The Lottie render API

POST a Lottie or dotLottie, get back a GIF, MP4, WebM, APNG, PNG sequence, or SVG. Built for CI/CD, CMSs, and pipelines — the server-side conversion nobody else offers Lottie-native.

Free tier planned: 100 renders/month. Paid from $19/mo.

The planned contract

POST https://lottieto.com/api/render
Authorization: Bearer lto_xxxxxxxx
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "source": { "url": "https://example.com/animation.json" },
  "format": "mp4",
  "options": { "fps": 30, "scale": 2, "transparent": false }
}

→ 200 OK  ·  video/mp4  ·  <binary file>

The endpoint exists today and returns the documented contract with HTTP 501 — it goes live for beta users first. Tell us your use case when you join; it directly shapes what ships.

CI/CD-first

Generate previews, social videos, and email GIFs in your pipeline — npm package and GitHub Action planned.

Lottie-native

Real Lottie rendering (dotlottie-rs), not a generic file converter — deterministic frames, alpha, dotLottie in.

Usage-priced

Pay per render, not per seat. Free 100/mo, then $19/5k · $49/25k · $149/100k with metered overage.

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