# Site structure > Configure navbar, navigation groups, footer links, banner, contextual menu, redirects, and other structural elements in your docs.json file. Use these settings in your `docs.json` file to control your site's information architecture and user experience. Modify the navbar, footer, banners, navigation behavior, contextual menus, redirects, and global content variables. ## Settings ### `navigation` - required **Type:** `object` The navigation structure of your content. This is where you define your site's full page hierarchy using groups, tabs, dropdowns, anchors, and more. See [Navigation](/guides/organize-navigation) for complete documentation on building your navigation structure. - `navigation.global` (object) β€” Global navigation elements that appear across all pages and locales. :::::accordion{title="navigation.global"} * `tabs` (array of object) β€” Top-level navigation tabs for organizing major sections. See [Tabs](/guides/organize-navigation#tabs). :::accordion{title="tabs"} - `tab` (string, required) β€” Display name of the tab. Minimum length: 1. - `icon` (string) β€” The icon to display. Options: - [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `fontawesome` in your `docs.json` - [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `lucide` in your `docs.json` - [Tabler](https://tabler.io/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `tabler` in your `docs.json` - A single emoji (for example, `πŸ’‘` or `πŸš€`) - URL to an externally hosted icon - Path to an icon file in your project - SVG code wrapped in curly braces For custom SVG icons: 1. Convert your SVG using the [SVGR converter](https://react-svgr.com/playground/). 2. Paste your SVG code into the SVG input field. 3. Copy the complete `...` element from the JSX output field. 4. Wrap the JSX-compatible SVG code in curly braces: `icon={ ... }`. 5. Adjust `height` and `width` as needed. - `iconType` (string) β€” The [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon style. Only used with Font Awesome icons. Options: `regular`, `solid`, `light`, `thin`, `sharp-solid`, `duotone`, `brands`. - `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this tab by default. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” URL or path for the tab destination. ::: - `anchors` (array of object) β€” Anchored links that appear prominently in the sidebar. See [Anchors](/guides/organize-navigation#anchors). ::::accordion{title="anchors"} * `anchor` (string, required) β€” Display name of the anchor. Minimum length: 1. - `icon` (string) β€” The icon to display. Options: - [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `fontawesome` in your `docs.json` - [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `lucide` in your `docs.json` - [Tabler](https://tabler.io/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `tabler` in your `docs.json` - A single emoji (for example, `πŸ’‘` or `πŸš€`) - URL to an externally hosted icon - Path to an icon file in your project - SVG code wrapped in curly braces For custom SVG icons: 1. Convert your SVG using the [SVGR converter](https://react-svgr.com/playground/). 2. Paste your SVG code into the SVG input field. 3. Copy the complete `...` element from the JSX output field. 4. Wrap the JSX-compatible SVG code in curly braces: `icon={ ... }`. 5. Adjust `height` and `width` as needed. - `iconType` (string) β€” The [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon style. Only used with Font Awesome icons. Options: `regular`, `solid`, `light`, `thin`, `sharp-solid`, `duotone`, `brands`. * `color` (object) β€” Custom colors for the anchor icon. :::accordion{title="color"} - `light` (string) β€” Anchor color for light mode. Must be a hex code beginning with `#`. - `dark` (string) β€” Anchor color for dark mode. Must be a hex code beginning with `#`. ::: - `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this anchor by default. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” URL or path for the anchor destination. :::: - `dropdowns` (array of object) β€” Dropdown menus for organizing related content. See [Dropdowns](/guides/organize-navigation#dropdowns). :::accordion{title="dropdowns"} * `dropdown` (string, required) β€” Display name of the dropdown. Minimum length: 1. - `icon` (string) β€” The icon to display. Options: - [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `fontawesome` in your `docs.json` - [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `lucide` in your `docs.json` - [Tabler](https://tabler.io/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `tabler` in your `docs.json` - A single emoji (for example, `πŸ’‘` or `πŸš€`) - URL to an externally hosted icon - Path to an icon file in your project - SVG code wrapped in curly braces For custom SVG icons: 1. Convert your SVG using the [SVGR converter](https://react-svgr.com/playground/). 2. Paste your SVG code into the SVG input field. 3. Copy the complete `...` element from the JSX output field. 4. Wrap the JSX-compatible SVG code in curly braces: `icon={ ... }`. 5. Adjust `height` and `width` as needed. - `iconType` (string) β€” The [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon style. Only used with Font Awesome icons. Options: `regular`, `solid`, `light`, `thin`, `sharp-solid`, `duotone`, `brands`. * `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this dropdown by default. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” URL or path for the dropdown destination. ::: - `languages` (array of object) β€” Language switcher configuration for localized sites. See [Languages](/guides/organize-navigation#languages). :::accordion{title="languages"} * `language` ("ar" | "ca" | "cn" | "cs" | "de" | "en" | "es" | "fi" | "fr" | "fr-CA" | "he" | "hi" | "hu" | "id" | "it" | "ja" | "ja-JP" | "jp" | "ko" | "lv" | "nl" | "no" | "pl" | "pt" | "pt-BR" | "ro" | "ru" | "sv" | "tr" | "uk" | "uz" | "vi" | "zh" | "zh-CN" | "zh-Hans" | "zh-Hant" | "zh-TW", required) β€” Language code in [ISO 639-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639-1) format. - `default` (boolean) β€” Whether this is the default language. - `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this language option by default. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” A valid path or external link to this language version of your documentation. ::: - `versions` (array of object) β€” Version switcher configuration for multi-version sites. See [Versions](/guides/organize-navigation#versions). :::accordion{title="versions"} * `version` (string, required) β€” Display name of the version. Minimum length: 1. - `default` (boolean) β€” Whether this is the default version. - `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this version by default. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” URL or path to this version of your documentation. ::: - `products` (array of object) β€” Product switcher for sites with multiple products. See [Products](/guides/organize-navigation#products). :::accordion{title="products"} * `product` (string, required) β€” Display name of the product. - `description` (string) β€” Description of the product. - `icon` (string) β€” The icon to display. Options: - [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `fontawesome` in your `docs.json` - [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `lucide` in your `docs.json` - [Tabler](https://tabler.io/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `tabler` in your `docs.json` - A single emoji (for example, `πŸ’‘` or `πŸš€`) - URL to an externally hosted icon - Path to an icon file in your project - SVG code wrapped in curly braces For custom SVG icons: 1. Convert your SVG using the [SVGR converter](https://react-svgr.com/playground/). 2. Paste your SVG code into the SVG input field. 3. Copy the complete `...` element from the JSX output field. 4. Wrap the JSX-compatible SVG code in curly braces: `icon={ ... }`. 5. Adjust `height` and `width` as needed. - `iconType` (string) β€” The [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon style. Only used with Font Awesome icons. Options: `regular`, `solid`, `light`, `thin`, `sharp-solid`, `duotone`, `brands`. ::: ::::: - `navigation.languages` (array of object) β€” Language switcher for [multi-language](/guides/organize-navigation#languages) sites. Each entry can include language-specific `banner`, `footer`, and `navbar` configurations in addition to the navigation structure. :::accordion{title="navigation.languages"} * `language` ("ar" | "ca" | "cn" | "cs" | "de" | "en" | "es" | "fi" | "fr" | "fr-CA" | "he" | "hi" | "hu" | "id" | "it" | "ja" | "ja-JP" | "jp" | "ko" | "lv" | "nl" | "no" | "pl" | "pt" | "pt-BR" | "ro" | "ru" | "sv" | "tr" | "uk" | "uz" | "vi" | "zh" | "zh-CN" | "zh-Hans" | "zh-Hant" | "zh-TW", required) β€” Language code in ISO 639-1 format. - `default` (boolean) β€” Whether this is the default language. - `banner` (object) β€” Language-specific banner configuration. Accepts the same options as the top-level [`banner`](#banner) field. - `footer` (object) β€” Language-specific footer configuration. Accepts the same options as the top-level [`footer`](#footer) field. - `navbar` (object) β€” Language-specific navbar configuration. Accepts the same options as the top-level [`navbar`](#navbar) field. - `hidden` (boolean) β€” Whether to hide this language option by default. ::: - `navigation.versions` (array of object) β€” Version switcher for sites with [multiple versions](/guides/organize-navigation#versions). :::accordion{title="navigation.versions"} * `default` (boolean) β€” Set to `true` to make this the default version. If omitted, the first version in the array is the default. - `tag` (string) β€” Badge label displayed next to the version in the selector. Use to highlight versions such as `"Latest"`, `"Recommended"`, or `"Beta"`. ::: - `navigation.tabs` (array of object) β€” Top-level navigation [tabs](/guides/organize-navigation#tabs). - `navigation.anchors` (array of object) β€” Sidebar [anchors](/guides/organize-navigation#anchors). - `navigation.dropdowns` (array of object) β€” [Dropdowns](/guides/organize-navigation#dropdowns) for grouping related content. - `navigation.products` (array of object) β€” Product switcher for sites with multiple [products](/guides/organize-navigation#products). - `navigation.groups` (array of object) β€” [Groups](/guides/organize-navigation#groups) for organizing content into sections. - `navigation.pages` (array of string or object) β€” Individual [pages](/guides/organize-navigation#pages) that make up your documentation. - `navigation.directory` ("none" | "accordion" | "card") β€” Directory layout for root pages in navigation groups. When set, groups with a `root` page automatically display a listing of their children below the page content. Values inherit recursively through the navigation tree. Descendants can override. See [Directory listings](/guides/organize-navigation#directory-listings). *** ### `navbar` **Type:** `object` Links and buttons displayed in the top navigation bar. - `navbar.links` (array of object) β€” Links to display in the navbar. :::accordion{title="navbar.links"} * `type` ("github" | "discord") β€” Optional link type. Omit for a standard text link. Set to `github` to link to a GitHub repository and show its star count. Set to `discord` to link to a Discord server and show its online user count. - `label` (string) β€” Link text. Required when `type` is not set. Optional for `github` and `discord`. If omitted, Mintlify generates the label from API data. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” Link destination. Must be a valid external URL. For `github`, must be a GitHub repository URL. For `discord`, must be a Discord invite URL. - `icon` (string) β€” The icon to display. Options: - [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `fontawesome` in your `docs.json` - [Lucide](https://lucide.dev/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `lucide` in your `docs.json` - [Tabler](https://tabler.io/icons) icon name, if you have the `icons.library` [property](/guides/organize-settings-appearance#param-icons) set to `tabler` in your `docs.json` - A single emoji (for example, `πŸ’‘` or `πŸš€`) - URL to an externally hosted icon - Path to an icon file in your project - SVG code wrapped in curly braces For custom SVG icons: 1. Convert your SVG using the [SVGR converter](https://react-svgr.com/playground/). 2. Paste your SVG code into the SVG input field. 3. Copy the complete `...` element from the JSX output field. 4. Wrap the JSX-compatible SVG code in curly braces: `icon={ ... }`. 5. Adjust `height` and `width` as needed. - `iconType` (string) β€” The [Font Awesome](https://fontawesome.com/icons) icon style. Only used with Font Awesome icons. Options: `regular`, `solid`, `light`, `thin`, `sharp-solid`, `duotone`, `brands`. ::: - `navbar.primary` (object) β€” Primary call-to-action button in the navbar. :::accordion{title="navbar.primary"} * `type` ("button" | "github" | "discord", required) β€” Button style. Choose `button` for a standard button, `github` for a GitHub repository link with star count, or `discord` for a Discord invite with online user count. - `label` (string) β€” Button text. Required when `type` is `button`. Optional for `github` and `discord`. