# Shapeways

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/shapeways/  
**Website:** https://www.shapeways.com  
**APIs profiled:** 4

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++.

## Kin Score — 33.8 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 33.8).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 81.5 |
| Contract Quality | 13.0 |
| Governance | 16.7 |
| Contract Governance | 16.7 |
| Operational Transparency | 2.6 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 66.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 34.2 |
| Access Clarity | 34.2 |

## Agent readiness — 30.6 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | documented |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | derived |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: unknown, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (4)

- **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)

- **Shapeways MCP Server**

## Agentic access (1)

- **Shapeways Agentic Access** — 10 operations · 3 acting

## Security (2)

- **Shapeways Authentication** — oauth2 · 1 scheme
- **Shapeways Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

## Tags

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

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/shapeways/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.