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Desktop Metal

Desktop Metal designs and manufactures additive manufacturing (3D printing) hardware and software for metal and polymer parts, including binder jet and Bound Metal Deposition printers, sintering furnaces, materials, and the cloud/desktop Live Suite software (Live Platform, Live Studio, Live Build, Live Sinter, Live Monitor) that replaced the legacy Fabricate applications. As of April 2025 Desktop Metal is a subsidiary of Nano Dimension. No public or partner developer API is documented; the surfaces below are product features rather than published HTTP APIs.

Desktop Metal publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network: Printer Fleet & Live Suite, Fabricate Software, and Materials. Tagged areas include 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Metal, Hardware, and Manufacturing Software.

Desktop Metal’s developer surface includes documentation and 6 more developer resources.

20.6/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 16/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
AccessEnterprise
1 APIs
3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingMetalHardwareManufacturing Software

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0
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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Printer Fleet & Live Suite

Live Platform provisions and manages Desktop Metal AM systems and users, and Live Monitor surfaces real-time fleet, printer, and furnace data (job/event status, time reporting, ...

Fabricate Software

Build preparation and slicing software for Desktop Metal printers. The legacy Fabricate and Fabricate MFG desktop applications have been replaced and upgraded by Live Studio (cl...

Materials

Qualified metal, polymer, composite, ceramic, sand, and wood material portfolio for Desktop Metal's binder jet, Bound Metal Deposition, and DLP/polymer systems, with associated ...

Open Collections 2

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Desktop Metal

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Desktop Metal Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Desktop Metal Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: desktop-metal
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/desktop-metal/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Desktop Metal
kind: company
description: Desktop Metal designs and manufactures additive manufacturing (3D printing) hardware and software for metal and
  polymer parts, including binder jet and Bound Metal Deposition printers, sintering furnaces, materials, and the cloud/desktop
  Live Suite software (Live Platform, Live Studio, Live Build, Live Sinter, Live Monitor) that replaced the legacy Fabricate
  applications. As of April 2025 Desktop Metal is a subsidiary of Nano Dimension. No public or partner developer API is documented;
  the surfaces below are product features rather than published HTTP APIs.
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: enterprise
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Enterprise
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/desktop-metal.png
tags:
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Metal
- Hardware
- Manufacturing Software
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: desktop-metal:printer-fleet-live-suite
  name: Printer Fleet & Live Suite
  tags:
  - Fleet Management
  - Live Suite
  - Live Monitor
  - Product Feature
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
  properties:
  - url: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-monitor
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/_original/desktop-metal-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Live Platform provisions and manages Desktop Metal AM systems and users, and Live Monitor surfaces real-time
    fleet, printer, and furnace data (job/event status, time reporting, consumable usage, OEE) in a web browser with 30-day
    exportable history for trend analysis and Industry 4.0 integration. This is delivered as a product UI and data export,
    not as a documented public REST/HTTP API.
- aid: desktop-metal:fabricate-software
  name: Fabricate Software
  tags:
  - Build Preparation
  - Slicing
  - Live Studio
  - Live Build
  - Product Feature
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
  properties:
  - url: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/_original/desktop-metal-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Build preparation and slicing software for Desktop Metal printers. The legacy Fabricate and Fabricate MFG desktop
    applications have been replaced and upgraded by Live Studio (cloud build preparation for Bound Metal Deposition / Studio
    System) and Live Build MFG/DLP (binder jet and DLP build preparation). Distributed as installable/cloud applications;
    no documented public API surface.
- aid: desktop-metal:materials
  name: Materials
  tags:
  - Materials
  - Metal
  - Polymer
  - Product Feature
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://www.desktopmetal.com/materials
  properties:
  - url: https://www.desktopmetal.com/materials
    type: Documentation
  - url: openapi/_original/desktop-metal-openapi.yml
    type: OpenAPI
  description: Qualified metal, polymer, composite, ceramic, sand, and wood material portfolio for Desktop Metal's binder
    jet, Bound Metal Deposition, and DLP/polymer systems, with associated material parameters and process profiles. Presented
    as a product catalog; no documented public API for material data.
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/desktop-metal-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/desktop-metal
- type: Website
  url: https://www.desktopmetal.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.desktopmetal.com/products/live-suite
- type: Plans
  url: plans/desktop-metal-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/desktop-metal-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/desktop-metal-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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