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” Button destination. Must be an external URL. For `github`, must be a GitHub repository URL. For `discord`, must be a Discord invite URL. ::: ```json docs.json theme={null} "navbar": { "links": [ { "type": "github", "href": "https://github.com/your-org/your-repo" }, { "label": "Community", "href": "https://example.com/community" } ], "primary": { "type": "button", "label": "Get started", "href": "https://example.com/signup" } } ``` *** ### `footer` **Type:** `object` Footer content and social media links. - `footer.socials` (object) β€” Social media profiles to display in the footer. Each key is a platform name and each value is your profile URL. Valid keys: `x`, `website`, `facebook`, `youtube`, `discord`, `slack`, `github`, `linkedin`, `instagram`, `hacker-news`, `medium`, `telegram`, `twitter`, `x-twitter`, `earth-americas`, `bluesky`, `threads`, `reddit`, `podcast` ```json theme={null} "socials": { "x": "https://x.com/yourhandle", "github": "https://github.com/your-org" } ``` - `footer.links` (array of object) β€” Link columns displayed in the footer. Maximum 4 columns. ::::accordion{title="footer.links"} * `header` (string) β€” Column header title. Minimum length: 1. - `items` (array of object, required) β€” Links to display in the column. :::accordion{title="items"} * `label` (string, required) β€” Link text. Minimum length: 1. - `href` (string (uri), required) β€” Link destination URL. ::: :::: ```json docs.json theme={null} "footer": { "socials": { "x": "https://x.com/yourhandle", "github": "https://github.com/your-org" }, "links": [ { "header": "Company", "items": [ { "label": "Blog", "href": "https://example.com/blog" }, { "label": "Careers", "href": "https://example.com/careers" } ] } ] } ``` *** ### `banner` **Type:** `object` A site-wide banner displayed at the top of every page. - `banner.content` (string, required) β€” The text content displayed in the banner. Supports basic MDX formatting including links, bold, and italic text. Custom components are not supported. ```json theme={null} "content": "We just launched something new. [Learn more](https://example.com)" ``` - `banner.dismissible` (boolean) β€” Whether to show a dismiss button so users can close the banner. Defaults to `false`. ```json docs.json theme={null} "banner": { "content": "We just launched something new. [Learn more](https://example.com)", "dismissible": true } ``` *** ### `interaction` **Type:** `object` Controls user interaction behavior for navigation elements. - `interaction.drilldown` (boolean) β€” Controls automatic navigation when selecting a navigation group. Set to `true` to automatically navigate to the first page when a group expands. Set to `false` to only expand or collapse the group without navigating. Leave unset to use the theme's default behavior. *** ### `contextual` **Type:** `object` The contextual menu gives users quick access to AI tools and page actions. It appears in the page header or table of contents sidebar. :::callout{intent="note"} The contextual menu is only available on preview and production deployments. ::: - `contextual.options` (array, required) β€” Actions available in the contextual menu. The first option in the array appears as the default action. Built-in options: - `"add-mcp"`β€”Add your MCP server to the user's configuration - `"aistudio"`β€”Send the current page to Google AI Studio - `"assistant"`β€”Open the AI assistant with the current page as context - `"copy"`β€”Copy the current page as Markdown to the clipboard - `"chatgpt"`β€”Send the current page to ChatGPT - `"claude"`β€”Send the current page to Claude - `"cursor"`β€”Install your hosted MCP server in Cursor - `"devin"`β€”Send the current page to Devin - `"devin-mcp"`β€”Install your hosted MCP server in Devin - `"download-pdf"`β€”Download the current page as a PDF - `"download-spec"`β€”Download the project's OpenAPI specs (single file, or zipped if multiple) - `"grok"`β€”Send the current page to Grok - `"mcp"`β€”Copy your MCP server URL to the clipboard - `"perplexity"`β€”Send the current page to Perplexity - `"view"`β€”View the current page as Markdown in a new tab - `"vscode"`β€”Install your hosted MCP server in VS Code - `"devin-desktop"`β€”Open Devin