Configuration

StatikAPI works without a config file, but you can customize behavior with statikapi.config.js.

Basic example:

export default {
  srcDir: 'src-api',
  outDir: 'api-out',
};

Supported top-level config fields

`srcDir`

type: string
default: "src-api"

This is the directory that contains route modules.

Supported route file extensions in the regular CLI path:

.js
.mjs
.cjs
.ts
.tsx

`outDir`

type: string
default: "api-out"

This is where the regular CLI writes generated JSON.

It also writes:

.statikapi/manifest.json

inside the output directory.

`listIndex`

type: boolean | { enabled?: boolean, pick?: string[] }
default: disabled

listIndex controls whether dynamic and catch-all routes also emit a parent collection route.

Examples:

export default {
  listIndex: true,
};

export default {
  listIndex: {
    enabled: true,
    pick: ['id', 'title'],
  },
};

Effects:

dynamic route /posts/[id]
- item routes: /posts/1, /posts/2
- collection route: /posts
catch-all route /docs/[...slug]
- item routes: /docs/guide, /docs/api/intro
- collection route: /docs

When pick is present:

each collection item must be a plain object
only the listed keys are included in the parent collection route

Route-level config

Routes can also export:

export const config = {
  listIndex: true,
};

or:

export const config = {
  listIndex: {
    enabled: true,
    pick: ['slug'],
  },
};

Route-level config.listIndex overrides the project default for that route.

In Cloudflare projects, route modules may also export:

export const config = {
  cloudflare: {
    public: false,
    webhook: true,
  },
};

See Cloudflare Worker + Static Assets Adapter.

Validation rules

srcDir and outDir:

must be non-empty strings
must be relative paths
must not traverse outside the project
must not be the same directory

listIndex:

true means enabled with defaults
false means disabled
pick must be an array of non-empty strings

If config validation fails, the CLI exits with a config error before building.

CLI overrides

The regular CLI can override config per invocation.

Build

bash

pnpm statikapi build --srcDir api --outDir public/api --listIndex=true

Dev

bash

pnpm statikapi dev --srcDir api --outDir public/api --port 8788

Supported override flags include:

--srcDir
--outDir
--listIndex
--listIndexPick

Dev-server notes

statikapi dev:

serves the preview UI at /_ui/
updates .statikapi/manifest.json
watches route files for changes
deletes stale outputs when routes disappear

Advanced environment overrides:

STATIKAPI_UI_DIR
- custom prebuilt UI directory
STATIKAPI_FORCE_DEV=1
- force long-running dev behavior in non-TTY environments

Common patterns

Custom directories

export default {
  srcDir: 'api',
  outDir: 'public/api',
};

Global collection indexes

export default {
  listIndex: {
    enabled: true,
    pick: ['id', 'title'],
  },
};

Monorepo package-local config

Put statikapi.config.js in the package root where you run the CLI.

The CLI resolves config relative to the current working directory.

StatikAPI Documentation