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Formlabs

Formlabs designs and manufactures desktop and industrial 3D printers (SLA and SLS), materials, and software (PreForm, Dashboard). Its developer platform exposes the Formlabs Web API (Dashboard Developer API) for remote monitoring and management of Internet-connected printers, prints, consumables, events, and printer groups, plus a Local API (PreFormServer) for local-network job preparation and printer control.

Formlabs publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Consumables API, Events API, Groups API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, SLA, SLS, and Hardware.

Formlabs’ developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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34.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreeSelf serve⚡ Free to try
6 APIs
3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingSLASLSHardwareDashboard

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 34.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 14.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.3 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 6

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

Formlabs Local API (PreFormServer)

Local-network REST API served by the PreFormServer application for automating job preparation (import, auto-orient, auto-support, auto-layout, hollow, label), scene management, ...

Formlabs Consumables API

The Consumables API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for consumables.

Formlabs Events API

The Events API from Formlabs — 1 operation(s) for events.

Formlabs Groups API

The Groups API from Formlabs — 5 operation(s) for groups.

Formlabs Printers API

The Printers API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for printers.

Formlabs Prints API

The Prints API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for prints.

Open Collections 1

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

Formlabs Web API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Formlabs Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Formlabs Rate Limits

2 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Formlabs Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 2

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

Formlabs Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Formlabs Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Formlabs Scopes

1 scope · clientCredentials

1 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Formlabs Agentic Access

16 operations · 7 acting

16 operations · 7 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication
 OAuthScopes
OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

DeveloperPlatform
DeveloperPlatform

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: formlabs
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/formlabs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Formlabs
kind: company
description: Formlabs designs and manufactures desktop and industrial 3D printers (SLA and SLS), materials, and software (PreForm,
  Dashboard). Its developer platform exposes the Formlabs Web API (Dashboard Developer API) for remote monitoring and management
  of Internet-connected printers, prints, consumables, events, and printer groups, plus a Local API (PreFormServer) for local-network
  job preparation and printer control.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/formlabs.png
tags:
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- SLA
- SLS
- Hardware
- Dashboard
created: '2026-06-20'
modified: '2026-06-20'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-local-api
  name: Formlabs Local API (PreFormServer)
  tags:
  - Local API
  - PreForm
  - Job Preparation
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-local-api-latest.html
  baseURL: http://localhost
  properties:
  - url: https://formlabs.my.site.com/customerV2/s/article/Formlabs-Local-API
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-local-api-latest.html
    type: APIReference
  - url: https://github.com/Formlabs/formlabs-api-python
    type: SDKs
  description: Local-network REST API served by the PreFormServer application for automating job preparation (import, auto-orient,
    auto-support, auto-layout, hollow, label), scene management, print-time estimation, and sending jobs to a printer or Fleet
    Control without launching the PreForm GUI.
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-consumables-api
  name: Formlabs Consumables API
  description: The Consumables API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for consumables.
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  baseURL: https://api.formlabs.com/developer/v1
  tags:
  - Consumables
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/formlabs-consumables-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.opencollection.json
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-events-api
  name: Formlabs Events API
  description: The Events API from Formlabs — 1 operation(s) for events.
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  baseURL: https://api.formlabs.com/developer/v1
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/formlabs-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.opencollection.json
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-groups-api
  name: Formlabs Groups API
  description: The Groups API from Formlabs — 5 operation(s) for groups.
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  baseURL: https://api.formlabs.com/developer/v1
  tags:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/formlabs-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.opencollection.json
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-printers-api
  name: Formlabs Printers API
  description: The Printers API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for printers.
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  baseURL: https://api.formlabs.com/developer/v1
  tags:
  - Printers
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/formlabs-printers-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.opencollection.json
- aid: formlabs:formlabs-prints-api
  name: Formlabs Prints API
  description: The Prints API from Formlabs — 2 operation(s) for prints.
  humanURL: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  baseURL: https://api.formlabs.com/developer/v1
  tags:
  - Prints
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/formlabs-prints-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://formlabs-dashboard-api-resources.s3.amazonaws.com/formlabs-web-api-latest.html
  - type: PostmanCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.postman_collection.json
  - type: OpenCollection
    url: collections/formlabs.opencollection.json
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/formlabs-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/formlabs-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/formlabs-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/formlabs-scopes.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Formlabs
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/formlabs
- type: Website
  url: https://formlabs.com
- type: DeveloperPlatform
  url: https://formlabs.com/materials/developer-platform/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://support.formlabs.com/s/topic/Developer-Portal
- type: Plans
  url: plans/formlabs-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/formlabs-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/formlabs-finops.yml
- url: https://formlabs.com/blog/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com