Use Cases

The Lingo API gives you programmatic access to your entire asset library. Use it from a script or backend server to automate workflows, integrate with your build pipeline, or keep your assets in sync across tools.

The following are some ideas to get you started. If you build something cool, let us know so we can share it here.

Validate

Design teams often have strict requirements for their digital content — naming conventions, file formats, image dimensions, or metadata completeness. With the API you can build automated validation that checks every asset against your criteria.

For example, you could fetch all assets in a kit and verify that each one has the correct file type, meets minimum resolution requirements, and includes the required keywords and custom field data. Run it on a schedule or as part of a CI step to catch issues before they reach production.

Distribute

Assets in Lingo are often destined for use in a product — an app, website, or marketing platform. The API lets you fetch assets, download the file cuts you need, and store them wherever they belong.

You can convert formats on the fly (e.g., SVG to PNG), resize for different screen densities, and validate along the way. This is especially powerful as part of a build pipeline: pull the latest approved assets during CI, transform them to the formats your platform requires, and bundle them into your release automatically.

You can also use the API to retrieve direct links to assets hosted on Lingo's CDN. This lets you reference assets by URL in your app or website without downloading and re-hosting them — and ensures you're always serving the latest approved version.

Diffing

The API provides everything you need to detect changes in your library. Fetch all assets in a kit, store their file hashes, then fetch again later to see exactly what's been added, removed, or updated.

Pair this with the asset changelog to get even richer detail — not just what changed, but who changed it and when. This is useful for keeping downstream systems in sync or triggering notifications when key assets are modified.

Migration

Moving to Lingo from another DAM or file system? The API's write capabilities let you automate the entire process. Create kits and sections to match your existing structure, then upload assets in bulk — complete with names, keywords, and custom field data.

This turns what would be weeks of manual work into a repeatable script that preserves your organizational structure and metadata.

Design Token Sync

If you manage colors or fonts in Lingo, you can use the API to pull those assets and generate design tokens for your codebase — CSS custom properties, JSON token files, or whatever format your design system tooling expects.

Going the other direction, you can push token definitions from code into Lingo as color and font assets, keeping your single source of truth in whichever system works best for your team.

Audit & Compliance

The asset changelog API records every change made to an asset: who made it, when, and exactly what was modified (with previous and new values). Use this to generate audit reports, enforce approval workflows, or trigger alerts when critical brand assets are changed unexpectedly.

Asset Reporting

Query your library programmatically to surface issues that are hard to spot manually. Find assets missing keywords or custom field data, identify duplicate files by hash, flag oversized images, or report on how your library has grown over time. Run these checks on a schedule to keep your library healthy as it scales.