Next.js Blog with microCMS

Simple Blog with microCMS

This is an official microCMS simple blog template.

This blog is built using microCMS, a headless CMS made in Japan, and Next.js.

This template supports authoring and editing the following blog content and information:

• Blog details
• Writer
• Tags

Demo

https://simple-blog-with-microcms.vercel.app/

Configuration

Create an account and a service on microCMS

1. Create an account on microCMS.
2. Create a new empty service from the dashboard. When creating the service, please select "Create your own".
3. Enter any value you like for Service Name and Service ID.
4. You now have a new service created that you can access!

Create APIs

You will need to create three APIs, all in the list format.

Create tag API.

The tag API is for creating tags associated with blog content. Blog content can have multiple tags set within the tag API.

1. Go to /create-api (https://your-service-id.microcms.io/create-api) and select "Create your own".
2. Enter basic API information:
   • API Name: tag
   • Endpoint: tags
3. Select API Type and choose List Format.
4. Define API Schema. The tag API has one field:
   • name - Text Field. Field ID and Display Name should be set to name.
5. Click "Create" and continue.

Create writer API

The writer API is for creating author information and associating it with each blog article. A blog article can only have one writer set in the writer API.

1. Go to /create-api (https://your-service-id.microcms.io/create-api) and select "Create your own".
2. Enter basic API information:
   • API Name: writer
   • Endpoint: writers
3. Select API Type and choose List Format.
4. Define API Schema. The writer API has three fields:
   • name - Text Field. Field ID and Display Name should be set to name.
   • profile - Text Area. Field ID and Display Name should be set to profile.
   • image - Image Field. Field ID and Display Name should be set to image.
5. Click "Create" and continue.

Create blog API

The blog API is for creating blog content.

1. Go to /create-api (https://your-service-id.microcms.io/create-api) and select "Create your own".
2. Enter basic API information:
   • API Name: blog
   • Endpoint: blog
3. Select API Type and choose List Format.
4. Define API Schema. The blog API has six fields:
   • title - Text Field. Field ID and Display Name should be set to title.
   • description - Text Area. Field ID and Display Name should be set to description.
   • content - Rich Text Editor. Field ID and Display Name should be set to content.
   • thumbnail - Image Field. Field ID and Display Name should be set to thumbnail.
   • tags - Multiple Content References - tag. Field ID and Display Name should be set to tags.
   • writer - Content Reference - writer. Field ID and Display Name should be set to writer.
5. Click "Create" and continue.

Enter Content

1. Enter content for the tag API, writer API, and blog API. Since the tag API and writer API are referenced from the blog API, please create the blog API content last.

2. Go to the /apis/[tags|writers|blog]/create endpoint, click "+ Add", enter content for each of the following and click publish:

tag

• You just need 1 tag content.
• Use dummy data for the text.

writer

• You just need 1 writer content.
• Use dummy data for the text and image.

blog

• You just need 1 blog content.
• Use dummy data for the text and image.

Running locally

Retrieve API Key

1. From the top page of the dashboard, Go to "/api-keys".
2. Copy and retrieve the value of the "default" API Key.

This API key will be used to make requests to microCMS from Next.js.

Set environment variables

Create a .env.local file in the root of the project and enter the following microCMS values:

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MICROCMS_API_KEY=xxxxxxxxxx
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MICROCMS_SERVICE_DOMAIN=xxxxxxxxxx
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BASE_URL=xxxxxxxxxx

• MICROCMS_API_KEY: Retrieve the API key from the microCMS dashboard under "Service Settings > API Keys".
• MICROCMS_SERVICE_DOMAIN: Retrieve the service domain from the microCMS dashboard URL (https://xxxxxxxx.microcms.io).
• BASE_URL: The deployment URL and protocol. For example:
  • Development: http://localhost:3000
  • Production: https://xxxxxxxx.vercel.app

Run the local development server

This application requires Node.js version 24 or later.

• Install package dependencies

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npm install

• Launch the local development web server

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npm run dev

• Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser and access your local application!

Deploy your project to Vercel

1. Import your repository from GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket.
2. Click on the environment variables and set MICROCMS_API_KEY, MICROCMS_SERVICE_DOMAIN and BASE_URL.
3. Click Deploy!

Deploy from Our Template

Alternatively, you can deploy our template by clicking on the Deploy button at the top of this page and setting the same environment variables.

About the Node.js version

This template assumes Node.js 24 or later.

Node.js receives regular security updates. For security reasons, we recommend using the latest patch version of the major version you are using (e.g. 24.x).

For the latest security information, please refer to: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/

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Appendix

Page Preview Settings

In order to preview draft content, a page preview must be set up in the microCMS administration page.

Set the following in "API Settings > Page Preview" of the Blog API.

Replace your-domain with your deployed domain. (It also works with localhost)

Once set, the page preview button will be available on the content editing page.