Desktop with the current page as context Define custom options as objects: :::accordion{title="Custom option"} - `title` (string, required) β€” Display title for the custom option. - `description` (string, required) β€” Description text for the custom option. - `icon` (string) β€” Icon for the custom option. Supports icon library names, URLs, paths, or SVG code. - `href` (string or object, required) β€” Link destination. Can be a URL string or an object with `base` and optional `query` parameters. Available placeholder values: - `$page`β€”Current page content - `$path`β€”Current page path - `$mcp`β€”MCP server URL ::: - `contextual.display` ("header" | "toc") β€” Where to display the contextual options. Choose `header` to show them in the top-of-page context menu, or `toc` to show them in the table of contents sidebar. Defaults to `header`. ```json docs.json theme={null} "contextual": { "options": ["copy", "view", "chatgpt", "claude"], "display": "header" } ``` *** ### `redirects` **Type:** `array of object` Redirects for moved, renamed, or deleted pages. Use these to preserve links when you reorganize your content. - `redirects[].source` (string, required) β€” The path to redirect from. Example: `/old-page` - `redirects[].destination` (string, required) β€” The path to redirect to. Example: `/new-page` - `redirects[].permanent` (boolean) β€” If `true`, issues a permanent redirect (308). If `false`, issues a temporary redirect (307). Defaults to `true`. ```json docs.json theme={null} "redirects": [ { "source": "/old-page", "destination": "/new-page" }, { "source": "/temp-redirect", "destination": "/destination", "permanent": false } ] ``` *** ### `errors` **Type:** `object` Custom error page settings. - `errors.404` (object) β€” Settings for the 404 "Page not found" error page. :::accordion{title="errors.404"} * `redirect` (boolean) β€” Whether to automatically redirect to the home page when a page is not found. Defaults to `true`. - `title` (string) β€” Custom title for the 404 page. - `description` (string) β€” Custom description for the 404 page. Supports MDX formatting including links, bold, and italic text, and custom components. ::: ```json docs.json theme={null} "errors": { "404": { "redirect": false, "title": "Page not found", "description": "The page you're looking for doesn't exist. [Go home](/)." } } ``` *** ### `variables` **Type:** `object` Global variables for use throughout your documentation. Mintlify replaces `{{variableName}}` placeholders with the defined values at build time. - `variables.[variableName]` (string) β€” A key-value pair where the key is the variable name and the value is the replacement text. * Variable names can contain alphanumeric characters and hyphens. * You must define all variables referenced in your content or the build fails. * Mintlify sanitizes values to prevent XSS attacks. ```json docs.json theme={null} "variables": { "version": "2.0.0", "api-url": "https://api.example.com" } ``` In your content, reference variables with double curly braces: ```mdx theme={null} The current version is {{version}}. Make requests to {{api-url}}. ``` *** ### `metadata` **Type:** `object` Page-level metadata settings applied globally. - `metadata.timestamp` (boolean) β€” Enable a last-modified date on all pages. When enabled, pages display the date the content was last modified. Defaults to `false`. You can override this setting on individual pages using the `timestamp` frontmatter field. See [Pages](/guides/organize-pages#last-modified-timestamp) for details. ```json docs.json theme={null} "metadata": { "timestamp": true } ``` ## Related topics - [Global settings](/docs/organize/settings.md) - [docs.json schema reference](/docs/organize/settings-reference.md) - [How to improve documentation SEO](/docs/guides/seo.md) ## Related pages - [Ai](./ai-index.md) - [Analytics overview](./analytics-index.md) - [Api](./api-index.md) - [Api playground](./api-playground-index.md) - [Assistant](./assistant-index.md) - [Automations overview](./automations-index.md) - [Components overview](./components-index.md) - [Create](./create-index.md) - [Customize](./customize-index.md) - [Dashboard](./dashboard-index.md) # Agent Instructions Cite this page’s canonical URL and keep its documentation version. Follow Link headers to discover available agent guidance and tools. 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