully hosted for you	You own servers, updates & security	Hosted, but vendor lock-in
Cost	Free during beta, no credit card	Hosting + plugins + your time	Free tier, then per-seat pricing
Frontend freedom	Any stack - JSON in, render anywhere	Themes, or headless with extra work	Headless, but schema-locked
Best for	Devs adding a blog to an existing app	Standalone content sites	Large editorial teams

Why it's free

Free for every developer - here's the honest reason

I built this Blog API for my own projects, and running it for other developers costs me almost nothing extra - so it's free for anyone to use. It's also the clearest demo of how I build: a multi-tenant, documented, production API that you can actually plug in today. If it saves you a weekend, great. And if you later need a custom API, a SaaS backend, or a full web app built the same way, you already know what you'll get.

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FAQ

Common questions

What is a headless blog API?+

A headless blog API exposes your blog posts as JSON over HTTP. You manage posts in our dashboard (or via the API itself) and render them on any frontend you want - Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, plain HTML, or a SaaS dashboard.

Do I need to sign up to use it?+

Yes. Sign in to the dashboard, request a tenant, and once approved you get an API key. Every request is scoped to your tenant.

Can I use it with Next.js, React, or my business website?+

Yes. JSON in, Markdown out. Works with Next.js, React, Astro, Nuxt, Remix, WordPress, plain HTML, or any backend.

Is image hosting included?+

Yes. Upload cover images from the dashboard or via the upload endpoint. We store them on a CDN and return optimized URLs.

How much does it cost?+

Free during the current beta. Reasonable rate limits per tenant. Pricing for higher tiers will be announced in the changelog.

Can I export my posts later?+

Yes. Every list and detail endpoint returns full Markdown content, so a single GET pulls everything you've written.

Free during beta

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