Payload CMS playground script for running code in a REPL fashion.

_repl.ts

// NOTE: This file must be in the `src` folder, i.e. `src/repl.ts`.

/**
 * Playground script that can be used in a REPL fashion.
 * Just `npm run repl` and Payload will run in a minimal, local API mode.
 * @see https://payloadcms.com/docs/local-api/overview#local-api
 */

import payload from "payload";
import dotenv from "dotenv";

process.chdir(__dirname);
dotenv.config({
	path: "../.env",
});

(async () => {
	await payload.init({
		secret: process.env.PAYLOAD_SECRET,
		mongoURL: process.env.MONGODB_URI,
		local: true,
	});

	/**
	 * Add code below…
	 */

	const result = await payload.find({
		collection: "users",
	});

	console.log(result);
})();

package.json

{
	"scripts": {
		"repl": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/repl.ts"
	}
}