<div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>For an upcoming project, I will be creating an API to power some mobile apps. The API will be largely read-only in JSON and will need to provide an admin interface for non-technical users to manage the data that drives it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>By default, I would probably knock up something bespoke with Rails and RailsAdmin. Or maybe a Sinatra equivalent. However, there would be definite benefits on this project to building it on an established CMS platform rather than completely hand-coded. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Has anyone got any experience of using an existing CMS to create an API like this without a "public" web interface.</div><div><br></div><div>Is there anything specific I need to consider when using existing CMS tools or is it as simple as finding one that allows API-suitable authentication (i.e. not forms-based) and then creating JSON templates rather than HTML ones?</div>
<div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for your help!</div><div><br></div><div>Ian</div><div><br></div>-- <br>
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