hubs

Hubs, now operating as Protolabs Network and formerly known as 3D Hubs, is an on-demand digital manufacturing platform founded in Amsterdam in 2013 and acquired by Protolabs in 2021. It gives engineers and product teams instant online quoting, automated design-for-manufacturing analysis, and access to a vetted global network of more than 250 manufacturing partners for CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding, from low-volume prototyping through production-scale runs. Hubs was backed by Balderton Capital prior to the Protolabs acquisition.

hubs is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Manufacturing, On-Demand Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing, and 3D Printing.

hubs’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, signup flow, and 5 more developer resources.

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20.1/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

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CompanyManufacturingOn-Demand ManufacturingDigital Manufacturing3D PrintingCNC MachiningInjection MoldingSheet Metal FabricationHardware

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Composite quality — 20.1/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 6.5 / 20

Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20

Operational Transparency 0.0 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 6.8 / 10

Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 15

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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Get Started 3

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: hubs
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  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/hubs.png
name: hubs
description: Hubs, now operating as Protolabs Network and formerly known as 3D Hubs, is an on-demand digital manufacturing
  platform founded in Amsterdam in 2013 and acquired by Protolabs in 2021. It gives engineers and product teams instant online
  quoting, automated design-for-manufacturing analysis, and access to a vetted global network of more than 250 manufacturing
  partners for CNC machining, 3D printing, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding, from low-volume prototyping through
  production-scale runs. Hubs was backed by Balderton Capital prior to the Protolabs acquisition.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/hubs/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- balderton-capital
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Manufacturing
- On-Demand Manufacturing
- Digital Manufacturing
- 3D Printing
- CNC Machining
- Injection Molding
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Hardware
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.hubs.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.hubs.com/help-center/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://3dhubs.docs.apiary.io/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.hubs.com/help-center/how-to-get-a-quote/
- type: Support
  url: https://www.hubs.com/help-center/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.hubs.com/blog/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.hubs.com/manufacture/sign-up
- type: Login
  url: https://www.hubs.com/manufacture/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.hubs.com/terms-of-use/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.hubs.com/privacy-policy/
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/hubs-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence