# MinSdkSpec

[View Source](https://cs.android.com/search?q=file:com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec.kt+class:com.android.build.api.dsl.MinSdkSpec) Added in 8.13.0


```
interface MinSdkSpec
```

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DSL object to configure min SDK version.

To set min SDK version with a released API level,

```
android {
  defaultConfig {
    minSdk {
      version = release(33)
    }
  }
}
```

or to set min SDK version with a preview API level

```
android {
  defaultConfig {
    minSdk {
      version = preview("Tiramisu")
    }
  }
}
```

## Summary

| ### Public functions |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` | `@org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.HiddenInDefinition https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#preview(kotlin.String)(codeName: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-string/index.html)` To set min SDK version with a preview API level, use this function to compute the `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` and assign it to `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#version()` property. |
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` | `@org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.HiddenInDefinition https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#release(kotlin.Int)(version: https://kotlinlang.org/api/latest/jvm/stdlib/kotlin/-int/index.html)` To set min SDK version with a released API level, use this function to compute the `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` and assign it to `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#version()` property. |

| ### Public properties |
|---|---|
| `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion?` | `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#version()` The min SDK version. |

## Public functions

### preview

Added in 8.13.0

```
@org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.HiddenInDefinition
fun preview(codeName: String): MinSdkVersion
```

To set min SDK version with a preview API level, use this function to compute the `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` and assign it to `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#version()` property.

### release

Added in 8.13.0

```
@org.gradle.declarative.dsl.model.annotations.HiddenInDefinition
fun release(version: Int): MinSdkVersion
```

To set min SDK version with a released API level, use this function to compute the `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkVersion` and assign it to `https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/9.6/com/android/build/api/dsl/MinSdkSpec#version()` property.

## Public properties

### version

Added in 8.13.0

```
var version: MinSdkVersion?
```

The min SDK version.