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Strapi — a headless CMS that turns content models into APIs and an admin UI

OSS scale score 329.1OSS health 100Update pace 127 commits/30d
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Stars
73,194
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Not determined
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026

Overview

Strapi is a self-hosted headless CMS that turns content models into REST and GraphQL APIs while providing an editor-friendly admin interface with permissions, media, i18n, draft/publish, and plugins.

Features and best fit

Based on official documentation; not hands-on tested · Content checked:

Generate REST and GraphQL APIs from visual content models

The Content-Type Builder defines structures and Strapi generates APIs for those content types.

Sources: [2][3]

Manage permissions, media, localization, and publishing in the same CMS

Roles and permissions, media library, i18n, and draft/publish workflows are built into the administration experience.

Sources: [2][3]

For content shared across multiple frontend applications

It fits architectures where web, mobile, or IoT frontends consume the same centrally managed content through APIs.

Sources: [2]

Verify Community and Enterprise feature boundaries

Community Edition outside ee/ is MIT, while Enterprise Edition code is governed by a separate license.

Sources: [4]

Official sources

  1. [1]strapi/strapi repository(2026-09-20)
  2. [2]Strapi README(2026-09-20)
  3. [3]Strapi documentation(2026-09-20)
  4. [4]Strapi mixed license(2026-09-20)
Supplemental curator note

Strapi combines content modeling, APIs, and an editing interface for delivery to web, mobile, and IoT frontends. Community Edition is MIT, while code under `ee/` is governed by the Enterprise license.

Try it in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Get the source

    git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/strapi/strapi.git
  2. 2

    Enter the repository

    cd strapi
  3. 3

    Check the official steps

    Continue with the commands in the README Installation, Quick Start, or Getting Started section.

    find . -maxdepth 1 -iname 'README*' -exec sed -n '1,220p' {} \; -quit
Check the official README

Growth

Growth trends · Last 30 days

73,194 Stars

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Development activity

Last 90 days · weekly

Commits (last 30 days)
127
Open PRs
340

Development activity is still being collected.

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GitHub Topics

  • strapi
  • nodejs
  • api
  • dashboard
  • javascript
  • graphql
  • rest
  • cms
  • headless-cms
  • jamstack
  • customizable
  • hacktoberfest
Stars
73,194
Forks
9,877
Watchers
652
Open issues
217
Contributors
343
Primary language
TypeScript
License
Not determined
Repository last updated
Sep 18, 2026
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