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Headless Setup introduction

Last update: Tue Jun 27 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Below is a simple path for creating, managing, and delivering experiences using AEM as a Cloud Service in five steps for users who are already familiar with AEM and headless technology. Each guide builds on the previous, so it is recommended to explore them thoroughly and in order.

  1. Creating a Configuration
  2. Creating a Content Fragment Model
  3. Creating an Assets Folder
  4. Creating a Content Fragment
  5. Create an API Request
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This getting started guide assumes knowledge of both AEM and headless technologies.
If you are new to either AEM or headless, see Adobe’s Headless Documentation Journeys for an end-to-end introduction to both headless and how AEM supports it.

Audience audience

The tasks described are necessary for a basic end-to-end demonstration of AEM’s headless capabilities. Anyone with administrator access to a test AEM instance can follow these guides to understand headless delivery in AEM, though someone with developer experience is ideal.

However in a production situation, the tasks are performed by different personas a varying number of times. For example:

  • Administrators must set up the initial configuration and folder structure for the content normally only once or sporadically.
  • Information architects generally add new models as the needs of the organization evolve.
  • Content authors continually create content as Content Fragments based on the models defined by the architects.

Next Step next-step

Ready to learn more? Then get started by reading the first part of the Headless Setup: Creating a Configuration.

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