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The headless blog
for developers

Write in a rich editor, publish instantly, fetch via REST API. One endpoint to power your blog on any stack.

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Published3 min read

How Blotd cut our blog infrastructure costs by 80%

We ditched the self-hosted CMS, the plugin updates, and the server babysitting. One API key, one fetch call, and our blog runs on whatever frontend we want, at a fraction of the cost and none of the complexity.

blotdheadlessdeveloper-experience
app/blog/page.tsxTypeScript
const res = await fetch(
  `https://api.blotd.com`
  `/v1/articles`,
  {
    headers: {
      "Authorization":
        "Bearer blotd_..."
    }
  }
);

const { articles } =
  await res.json();
Works with
Next.jsNuxtAstroSvelteKitRemixGatsbyPlain HTML

What you get

A complete blog backend, minus the overhead

Editor

Tiptap-powered rich text

Headings, images, code blocks, embeds, lists. A full writing experience with zero config. Try it below.

GET /v1/articles/welcome-to-blotdLIVE
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "title": "Welcome to Blotd",
    "slug": "welcome-to-blotd",
    "content": "..."
  }
}
API

REST in seconds

Paginated, filterable, and cacheable. One endpoint for articles by slug, tag, or search.

GET /v1/articles?tag=react
Keys

API key management

Generate keys per environment. Track usage, monitor rate limits, revoke instantly from the dashboard.

SEO

Search-optimised

Custom slugs, meta titles, descriptions, and OG images. Built-in reading time calculation.

Security

Secure by default

Hashed keys, rate limiting per key, 2FA authentication. Your content is locked down.

bcrypt2FArate-limit

How it works

Three steps. No config.

No build steps, no CMS to self-host, no WordPress overhead.

1

Write

Open the editor, write your article with rich formatting, add tags and SEO metadata.

2

Publish

Hit publish, or schedule it. Your article is instantly available via the REST API.

3

Fetch

Call the API from your site. One GET request returns your articles as clean JSON.

Pricing

Start free, upgrade when you're ready

Free
£0/mo

Perfect for side projects and trying things out.

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Pro
£4/mo+VAT

or £36/yr (save 25%) +VAT

For developers shipping real projects.

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FeatureFreePro
Published articles5Unlimited
API keys1Unlimited
API requests / month1,00025,000
Image storage50 MB500 MB
Custom slugs-
Scheduled publishing-
Remove Blotd branding-
Priority support-

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