Capability

Development and Tooling

Liferay offers a comprehensive toolkit to extend or customize your digital experience. Build applications quickly with low-code/no-code features like Objects, or leverage developer tools like Liferay Workspace and Blade CLI for further customizations.

For users on PaaS or running Self-Hosted, Liferay also offers tools deploying customizations.

Check these articles for an introduction:

Feature
Deployment Approach
Capability
Search APIs
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
API Query Parameters
Official Documentation
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
Configuring JSON Web Services
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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 OAuth 2.0
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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)
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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)
Official Documentation
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
Configuring the JWT Bearer Flow
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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
Official Documentation
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