Blurb

aid: blurb
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/blurb.png
name: Blurb
description: Blurb is an online self-publishing and print-on-demand platform that lets photographers, designers, businesses,
  and creative storytellers design, print, and distribute their own books, magazines, notebooks, and wall art. Founded in
  2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Blurb provides desktop and web design tools (BookWright, Bookify, and plugins for
  Adobe InDesign and Lightroom) alongside professional in-house printing, global fulfillment, and distribution through its
  own bookstore, Amazon, and Ingram. Blurb also offers a RESTful print-on-demand API — powered by its RPI Print fulfillment
  infrastructure — so businesses can programmatically submit print orders, upload print-ready PDFs, and receive real-time
  order tracking and fulfillment updates. It was surfaced as a portfolio company of Canaan Partners and enriched in the API
  Evangelist network.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/blurb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- canaan-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Publishing
- Printing
- Print on Demand
- Books
- Self Publishing
- Photo Books
- Fulfillment
- E-Commerce
tags_raw:
- Company
- Publishing
- Printing
- Print on Demand
- Books
- Self Publishing
- Photo Books
- Fulfillment
- E-commerce
- API
apis:
- name: Blurb Print API
  description: RESTful print-on-demand API that lets businesses integrate Blurb's book, magazine, and notebook printing and
    fulfillment into their own platforms. Orders and real-time fulfillment updates are handled through Blurb's RPI Print infrastructure;
    the developer documentation and self-service sandbox are hosted on the RPI Print developer surface.
  humanURL: https://www.blurb.com/print-api-software
  baseURL: https://api.rpiprint.com
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.api.rpiprint.com/documentation/first-request
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.api.rpiprint.com/documentation/first-request
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://www.blurb.com/print-api-software
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://api.rpiprint.com/
  tags:
  - Print on Demand
  - Printing
  - Fulfillment
  - Books
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/blurb-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.blurb.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://www.blurb.com/print-api-software
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.api.rpiprint.com/documentation/first-request
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.api.rpiprint.com/documentation/first-request
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.blurb.com/pricing
- type: Support
  url: https://support.blurb.com/hc/en-us
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.blurb.com/blog/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.blurb.com/my/account/register
- type: Login
  url: https://www.blurb.com/my/account/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.blurb.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.blurb.com/privacy
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence