Beginner’s Guide to JSON:API in Drupal by Drupal Academy

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Drupal Academy has launched a new beginner tutorial series focused on using JSON:API in Drupal for headless and decoupled architectures.

The first video in the series walks viewers through enabling and configuring the JSON:API module, setting up permissions, and testing default endpoints. The tutorial prepares Drupal to serve as a headless CMS, ideal for developers integrating Drupal with modern frontend frameworks. This episode is aimed at beginners and provides a step-by-step introduction to Drupal’s API capabilities.

Future instalments will explore advanced topics like filtering, sorting, working with relationships, and applying various authentication methods such as JWT, OAuth, and API keys. The series concludes with building a React application that consumes Drupal data via JSON:API. Drupal Academy presents this as a practical guide for developers interested in decoupled web projects or mobile integrations.

Whether you're building a new decoupled front end or need to expose Drupal content to external systems, this series offers a clear path from basic configuration to advanced consumption. With structured episodes and hands-on examples, it’s designed to equip site builders and frontend developers with the skills to leverage JSON:API in Drupal environments.

Reference: How to Use JSON API in Drupal - Complete Beginner Guide, Drupal Academy (24 November 2025)

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