Frequently asked questions

Questions

What is CMSKite?

A hosted API for blog content. You write posts in a dashboard or through an API, and your website reads them over HTTP with a read-only key. There is no theme, no template language and no plugin system — it stores and serves content, and your site decides how it looks.

Do I need an account to read the documentation?

No. Everything under /docs is public, including the full endpoint list, the error codes and the limits on every plan. You should be able to decide whether this fits before signing up for anything.

Is there a free plan?

Yes, with no card. One project, 100 posts, two API keys and 10,000 API requests a month. It is a real plan rather than a trial: it does not expire.

Which frameworks does it work with?

All of them. It is HTTP with a bearer token, so anything that can make a request can use it — Next.js, Astro, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Hugo, Laravel, Rails, a static build script, a mobile app.

Is there an SDK?

No, deliberately. The API is small enough that the fetch built into your runtime is less code than an SDK would be, and it never goes out of date. The OpenAPI document is published if you want to generate a client.

Can the API key in my website be abused?

A project key is read-only and sees published content only — no drafts, no scheduled posts, in any circumstance. It belongs to one project and cannot reach another. If it is used from a browser you can restrict it to your own origins, and revoking it takes effect within five seconds.

What happens when I hit a limit?

You get a 403 or a 429 with a machine-readable code and the number you hit — not a silent truncation and not a slow request. Rate-limit headers are on every response, including successful ones, so a client can slow down before it is refused.

What happens to my content if I downgrade or stop paying?

Nothing is deleted. Existing content stays readable and editable; the next thing you create is refused. If an invoice goes unpaid, access degrades to the free plan after a grace period rather than stopping. Read access to data you created is never revoked.

Can I keep my content in my own database?

Yes, on Starter and above. Point a project at your own MongoDB cluster and every endpoint behaves identically. Disconnecting stops us reading from it and removes nothing from it.

How do I export my data?

One request returns everything a project has stored as newline-delimited JSON, at any time, on any plan. It contains your content and none of our credentials.

Can an AI assistant write posts for me?

Yes. An MCP server ships with the platform, and an agent token grants an assistant exactly the abilities you tick. No agent token can ever mint credentials, change the plan or delete a project, whatever it is granted.

How do I upgrade?

Ask from the Plan screen. There is no checkout — somebody reads the request, the limits move, and we invoice separately. Your current plan keeps working while the request is open, and you can withdraw it.