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This example showcases a TypeScript Next.js 14 website with App Router (app) — using DatoCMS as the data source.
It uses GraphQL CodeGen to type all of the requests comming from Dato automatically: See how it works here
Have a look at the end result live:
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Make sure that you have set up the Github integration on Vercel.
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Let DatoCMS set everything up for you clicking this button below:
Once the setup of the project and repo is done, clone the repo locally.
In your DatoCMS' project, go to the Settings menu at the top and click API tokens.
Then click Read-only API token and copy the token.
Next, copy the .env.example file in this directory to .env (which will be ignored by Git):
cp .env.local.sample .env.localand set the DATOCMS_READONLY_API_TOKEN variable as the API token you just copied.
Also then set a secret token that is being used for WebPreviews, SEO Previews and Cache invalidation:
URL=http://localhost:3000
SEO_SECRET_TOKEN=superSecretToken
DRAFT_SECRET_TOKEN=superSecretToken
CACHE_INVALIDATION_SECRET_TOKEN=superSecretToken
npm install
npm run devYour blog should be up and running on http://localhost:3000!
It's strongly suggested to install the GraphQL: Language Feature Support extension, to get autocomplete suggestions, validation against schema, and many more niceties when working with your GraphQL queries.
DatoCMS is the REST & GraphQL Headless CMS for the modern web.
Trusted by over 25,000 enterprise businesses, agencies, and individuals across the world, DatoCMS users create online content at scale from a central hub and distribute it via API. We ❤️ our developers, content editors and marketers!
Why DatoCMS?
- API-First Architecture: Built for both REST and GraphQL, enabling flexible content delivery
- Just Enough Features: We believe in keeping things simple, and giving you the right feature-set tools to get the job done
- Developer Experience: First-class TypeScript support with powerful developer tools
Getting Started:
- ⚡️ Create Free Account - Get started with DatoCMS in minutes
- 🔖 Documentation - Comprehensive guides and API references
- ⚙️ Community Support - Get help from our team and community
- 🆕 Changelog - Latest features and improvements
Official Libraries:
- Content Delivery Client - TypeScript GraphQL client for content fetching
- REST API Clients - Node.js/Browser clients for content management
- CLI Tools - Command-line utilities for schema migrations (includes Contentful and WordPress importers)
Official Framework Integrations
Helpers to manage SEO, images, video and Structured Text coming from your DatoCMS projects:
Additional Resources:
- Plugin Examples - Example plugins we've made that extend the editor/admin dashboard
- Starter Projects - Example website implementations for popular frameworks
- All Public Repositories