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Developer Docs, SDKs, and API

This article gives a high-level overview of the DropInBlog SDKs and APIs you can use to integrate blogging functionality into your applications. We provide several open-source packages for different environments, along with two main APIs tailored to your needs.

Table of Contents

Terminology: Rendered Output vs Raw Data

Overview

Packages

﹂ Laravel

﹂ React Core

﹂ React Next.js

﹂ React Express

APIs

﹂ Rendered API

﹂ Main API

Terminology: Rendered Output vs Raw Data

DropInBlog can deliver your blog content in two ways, with most customers using [[rendered]] output for a low-maintenance setup and dropping down to [[raw]] data only when they need full control.

Rendered Output [[rendered]]

Raw Data [[raw]]

What you get

Fully built, production-ready HTML

Structured JSON content

Frontend work

None required

Build templates or components

Setup speed

Fast

Flexible, but requires more work

Updates

Automatic updates and improvements

Manual updates and improvements

Best for

Low-maintenance blogs with minimal setup

Custom designs and full control

Overview

DropInBlog offers flexible tools to integrate DropInBlog into your applications. Depending on your stack and whether you need server-rendered HTML or client-side rendering, you can choose between packages optimized for:

  • Laravel
  • React frameworks (generic, Next.js, Express)
  • REST APIs for raw data or rendered HTML

Packages

Below is a brief explanation of each of our SDKs.

Laravel [[rendered]]

Repository: https://github.com/DropInBlog/laravel-rendered


A Laravel package that fetches pre-rendered HTML from DropInBlog’s Rendered API and injects it directly into blade views.


React Core [[rendered]]

Repository: https://github.com/DropInBlog/react-core


React Core is the foundational React library for DropInBlog. It provides reusable hooks and components to fetch blog data from the Rendered API.


React Next.js [[rendered]]

Repository: https://github.com/DropInBlog/react-nextjs


React Next.js comes with pre-configured components and utilities optimized for Next.js applications.


React Express [[rendered]]

Repository: https://github.com/DropInBlog/react-express


A React + Express boilerplate that combines React SSR with an Express server. It's useful when your app architecture blends React with backend routed content.


APIs

DropInBlog exposes two main APIs: one for raw JSON data and one for pre-rendered HTML.


These APIs are the foundation. The SDKs and framework packages above build on them and use these endpoints for customization and advanced use cases.

Rendered API [[rendered]]

Reference: https://dropinblog.readme.io/reference/rendered-introduction


The Rendered API returns fully rendered HTML for blog pages. This is ideal when:

  • You want a quick and simple integration without custom UI work.
  • You want server-ready SEO content.

Main API [[raw]]

Reference: https://dropinblog.readme.io/reference/api-reference


The primary REST API for retrieving blog content in structured JSON. Use this when:

  • You want complete control over your blog’s UI and routing. You are responsible for rendering content, defining routes, and shaping the user experience to fit your application.
  • You want to create and update posts programmatically.

Updated on: 09/01/2026