8th Wall

aid: niantic-8thwall
name: 8th Wall
description: 8th Wall is a web-based augmented reality (WebAR) platform originally founded in 2016 and acquired by Niantic
  in March 2022. Following Niantic's 2025 sale of its gaming division to Scopely and the spin-off of Niantic Spatial, Inc.
  as an independent geospatial AI and XR company, 8th Wall's hosted cloud editor, login, and Niantic Studio services were
  retired on February 28, 2026 and the platform transitioned to a free, open-source distribution model. Existing published
  8th Wall experiences continue to run through February 28, 2027. The 8th Wall stack centers on the XR Engine — a SLAM-based
  WebAR runtime providing World Tracking, Image Targets, Face Effects, Sky Segmentation, and World Effects — exposed to developers
  as a TypeScript/JavaScript SDK that integrates with A-Frame, three.js, PlayCanvas, and Babylon.js. The Distributed Engine
  Binary (released January 2026) ships SLAM under a binary-only license for commercial and noncommercial use, while the surrounding
  framework, utilities, and example projects are MIT-licensed on the 8thwall GitHub organization. 8th Wall Studio (formerly
  Niantic Studio) is a real-time visual editor and game engine for authoring 3D and XR experiences that can be deployed to
  any web host. 8th Wall does not publish a public REST or HTTP API; the developer surface is a client-side JavaScript SDK
  plus command-line and utility tooling distributed through GitHub.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: unknown
  open_source: false
  commercial: false
  callable_host: false
  label: Delivery model not determined — needs a product licence on record
  confidence: low
  source:
  - none
  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
position: Producing
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/niantic-8thwall.png
tags:
- Augmented Reality
- WebAR
- XR
- Extended Reality
- 3D
- SLAM
- World Tracking
- Image Targets
- Face Effects
- Sky Segmentation
- Niantic
- Niantic Spatial
- Open-Source
- JavaScript SDK
- TypeScript
- A-Frame
- three.js
- PlayCanvas
- Babylon.js
tags_raw:
- Augmented Reality
- WebAR
- Web AR
- XR
- Extended Reality
- 3D
- SLAM
- World Tracking
- Image Targets
- Face Effects
- Sky Segmentation
- Niantic
- Niantic Spatial
- Open Source
- JavaScript SDK
- TypeScript
- A-Frame
- three.js
- PlayCanvas
- Babylon.js
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/niantic-8thwall/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/niantic-8thwall-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://8thwall.org
- type: LegacyWebsite
  url: https://www.8thwall.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/getting-started
- type: Studio
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/studio
- type: Engine
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/engine
- type: MigrationGuide
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/migration-guide
- type: OpenSource
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/open-source
- type: Troubleshooting
  url: https://8thwall.org/docs/troubleshooting
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/8thwall
- type: Engine-GitHub
  url: https://github.com/8thwall/engine
- type: Framework-GitHub
  url: https://github.com/8thwall/8thwall
- type: Forums
  url: https://forum.8thwall.com
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.8thwall.com/blog
- type: NianticSpatial
  url: https://nianticspatial.com
- type: TransitionAnnouncement
  url: https://www.8thwall.com/blog/post/202888018234/8th-wall-update-engine-distribution-and-open-source-plans
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/8thwall/8thwall/blob/main/LICENSE
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com