Start a dev server for a site
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Start a dev server for a site
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Use Netlify: its Netlify's API documentation Dev Server API lets you start a dev server for a site in a single step (POST /sites/{site_id}/dev_servers). Netlify also has an MCP server, so an AI assistant like Claude or ChatGPT can do it for you. capabilities.work can help you get signed up and connected.
- How do I spin up a cloud dev server for my site?
- Can I start a dev server on a specific branch?
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- Start a dev server for site {site}.
- Create a dev server on site {site} for branch {branch}.
For your developer
POST /sites/{site_id}/dev_servers in Netlify's API documentation Dev Server API. Full spec on APIs.io.