build-docs

Introduction

The build-docs command builds Redoc into an HTML file.

Usage

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redocly build-docs <api>
redocly build-docs <api> --output=custom.html
redocly build-docs <api> --theme.openapi.disableSearch
redocly build-docs <api> --template custom.hbs
redocly build-docs <api> -t custom.hbs --templateOptions.metaDescription "Page meta description"

Options

Option Type Description
api string Path to the API definition filename or alias that you want to generate the build for. Refer to the API examples for more information.
--output, -o string Sets the path and name of the output file. The default value is redoc-static.html.
--title string Sets the page title.
--disableGoogleFont boolean Disables Google fonts. The default value is false.
--cdn boolean Uses the CDN pointing to the latest version of Redoc. If not enabled, the Redoc version is selected from Redocly CLI's associated dependency (and to update Redoc requires updating the CLI and building the docs again). The default value is false.
--template, -t string Uses custom Handlebars templates to render your OpenAPI definition.
--templateOptions string Adds template options you want to pass to your custom Handlebars template. To add options, use dot notation.
--theme.openapi string Customizes your output using Redoc functionality options or Redoc theming options.
--config string Specifies path to the configuration file.
--help boolean Shows help.
--version boolean Shows version number.

Examples

API examples

The command accepts an API positional argument as either a file (no configuration file is required) or an alias (requires a configuration file).

API path to file example

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redocly build-docs openapi.yaml

In this case, the build-docs command builds the API at the path provided. The configuration file is ignored.

API alias example

Instead of a full path, you can use an API name from the apis object of your Redocly configuration file.

CommandConfiguration file
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redocly build-docs games@v1
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apis:
  games@v1:
    root: ./openapi/definition.json

The build-docs command uses any additional configurations provided in the file.

Custom configuration file

By default, the CLI tool looks for the Redocly configuration file in the current working directory. Use the optional --config argument to provide an alternative path to a configuration file.

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redocly build-docs --config=./another/directory/config.yaml

theme.openapi example

Build docs with hidden search box:

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redocly build-docs openapi.yaml --theme.openapi.disableSearch

templateOptions example

Build docs using a custom Handlebars template and add custom templateOptions:

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redocly build-docs ./openapi/api.yaml -t custom.hbs --templateOptions.metaDescription "Page meta description"

Sample Handlebars template:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf8" />
        <title>{{title}}</title>
        <!-- needed for adaptive design -->
        <meta description="{{{templateOptions.metaDescription}}}">
        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
        <style>
            body {
            padding: 0;
            margin: 0;
            }
        </style>
        {{{redocHead}}}
        {{#unless disableGoogleFont}}<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:300,400,700|Roboto:300,400,700" rel="stylesheet">{{/unless}}
    </head>
    <body>
      {{{redocHTML}}}
    </body>
</html>