IntegrationsContent management

Payload + SKYA

Draft documents into a Payload collection with a user API key.

SKYA

Overview

Writes a content fix straight back into the system that publishes it, so shipping a change is not an export, an edit and an import.

AI crawler tracking on a Payload site

Counting AI crawler visits needs the server or CDN logs for the domain, which Payload does not hand out and no vendor can read from a content API. That is a property of where the site is served, not of the CMS, so put the domain behind Cloudflare and the visits are counted while publishing keeps working here.

Set up Cloudflare

How it works

  1. 1In Payload, enable API keys on the users collection (useAPIKey: true in the collection config), then open a user and enable and copy their API key.
  2. 2In SKYA, choose Payload under Connect your site, paste the server URL and the key, and name the collection (posts by default).
  3. 3Publish to site creates a draft document; open the admin panel, review it, and publish.

Where to find what Payload asks you for

API key
Payload admin, Users, the user, Enable API Key, then copy it.
Permission it needs: The user needs create access on the collection. Drafts need versions with drafts enabled on the collection, which is the default for most blog templates.

Key benefits

  • Draft documents into a Payload collection with the body as rich text, ready for the admin panel.
  • Every piece lands as a draft in your own editor, so nothing goes live from SKYA and nothing needs pasting.
  • The draft keeps its title, slug, excerpt and the reason it was written, so review takes a minute, not a rebuild.

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