Handoff Design System

API Overview

The Handoff Design System is fully API-driven, enabling developers to integrate design tokens, components, and updates directly into their projects using simple API calls.

API-Driven Design System

Handoff provides a robust API that powers distribution and integration of all design system assets. This API-driven architecture ensures that consuming teams and applications always have access to the latest tokens, components, and documentation—delivered directly from the source.

Subscribe to the Component Feed

Developers can subscribe to the global component feed, which provides automatic notifications or updates whenever any component in the system changes. By integrating this feed into your CI/CD pipelines or build tools, you can:

  • Automatically pull the latest version of all design system components.
  • Enable continuous integration of design assets and UI updates.
  • Reduce manual work and ensure design consistency across projects.

Subscribe to Individual Components

In addition to the global feed, you can also subscribe to individual components. This allows you to:

  • Monitor changes only for the components you use.
  • Minimize update volume and reduce integration overhead.
  • Integrate selectively in larger or modular projects.

How It Works

  • API Endpoints: Handoff exposes endpoints to fetch both the global component feed and individual component updates.
  • Polling or Webhooks: You can pull updates on demand (polling) or configure webhooks to receive notifications when changes occur.
  • Automation: Integrate update checks into your build process to fetch and apply the latest assets automatically.

Example: Fetching the Component Feed

1curl https://api.handoff.com/api/components.json
2

Example: Fetching a Single Component

1curl https://api.handoff.com/v1/component/button/latest.json
2

(Replace button with the desired component name)

Advantages of the API-Driven Approach

  • Real-time updates: Always work with the most current assets.
  • Seamless integration: Connect design tokens and components directly to your apps.
  • Scalable: Adapt the integration to your workflow, from monolithic projects to micro-frontends.

For more information, refer to the API documentation and sample integration guides.

By leveraging Handoff's API-first approach, you empower your applications to effortlessly stay current with the design system—no more manual downloads or risk of out-of-date components.