# Generate TypeDoc HTML from a public entry point

Canonical: https://githtml.com/guides/generate-typedoc-html-from-a-public-entry-point
Published: 2026-09-26
Publisher: WaveTech LLC / gitHtml

Use the project’s installed TypeDoc version to generate HTML from the intended TypeScript entry point, then inspect the resulting API surface. The generated reference should match what consumers are expected to import. TypeDoc builds documentation; it does not publish a site or guarantee that a single copied page contains all required assets.

## Confirm the intended API boundary

Find the package’s public entry point and TypeScript configuration. A source directory can contain experiments, implementation helpers, and tests that are not part of the supported interface. Starting from a deliberate entry point makes the documentation review more meaningful.

Read the project’s TypeDoc configuration and plugin list before running it. Do not invoke an unreviewed generator configuration or silently install the newest tool version into a project that expects a pinned version.

## Generate into a dedicated directory

The example invokes an already installed local TypeDoc executable from a typical Unix-like project checkout. Replace src/index.ts with the actual entry point and use a dedicated output directory with no valuable existing contents.

The output mode can be affected by project configuration and plugins, so verify that the result is the intended HTML site. Inspect warnings and unresolved references rather than considering a completed command sufficient evidence of a usable reference.

````sh
./node_modules/.bin/typedoc --out build/api-reading src/index.ts
````

## Review a representative API journey

Choose a common exported function or class and follow the types it references. Check parameter descriptions, return values, exceptions or failure behavior, and examples. Generated signatures are useful, but they do not replace explanations of when and why an API should be used.

Confirm that the displayed version corresponds to the package release being documented. Read a complex generic or overloaded API carefully; even a technically complete type listing can be hard for users to interpret without a focused example.

## Package for the reading context

Keep the generated site’s assets together when evaluating it as a website. If selecting pages for gitHtml, test the actual .html files and any required visual or navigation dependencies rather than assuming the entire output directory is mirrored.

For a narrow onboarding task, pair the API reference with a small standalone guide showing one realistic usage path. Record source revision, generator version, and entry point so future readers can tell whether a missing symbol is a documentation-scope decision or a stale build.

## Sources and further reading

- [TypeDoc: overview](https://typedoc.org/documents/Overview.html)
- [TypeDoc: input options](https://typedoc.org/documents/Options.Input.html)

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- [Configure MkDocs links for file-oriented reading](https://githtml.com/guides/configure-mkdocs-file-oriented-links)
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