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Web Content API Basics
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Web Content API Basics Using Liferay DXP REST services, you can create and manage structured content on your site. Structured content refers to web content articles that use a web content structure...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Message Boards API Basics
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Message Boards API Basics Liferay's Headless Delivery application provides REST services for the Message Boards application. With these services, you can add message board categories, threads, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:49 PM
Web Content API Basics Using GraphQL
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Web Content API Basics Using GraphQL Use Liferay DXP GraphQL services to manage web content by creating, retrieving, updating, and deleting structured content on your site. Structured content...
Published Date: Nov 19, 2024 3:27 PM
Advanced Web Content API
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Advanced Web Content API Using the Liferay DXP REST services, you can create and manage your site's structured content. Structured content is web content that uses a web content structure (or...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Document API Basics
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Document API Basics Liferay's headless delivery application provides REST services for Documents and Media that add documents and folders, list their information, modify them, delete them, and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:50 PM
Wiki API Basics
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Wiki API Basics Liferay's Headless Delivery application provides REST services for the Wiki application. With these services, you can add Wiki nodes and pages, list their information, modify their...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:50 PM
Digital Asset Management APIs
Digital Asset Management APIs You can use headless APIs to interface with Liferay's documents and media. Here are resources to help you understand and integrate these APIs.
Published Date: Jul 3, 2025 8:34 PM
Document Shortcut API Basics
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Document Shortcut API Basics Liferay's headless delivery application provides REST services for Documents and Media that add document shortcuts to sites or asset libraries, list their information,...
Published Date: Jul 11, 2024 3:36 PM
Liferay Security APIs
Liferay Security APIs You can use headless APIs to interface with important Liferay security features, including CAPTCHA configurations and SCIM. Here are resources to help you understand and...
Published Date: Jun 28, 2025 6:30 PM
Captcha API Basics
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Captcha API Basics Liferay provides a headless API to retrieve and submit captchas using the SimpleCAPTCHA engine. Using the /captcha endpoint from the API Explorer, you can add captchas in your...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
SCIM Resource Type, Service Provider, and Schema Basics
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SCIM Resource Type, Service Provider, and Schema Basics Liferay DXP 2025.Q2+ Liferay provides a headless API to query the SCIM resource types, service providers, and schemas available. Use the...
Published Date: May 27, 2025 3:40 PM
Workflow Definition Link API Basics
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Workflow Definition Link API Basics Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ You can manage workflow definition links from the Liferay UI or using Liferay's REST APIs. In Liferay, the Control Panel →...
Published Date: Feb 19, 2025 12:28 PM
SCIM Group API Basics
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SCIM Group API Basics Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Liferay provides a headless API to perform CRUD operations on SCIM groups to keep their information in sync with your company's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
SCIM User API Basics
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SCIM User API Basics Liferay DXP 2024.Q1+/Portal GA112+ Liferay provides a headless API to perform CRUD operations on SCIM users to keep their identity information in sync with your company's...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:52 PM
Search APIs
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Search APIs You can search with headless APIs using the endpoints at /o/search. Search Headless APIs Availability The first search headless endpoint, /portal-search-rest, was released behind a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Document Types and Metadata Sets API Basics
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Document Types and Metadata Sets API Basics Liferay DXP 2025.Q1+/Portal GA132+ Liferay's headless delivery application provides REST services for Documents and Media that add document types and...
Published Date: Jan 30, 2025 12:26 PM
Process Automation APIs
Process Automation APIs You can use headless APIs to interface with automation features in Liferay DXP, including workflows. Here are resources to help you understand and integrate these APIs to...
Published Date: Jun 28, 2025 6:30 PM
Search API Basics
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Search API Basics [Release Feature](../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#release-feature-flags) 7.4 U88+ and GA88+ You can search for content...
Published Date: Sep 7, 2024 3:46 PM
Search Suggestions API
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Search Suggestions API DXP 7.4 U36+/Portal GA36+ You can return suggestions with the using the /suggestions headless API. This API is used by Liferay's Search Bar Suggestions feature. There are...
