Upsies! API for Creators: How to Apply

What Is Upsies!

Upsies! is a HUD product owned and developed by Starries, sold on the Second Life Marketplace and at the Starries in-world store. It is designed for family and child roleplay, letting parents and caregivers pick up, carry, hold hands with, and interact with infants, toddlers, and children in Second Life.

A few important details about how Upsies! works:

1. The Upsies! HUD must be purchased and worn by the child, not the parent or caregiver.
2. Upsies! requires a working RLVa (Restrained Love viewer) enabled viewer. MoonBots bots already include RLV, so this is built in when you’re using a MoonBots bot.
3. Parents and caregivers are added through the child’s Upsies! settings, which gives them access to pick-up, hand-holding, rewards, redirection tools, and more.

Where to Get Upsies!

1. Second Life Marketplace listing (linked from the creator’s Marketplace page)
2. Starries inworld store, with a discounted price available to their VIP group

Helpful Upsies! resources from Starries:

1. Quick Start Help: https://upsies.co/upsies_quickstart.php
2. Outfit Setup Help: https://upsies.co/outfits
3. Upsies! FAQ: https://upsies.co/faq.php?product=upsies
4. RLVa Help: https://upsies.co/rlv
5. Help & Contact: https://upsies.co/contact/

What Does the Upsies! API Do?

The Upsies! API, provided by Starries, lets original mesh creators build furniture that connects directly to a baby bot’s Upsies!. When a parent or caregiver clicks a piece of API-enabled furniture, it checks whether they are listed as a parent or caregiver on that bot’s Upsies!. If they are, the furniture gives them access to the pose menu right from the item itself.

This means creators can design cribs, high chairs, changing tables, and other nursery furniture that work naturally with how parents and caregivers already interact with their baby bots.

Who Can Apply?

The Upsies! API is open to original mesh creators. This is for creators building their own original furniture, not for reselling or modifying someone else’s mesh.

How to Apply

1. Open the application form: https://forms.gle/MPFT4uMo5XXKkn268
2. Fill out the form with your creator details and a bit about the furniture you’d like to build.
3. Submit the form and wait to hear back from the MoonBots team.
4. Once approved, you’ll be able to purchase and start building with the Upsies! API.

Need Help?

For questions about applying or building with the Upsies! API, contact Starries. For questions about how MoonBots bots work with Upsies!, MoonBots support is happy to help.