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 19 more developer resources.

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45.9/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 65/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
AccessSelf serve
4 APIs 1 MCP Servers
Company3D PrintingAdditive ManufacturingManufacturingPrototypingHardwareFulfillmenteCommerce

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5
Composite quality — 45.9/100 · developing
Contract Quality 13.6 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 6.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.7 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 10.0 / 10
Agent readiness — 65/100 · agent native
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15
MCP Server 12 / 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
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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.

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

shapeways-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

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

10 operations · 3 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal
 GettingStarted
GettingStarted
 SignUp
SignUp
 Login
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
 MCPServer
MCPServer
 LLMsTxt
LLMsTxt
 AgentSkill
AgentSkill

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conventions
Conventions
 ErrorCatalog
ErrorCatalog
 Lifecycle
Lifecycle
 Conformance
Conformance
 DataModel
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

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
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: '0.20'
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
- 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:
  - 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: 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: MCPServer
  url: mcp/shapeways-mcp.yml
- 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