payloadcms /payload
Payload is the open-source, fullstack Next.js framework, giving you instant backend superpowers. Get a full TypeScript backend and admin panel instantly. Use Payload as a headless CMS or for building powerful applications.
- Stars
- 45,629 stars
- Forks
- 4,384 forks
- Language
- TypeScript
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Jan 5, 2021
- Last push
- Nov 2, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 2, 2026
- headless-cms
- cms
- express
- graphql
- react
- payload
- nodejs
- typescript
- javascript
- mongodb
- headless
- content-management-system
- content-management
- mit-license
- open-source
- payloadcms
- jamstack
- postgres
- nextjs
In the Repository Index from the Seed Dataset since Oct 22, 2026.
Star History
192 days recorded, Apr 26, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026 (UTC). Net change +4,012 stars.
The star count of each day is the latest count less the net stars of the later days.
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This repository got 45 stars on Jun 9, 2026, its largest day since Apr 26, 2026.
It gained stars on each of the 192 days with a record.
Its largest 7 days were Aug 15, 2026 to Aug 21, 2026: 199 stars.
In the 30 days to Nov 3, 2026 it got 603 stars, 1% more than in the 30 days before.
It had 41,617 stars before Apr 26, 2026 and has 45,629 stars now: 4,371 fewer than 50,000.
- Created on the Repository Host
- +35 stars in one day
- Largest star day recorded: +45 stars
- +45 stars in one day
- Entered the Repository Index from the Seed Dataset
- Latest push
From the Repository Host's creation date, the Admission, the Star History, and the Observations. Star milestones show only when the Star History records the day.
Forks and pushes
From 13 Observations, Oct 22, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026. Forks +58. A new push was seen on 12 of 12 days.
- Oct 23, 2026: new push
- Oct 24, 2026: new push
- Oct 25, 2026: new push
- Oct 26, 2026: new push
- Oct 27, 2026: new push
- Oct 28, 2026: new push
- Oct 29, 2026: new push
- Oct 30, 2026: new push
- Oct 31, 2026: new push
- Nov 1, 2026: new push
- Nov 2, 2026: new push
- Nov 3, 2026: new push
A filled day: the last push time changed since the Observation before it.
Observations
What the Repository Host reported each day.
| Day (UTC) | Stars | Forks | Last push | Archived |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | 45,629 | 4,384 | Nov 2, 2026 | No |
| Nov 2, 2026 | 45,611 | 4,377 | Nov 1, 2026 | No |
| Nov 1, 2026 | 45,603 | 4,372 | Oct 31, 2026 | No |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 45,592 | 4,369 | Oct 30, 2026 | No |
| Oct 30, 2026 | 45,574 | 4,366 | Oct 29, 2026 | No |
| Oct 29, 2026 | 45,562 | 4,358 | Oct 28, 2026 | No |
| Oct 28, 2026 | 45,543 | 4,354 | Oct 27, 2026 | No |
| Oct 27, 2026 | 45,519 | 4,344 | Oct 26, 2026 | No |
| Oct 26, 2026 | 45,492 | 4,337 | Oct 25, 2026 | No |
| Oct 25, 2026 | 45,473 | 4,335 | Oct 24, 2026 | No |
| Oct 24, 2026 | 45,450 | 4,332 | Oct 24, 2026 | No |
| Oct 23, 2026 | 45,431 | 4,326 | Oct 22, 2026 | No |
| Oct 22, 2026 | 45,426 | 4,326 | Oct 22, 2026 | No |