Published Date: Sep 7, 2024 3:46 PM
Site APIs
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Site APIs Use Liferay’s REST APIs to manage site elements programmatically. This guide introduces the Navigation Menu API and shows how to create, retrieve, update, and delete navigation menus...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
User Management APIs
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User Management APIs You can use headless APIs to interface with important Liferay user management features, including user accounts, organizations, and roles. Here are resources to help you...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Adding the UAD Framework
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Adding the UAD Framework You can manage and delete user data with Liferay's User Associated Data (UAD) management tool. The tool is available out-of-the-box for many of Liferay's applications (e.g....
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Countries API Basics
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Countries API Basics Liferay 7.4 U24+ and GA24+ Use Liferay's Rest APIs to create and manage countries. Adding a Country Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Countries API Basics. ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Accounts API Basics
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Accounts API Basics Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ You can manage accounts from the Applications menu or use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage accounts. Adding an Account ...
Published Date: Feb 12, 2025 1:01 PM
Navigation Menu API Basics
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Navigation Menu API Basics Liferay's REST APIs provide services for Liferay's navigation menus. You can create and edit navigation menus with the API. Start by seeing an example of adding a new...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:58 PM
Account Groups API Basics
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Account Groups API Basics Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ You can manage account groups from the Applications menu or use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage account groups. ...
Published Date: Feb 13, 2025 12:50 PM
Account Users and Roles APIs
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Account Users and Roles APIs You can manage Account Users and Account Roles from the Applications menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to create and manage account...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Postal Address API Basics
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Postal Address API Basics Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ Use Liferay's REST APIs to manage postal addresses. Add Postal Address to Account Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Postal Address...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Organizations API Basics
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Organizations API Basics You can Create and Manage Organizations from the Application menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to manage organizations. Adding an...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Roles API Basics
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Roles API Basics You can create and manage roles from the Application menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to manage roles. Associate a User to a Regular Role Then,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Consuming APIs
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Consuming APIs APIs, or Application Programming Interfaces, serve as the bridge between different software applications, allowing them to communicate and exchange data. By consuming external APIs,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
User Groups API Basics
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User Groups API Basics You can Create and Manage User Groups from the Application menu, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. Call these services to manage user groups. Adding a User Group ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
Using Liferay as a Headless Platform
Using Liferay as a Headless Platform Liferay provides a suite of APIs that perform the same kinds of actions available in the web interface. This is essential when you must get data in a...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
API Headers Reference
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API Headers Reference API headers are components of HTTP requests that provide essential information to the server about the client's request and how the server should handle it. You can use API...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Regions API Basics
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Regions API Basics Liferay 7.4 U24+ and GA24+ Use Liferay's REST APIs to create and manage regions. Adding a Region Then, follow these steps: Download and unzip Regions API Basics. curl...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:59 PM
User Account API Basics
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User Account API Basics You can add and manage users from the Control Panel, but you can also use Liferay's REST APIs. You can call these services to add, edit, delete users. Start with adding a...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:53 PM
Batch Engine API Basics - Exporting Data
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Batch Engine API Basics - Exporting Data Liferay's Headless Batch Engine provides REST APIs to import and export data. Call these services to export data from Liferay. Exporting Data Then,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
API Query Parameters
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API Query Parameters Whether you consume REST APIs or GraphQL APIs, different query parameters are available to help you filter the responses. Fields Parameter Use this parameter to specify and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Batch Engine API Basics - Importing Data
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Batch Engine API Basics - Importing Data Liferay's Headless Batch Engine provides REST APIs to import and export data. Call these services to import data to Liferay. Importing Data Then follow...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Consuming REST Services
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Consuming REST Services Liferay DXP contains REST services for most of its applications. These services are fully OpenAPI compliant. Here, learn how to consume them. This takes only three steps: ...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Consuming GraphQL APIs
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Consuming GraphQL APIs Liferay DXP contains GraphQL APIs for most of its applications. Here's how to consume them in three steps: Identify the API you wish to consume. Identify the site...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Configuring JSON Web Services
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Configuring JSON Web Services Liferay’s services are exposed as JSON web services out-of-the-box. This is enabled by default. You can access these services via the API page at...
Published Date: Nov 16, 2024 3:32 PM
Data Migration Center
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Data Migration Center Liferay DXP 2023.Q4+/Portal GA102+ [Beta Feature](../../../../security-and-administration/administration/configuring-liferay/feature-flags.md#beta-feature-flags) Currently,...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Making Unauthenticated Requests
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Making Unauthenticated Requests By default, Liferay DXP restricts API access for the sake of security, requiring authentication to get a valid response. However, in certain cases it may make sense...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Using External Reference Codes
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Using External Reference Codes Liferay DXP/Portal 7.4+ Many of Liferay's headless API endpoints support an external reference code (ERC). The ERC field is useful in wide range of scenarios. For...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Using OAuth 2.0
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Using OAuth 2.0 OAuth 2.0 is an industry-standard authorization protocol. Users with accounts on a Liferay-based website can share select credentials with various clients seamlessly. OAuth 2.0...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Authorizing Account Access with OAuth2
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Authorizing Account Access with OAuth2 Once you have an application registered, you can start authorizing users. To do that, you must construct the URL to the authorization server (Liferay DXP)....
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:48 PM
Sample API Tutorials
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Sample API Tutorials Follow the links below for sample API tutorials that include example requests and example code. Building Applications (Objects) Custom Objects API Basics Custom Objects...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Creating an OAuth2 Application
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Creating an OAuth2 Application When you have an application that can use OAuth 2.0 for authorization, you must register that application so Liferay can recognize it. Open the Global Menu...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:48 PM
JSON Web Tokens (JWTs)
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JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) JSON Web Tokens (JWTs) represent encoded data. They are compact, self-contained, and secure. There are two primary types of JSON Web Tokens: Encrypted JWT: ensures the...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:39 PM
REST Builder
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REST Builder REST Builder is a code generation tool that makes it easy for you to take your local APIs and make them available on the web. It uses the OpenAPI Specification to generate REST and...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Issuing JWT Access Tokens
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Issuing JWT Access Tokens Liferay DXP 7.4 U45+/GA45+ You can configure Liferay to issue access tokens in the JWT format from System Settings. Enabling JWT Tokens Open the Global Menu...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:39 PM
Using Private Key JWT (JSON Web Token)
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Using Private Key JWT (JSON Web Token) Liferay supports private key JWT as an authentication method for OAuth 2 clients. In this flow, the client itself creates the assertion. Liferay authenticates...
Published Date: Mar 6, 2025 4:05 PM
Producing and Implementing APIs with REST Builder
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Producing and Implementing APIs with REST Builder With REST Builder, you can define the API you want to build, and REST Builder provides the framework and endpoints for you. Deploy an Example REST...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:51 PM
Configuring the JWT Bearer Flow
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Configuring the JWT Bearer Flow To use JWT Bearer as a grant type in Liferay, you must create an OAuth 2 client with the Client Authentication Method set to Client Secret Basic or Post. The client...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:39 PM
JSON Web Token Assertions
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JSON Web Token Assertions An assertion helps in sharing identity and security information across different domains. There are two uses for assertions: Authorization grants Client authentication...
Published Date: Feb 25, 2025 12:39 PM
OAuth 2 Scopes
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OAuth 2 Scopes In OAuth 2.0, applications are granted access to limited subsets of user data. These are called scopes (not to be confused with Liferay scopes). You can create them in two ways: ...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:48 PM
Using OAuth2 to Authorize Users
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Using OAuth2 to Authorize Users You can create applications that access Liferay's headless REST APIs using the OAuth 2.0 authorization protocol. The provided sample React app demonstrates three...
Published Date: Nov 22, 2024 10:48 PM
Creating a Standard Application
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Creating a Standard Application To create applications based on a custom object takes four steps: create the object, create at least one form view, create at least one table view, and deploy the...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:55 PM
App Builder
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App Builder Liferay CE/DXP 7.3 (deprecated and removed in 7.4) App Builder is a low-code application development solution for Liferay DXP. Build a data model, define the application's forms (for...
Published Date: May 9, 2024 6:54 PM