mintlify

Mintlify CLI

The Mintlify CLI is the easiest way to build Mintlify apps from the command line.

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Installation

Download the Mintlify CLI using the following command

npm i -g mintlify

Development

mintlify dev

Run this command at the root of your Mintlify project to preview changes locally.

Notes

• mintlify dev requires Node v19 or higher.

Custom Ports

Mintlify uses port 3000 by default. You can use the --port flag to customize the port Mintlify runs on. For example, use this command to run in port 3333:

mintlify dev --port 3333

You will see an error like this if you try to run Mintlify in a port that's already taken:

Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use :::3000

Troubleshooting

Steps you can take if the dev CLI is not working (After each step try to run mintlify dev again):

• Make sure you are running in a folder with a docs.json file.
• Run mintlify update to ensure you have the most recent version of the CLI.
• Make sure you are using Node v19 or higher.
• Navigate to the .mintlify folder in your home directory and delete its contents.

Additional Commands

mintlify broken-links

Check for broken internal links in your Mintlify project.

mintlify rename <from> <to>

Rename a file in a Mintlify project and update all internal link references.

mintlify openapi-check <openapiFilenameOrUrl>

Check your OpenAPI file for errors. You can pass in a filename (e.g. ./openapi.yaml) or a URL (e.g. https://petstore3.swagger.io/api/v3/openapi.json).

mintlify update

Updates to the most recent version of the Mintlify CLI.

mintlify upgrade

Upgrade from mint.json to docs.json. This command creates a docs.json from your existing mint.json.

Get Started

Create an account to start using Mintlify for your documentation.