How to Use JSON API in Drupal - Complete Beginner Guide
Learn how to use JSON:API module in Drupal with this complete beginner setup tutorial. In this first episode of our headless/decoupled Drupal series, we’ll enable JSON:API, configure permissions, test API endpoints, and prepare Drupal to act as a headless CMS.
This series will guide you step by step through creating APIs with JSON:API, adding authentication methods like JWT, Simple OAuth, Cookie-based auth, and API keys, and finally consuming Drupal data inside a React application.
Whether you’re building a decoupled website, mobile app, or integrating Drupal with external systems, this video is the perfect starting point.
What you will learn in this video:
• What JSON:API is and why it’s important
• Enabling JSON:API and required modules in Drupal
• Setting permissions for public and secure APIs
• Testing API endpoints
• Preparing Drupal to be used as a headless CMS
Upcoming videos in the series:
• JSON:API filters, sorting, and pagination
• Working with relationships & includes
• JWT, Simple OAuth & other authentication methods
• Building a React app to consume Drupal APIs
Stay tuned for the next episode!
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