# Developer Portal Start building with LottieFiles — quickstarts, APIs, SDKs, access and credentials, and machine-readable resources for AI agents. Use this page to find the right starting point for building with LottieFiles: a quickstart, an API or SDK, and how access works for each. Much of the platform needs no account. The dotLottie players are open source and the Docs API is public. ## Quickstarts Add a dotLottie player to a web page, a framework app, or a native mobile app. Give Claude, Cursor, or VS Code access to your LottieFiles workspaces through the hosted MCP server. Extend Lottie Creator with your own tools and automations. Let an AI assistant build and edit animations inside Lottie Creator. ## APIs | API | Use it to | Access | Reference | | :------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- | :----------------------------------- | | **Docs API** | Search this documentation and read any page as Markdown | Public, no authentication | [OpenAPI description](/openapi.json) | | **LottieFiles MCP** | Work with your workspaces, projects, and animations from an AI assistant | OAuth 2.1 sign-in with your LottieFiles account | [LottieFiles MCP](/en/platform/mcp) | | **GraphQL API** | Query and manage LottieFiles data programmatically | Reference documentation is coming soon | [Platform overview](/en/platform) | Until the GraphQL reference is published, the LottieFiles MCP server can explore the schema and draft queries for you. ### Call the Docs API The Docs API is public and read-only. It allows cross-origin requests, so you can call it from servers, scripts, and browsers. ```bash # Search the documentation curl "https://docs.lottiefiles.com/api/search?q=dotlottie+react" # Read a page as Markdown, with its title and metadata curl "https://docs.lottiefiles.com/api/page?path=/en/platform/mcp" ``` Every page is also available as plain Markdown. Append `.md` to its URL, for example `https://docs.lottiefiles.com/en/platform/mcp.md`. Errors use RFC 9457 problem details with a stable `code`. The [OpenAPI description](/openapi.json) has the full contract. ## Access and Credentials None of these services use static API keys: - **Docs API and dotLottie players**: no account needed. The players are open source under the MIT license. - **LottieFiles MCP**: your MCP client signs you in with OAuth 2.1 and PKCE the first time it connects, then refreshes tokens automatically. The connection acts with your account's permissions under the `mcp:full` scope. To review or revoke access, see [Auth, Security, and FAQ](/en/platform/mcp/security). - **Lottie Creator MCP**: you enable it from Lottie Creator, and it runs locally. See [Lottie Creator MCP](/en/creator/13_ai-tools/lottie-creator-mcp). ## Test Safely - The Docs API only reads public documentation, so calls have no side effects. - The MCP discovery tools (`operations_list`, `schema_search`, and `schema_details`) run against a cached schema snapshot and never touch your data. Only `graphql_execute` reaches your account, so ask your assistant to show you a mutation before it runs one. - For automated agents, connect a separate LottieFiles account whose workspace membership matches what the agent should touch. ## SDKs and Libraries | Library | What it does | Docs | | :--------------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------- | | **dotLottie players** | Play Lottie and dotLottie animations on the web, iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native, and more | [dotLottie Players](/en/runtimes) | | **Creator Plugin API** | Read and change the Lottie Creator scene from a plugin | [Creator API](/en/creator-api) | | **Creator Plugins UI** | Build plugin interfaces with the Creator Plugins component library | [UI library](/en/creator-plugins/ui-library) | | **dotlottie-io** | Create, read, and modify `.lottie` files, with Node.js and WebAssembly bindings | [dotlottie-io](/en/tools/dotlottie-io) | | **relottie** | Parse, analyze, and transform Lottie JSON with plugins | [relottie](/en/tools/relottie) | Plugins for Figma, After Effects, Canva, Framer, Webflow, and VS Code are listed under [Integrations](/en/integrations). ## For AI Agents Agents and the tools that build them can read these machine-readable resources: | Resource | URL | | :--------------------- | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Documentation index | [`/llms.txt`](/llms.txt) | | Docs API (OpenAPI 3.1) | [`/openapi.json`](/openapi.json) | | API catalog (RFC 9727) | [`/.well-known/api-catalog`](/.well-known/api-catalog) | | AI catalog | [`/.well-known/ai-catalog.json`](/.well-known/ai-catalog.json) | | MCP server card | [`/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json`](/.well-known/mcp/server-card.json) | | Agent skills | [`/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json`](/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) | | Authentication guide | [`/auth.md`](/auth.md) | In browsers that support [WebMCP](https://webmachinelearning.github.io/webmcp/), every documentation page also exposes `search_documentation`, `get_docs_page`, and `open_docs_page` tools to browser agents. ## Get Help - Ask questions in the [LottieFiles Community forum](https://community.lottiefiles.com). - Browse the source and report issues on [GitHub](https://github.com/LottieFiles).