Shapeways

Shapeways is an on-demand 3D printing and additive-manufacturing platform that turns digital 3D models into physical parts across 12 additive technologies and 40+ materials, serving over one million customers in 180+ countries as a turnkey manufacturing partner for prototyping, production, and lifecycle support. Its OAuth 2.0 REST API (base URL https://api.shapeways.com) lets applications browse the material catalog, upload and manage 3D models, retrieve shipping options, and place and track manufacturing orders. Endpoints are versioned with a trailing /v1 path segment; official client libraries are published for PHP, Python, JavaScript, Go, and C++.

Shapeways publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Cart API, Materials API, Models API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Company, 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, and Prototyping.

Shapeways’ developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, signup flow, authentication, and 20 more developer resources.

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31.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 26/100 agent aware saas Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

AccessSelf serve

1 APIs

Company 3D Printing Additive Manufacturing Manufacturing Prototyping Hardware Fulfillment E-Commerce

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scored 2026-09-08 · rubric v0.20.0

Composite quality — 31.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 2.8 / 23

Developer Ergonomics 11.9 / 18

Access Clarity 6.2 / 18

Operational Transparency 0.3 / 12

Contract Governance 0.5 / 11

Discoverability 6.8 / 9

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 26/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

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APIs 4

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

Shapeways Cart API

Shipping options for a destination.

Shapeways Materials API

The Shapeways material catalog (40+ materials).

Shapeways Models API

Upload, list, retrieve, and delete 3D models.

Shapeways Orders API

Place and track manufacturing orders.

Open Collections 5

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

Shapeways Cart API

OPEN COLLECTION

Shapeways Cart Materials API

OPEN COLLECTION

Shapeways Cart Models API

OPEN COLLECTION

Shapeways Cart Orders API

OPEN COLLECTION

Security Posture 2

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

Shapeways Authentication

oauth2 · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Shapeways Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Shapeways Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access 1

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

Shapeways Agentic Access

10 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

X-MCPServerCandidate

X-MCPServerCandidate

LLMsTxt

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conformance

DataModel

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Packages

Packages

SDKs

SDKs

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

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

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Overlay

Overlay

Source (apis.yml)

aid: shapeways
name: Shapeways
description: Shapeways is an on-demand 3D printing and additive-manufacturing platform that turns digital 3D models into physical
  parts across 12 additive technologies and 40+ materials, serving over one million customers in 180+ countries as a turnkey
  manufacturing partner for prototyping, production, and lifecycle support. Its OAuth 2.0 REST API (base URL https://api.shapeways.com)
  lets applications browse the material catalog, upload and manage 3D models, retrieve shipping options, and place and track
  manufacturing orders. Endpoints are versioned with a trailing /v1 path segment; official client libraries are published
  for PHP, Python, JavaScript, Go, and C++.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shapeways/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: http://www.shapeways.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SW-Thumbnail-Horizontal-1.jpg
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
- index-ventures
- lux-capital
- union-square-ventures
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-21'
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-21'
  status: enriched
  artifacts_added: 15
  pass: local-v1
tags:
- Company
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Prototyping
- Hardware
- Fulfillment
- E-Commerce
tags_raw:
- Company
- 3D Printing
- Additive Manufacturing
- Manufacturing
- Prototyping
- Hardware
- Fulfillment
- eCommerce
apis:
- aid: shapeways:shapeways-cart-api
  name: Shapeways Cart API
  description: Shipping options for a destination.
  humanURL: https://developers.shapeways.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shapeways.com
  tags:
  - Cart
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shapeways-cart-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shapeways:shapeways-materials-api
  name: Shapeways Materials API
  description: The Shapeways material catalog (40+ materials).
  humanURL: https://developers.shapeways.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shapeways.com
  tags:
  - Materials
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shapeways-materials-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shapeways:shapeways-models-api
  name: Shapeways Models API
  description: Upload, list, retrieve, and delete 3D models.
  humanURL: https://developers.shapeways.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shapeways.com
  tags:
  - Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shapeways-models-api-openapi.yml
- aid: shapeways:shapeways-orders-api
  name: Shapeways Orders API
  description: Place and track manufacturing orders.
  humanURL: https://developers.shapeways.com/
  baseURL: https://api.shapeways.com
  tags:
  - Order
  tags_raw:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/shapeways-orders-api-openapi.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/shapeways-overlay.yaml
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.shapeways.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.shapeways.com/getting-started
- type: APIReference
  url: https://developers.shapeways.com/api-reference
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.shapeways.com/quick-start
- type: Support
  url: https://support.shapeways.com/
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.shapeways.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Shapeways
- type: SignUp
  url: https://auth.shapeways.com/register
- type: Login
  url: https://auth.shapeways.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.shapeways.com/terms-and-conditions
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.shapeways.com/privacy-statement
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/shapeways-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/shapeways-scopes.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/shapeways-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/shapeways-domain-security.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/shapeways-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/shapeways-packages.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/shapeways-conventions.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/shapeways-problem-types.yml
- type: X-MCPServerCandidate
  url: mcp/shapeways-mcp.yml
  note: 'Renamed from MCPServer 2026-09-03 (roadmap#247): the manifest self-describes as status: candidate — a tool list derived
    from the published API contracts, not an existing server. The scorer already read the manifest and reported mcp_server
    correctly; the MCPServer type was crediting the artifact-type surfaces with a server that does not exist.'
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/shapeways-llms.txt
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/shapeways-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/shapeways-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/shapeways-data-model.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.shapeways.com

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