180 Days Building a Design API

Early 2022, we launched in public, raised a $4.6M Seed Round funding, and shipped some significant updates: Redesigned CLI, Configuration Templates, Raycast extension…

Teams like Pitch enjoy using Specify to build delightful products faster.

There’s more on the way.

We're beta-testing a design system documentation in Notion that syncs with Figma automatically.

Want to join us on this journey? Join the Beta Program 👉

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1. 180 Days Building
   a Design API
   

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2. Since January, we launched in public,
   raised a $4.6M Seed Round funding,
   and shipped some significant
   updates. Here's a recap of the key
   highlights and a sneak peek of what's
   next at Specify.
   

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3. Key Highlights
   

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4. Hello, world
   We introduced our Design API to the world last
   February and launched on Product Hunt.
   READ THE FULL STORY ↗
   In the meantime, we announced a €4M $4.6M Seed
   Round funding to build the world's first Design Data
   Platform. Our co-founder and CEO, Valentin Chrétien,
   shared our story and vision in TechCrunch.
   

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5. Introducing Design Data
   Platforms 101
   We launched Design Data Platforms 101, our most
   advanced and complete guide on design tokens
   and ops, resulting from 5 years of lessons learned
   in building a Design API.
   HAVE A READ ↗
   It's full of insights and best practices to help you
   set up a design CI/CD workflow in minutes.
   

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6. Supercharging your
   command-line experience
   We pushed the developer experience to the next
   level, introducing a new Command-Line Interface
   CLI .
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   New structure, new design, and a better error
   management system that software developers enjoy
   using!
   

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7. Getting started with
   Configuration Templates
   In June, we introduced Configuration Templates
   for Tailwind, React, React Native and more.
   They're ready-to-use examples to help software
   developers sync design tokens from design to
   code in minutes.
   GET STARTED ↗
   

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8. Introducing the Raycast
   Extension
   We recently released a Raycast extension.
   It's a blazingly fast way to search in your Figma files
   and copy/paste your design data — colors, icons, and
   images.
   INSTALL THE EXTENSION ↗
   

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9. Recap
   

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11. There’s a lot more on the
    way.
    We're experimenting with new apps, starting with
    Notion. We really want to ensure we do it right, so
    we're taking our time to nail it.
    LEARN MORE ↗
    Join us on this journey by sharing feedback on early
    versions.
    

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12. Join the Beta Program
    Shape the future
    of design systems
    We're currently prototyping a design system
    documentation in Notion. Join us on this journey by
    sharing feedback on early versions.
    

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