APIs & SDKs

REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI, tRPC and typed client tooling built on Payload’s APIs.

13 plugins, ranked by health score, then weekly downloads.

mcp

Adds Model Context Protocol capabilities to Payload so AI clients can work with your CMS

9889.1k/wk45.4kv3

payload plugin openapi

Generate OpenAPI 3.0, 3.1 or 3.2 specs from your Payload config and serve them with Scalar or Swagger UI

80437/wk18v4

payload oapi

Generate an OpenAPI 3.0 or 3.1 spec from your Payload config with optional documentation UIs

670/wk125v3

payload operations

Typed custom operations for Payload CMS used with the native Payload REST SDK

570/wk2v3

payload assist

DTO utilities and config validation rules to control what Payload endpoints and collection reads return

539/wk0v3

payload plugin api guide

Generates a live API reference and agent-readable query guide from your Payload configuration

480/wk2v3

fields select

Select specific fields in Local API and REST API responses, like GraphQL field selection

4726/wk334v3

payload rest client

Typesafe REST API client for Payload collections, globals, auth and custom endpoints

39134/wk49v?

query

Type-safe query builder and field selection utility for Payload REST and internal APIs

380/wk142v1

swagger

Generate OpenAPI 3 docs and a Swagger UI from your Payload config

380/wk142v1

openapi

Generate OpenAPI 3 documents from your Payload config, including collections, globals and custom endpoints

360/wk142v1

create api docs

CLI that generates OpenAPI 3 documentation for a Payload CMS project

350/wk142v1

payload graphql view plugin

Adds a GraphQL IDE view to Payload collections and globals in the admin panel

150/wk5v2