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Sketchfab is the largest dedicated platform for publishing, sharing, discovering, buying, and embedding interactive 3D content on the web. Founded in Paris in 2012 by Cedric Pinson and Alban Denoyel and acquired by Epic Games on July 21, 2021, Sketchfab hosts millions of 3D models from artists, museums, scanning rigs, and studios — much of it Creative Commons licensed. The platform exposes a public REST Data API for programmatic upload and content management, a JavaScript Viewer API for controlling the embedded WebGL/WebXR viewer, a Download API delivering glTF/GLB/USDZ, an oEmbed endpoint, and OAuth 2.0 authentication, alongside native exporters for every major 3D / DCC tool. Following the Fab.com launch in 2024 the Sketchfab Store has been retired into Epic's unified content marketplace while the publishing, viewing, and developer APIs remain on sketchfab.com.
Sketchfab publishes 13 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Download API, oEmbed API, OAuth 2.0 API, and 10 more. Tagged areas include 3D, Models, Marketplace, Viewer, and WebGL.
The Sketchfab catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.
Sketchfab’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, documentation, getting-started guide, signup flow, pricing, engineering blog, and 48 more developer resources.
14 APIs
14 Features
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Kin Score
APIs 14
Postman 3
Open Collections 14
Pricing Plans 1
Rate Limits 1
FinOps 1
Features 14
Vocabularies 1
Spectral Rules 1
JSON Schema 1
Security Posture 2
Scopes 1
Agentic Access 1
Resources 55
apis.yml
34 Operational Transparency
Composite quality — 58.7/100 · strong
Contract Quality
17.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics
13.8 / 20
Operational Transparency
4.4 / 13
Contract Governance
1.2 / 12
Agent readiness — 31/100 · 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
0 / 8
Request/Response Examples
7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling
7 / 7
Typed Event Surface
0 / 6
Agent Skills
0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog
0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity
0 / 3
A2A Agent Card
0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode
0 / 4
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
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Ready-to-run Postman collections for exercising this provider's APIs.
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
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Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Notable capabilities this provider offers.
REST Data API v3 at https://api.sketchfab.com/v3/ — models, users, collections, comments, likes, bookmarks, search, organizations, projects
OAuth 2.0 with Authorization Code, Implicit, and Password grants plus refresh-token rotation; bearer access tokens expire after one month
Personal API tokens for server-to-server access (issued from account settings)
JavaScript Viewer API for embedded 3D viewer control — camera, materials, textures, annotations, animation, post-processing, screenshot capture, event stream
Download API exposing glTF, GLB, and USDZ formats; source formats (FBX, OBJ) reserved for direct contracts
oEmbed endpoint at /oembed for one-call iframe embedding (16:9 viewer aspect)
Public model search covering Sketchfab's library of millions of 3D models, much of it Creative Commons licensed
Native plugins / exporters for Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Cinema 4D, Maya, Modo, 3ds Max, Lightwave, ZBrush, SketchUp, KSP, Minecraft (Mineways)
WordPress, CKEditor, phpBB, NodeBB, and Vanilla Forums content plugins for embedding models in CMS and forum platforms
VR / AR / WebXR-ready viewer with USDZ Quick Look support for iOS Safari
Labs experiments (annotations sync, configurator, watch configurator, screenshot generator, viewer sharing)
Configurator framework for building product configurators on the Sketchfab viewer
Owned by Epic Games since July 21, 2021; commerce surface migrating to Fab.com (Epic's unified marketplace launched 2024)
Free, Plus, Premium, Premium Pro, and Enterprise plans for creators; separate Store buyer surface
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JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.
Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
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Get Started 5
Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call
Documentation 7
Reference material describing how the API behaves
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Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Build 23
SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with
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Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Learn 1
Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance
Operate 3
Status, limits, changes, and where to get help
Commercial 6
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
Company 3
The organization behind the API
Other 3
Properties that don't map to a standard resource type
Source (apis.yml)
aid: sketchfab
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/sketchfab/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-viewer-api
name: Sketchfab Viewer API
tags:
- 3D
- Viewer
- JavaScript
- WebGL
- Embed
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer
properties:
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer
type: Documentation
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer/functions
type: Documentation
name: Viewer API Functions Reference
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer/initialization
type: Documentation
name: Viewer API Initialization
- url: https://github.com/sketchfab/viewer-api
type: SourceCode
name: Viewer API GitHub
- url: https://static.sketchfab.com/api/sketchfab-viewer-1.12.1.js
type: SDKs
name: Sketchfab Viewer JavaScript SDK
description: Client-side JavaScript library for controlling an embedded Sketchfab 3D viewer. Exposes camera control, screenshot
capture, annotation, material and texture manipulation, post-processing filters, animation playback, and an event stream
(viewerready, click, annotationSelect, animationPlay, etc.). Distributed as a browser-loadable script from static.sketchfab.com
and published on npm.
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-download-api
name: Sketchfab Download API
tags:
- 3D
- Models
- Downloads
- glTF
- USDZ
tags_raw:
- 3D
- Models
- Download
- glTF
- USDZ
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/download-api
properties:
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/download-api
type: Documentation
- url: openapi/sketchfab-download-api-openapi.yml
type: OpenAPI
description: Programmatic download of 3D models from Sketchfab's library in glTF, GLB, and USDZ formats. Requires end-user
OAuth authentication. Source formats (FBX, OBJ, etc.) are not exposed through the public API; application-level download
access without user authentication requires a contract with Sketchfab.
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-oembed-api
name: Sketchfab oEmbed API
tags:
- 3D
- Embed
- oEmbed
- Models
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oembed
properties:
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oembed
type: Documentation
- url: openapi/sketchfab-oembed-api-openapi.yml
type: OpenAPI
description: oEmbed-protocol endpoint at https://sketchfab.com/oembed that returns JSON containing an HTML <iframe> snippet
for any Sketchfab model or playlist URL. Supports maxwidth and maxheight parameters; always returns a 16:9 viewer.
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-oauth-api
name: Sketchfab OAuth 2.0 API
tags:
- Authentication
- Authorization
tags_raw:
- OAuth
- Authentication
- Authorization
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oauth
properties:
- url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oauth
type: Documentation
- url: openapi/sketchfab-oauth-api-openapi.yml
type: OpenAPI
description: OAuth 2.0 authorization server for the Sketchfab platform. Supports Authorization Code, Implicit, and Resource
Owner Password Credentials grant types plus refresh-token rotation. Authorize endpoint at /oauth2/authorize/ and token
endpoint at /oauth2/token/. Access tokens expire after one month.
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-bookmarks-api
name: Sketchfab Bookmarks API
description: Personal bookmarks.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Bookmarks
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-bookmarks-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-categories-api
name: Sketchfab Categories API
description: Public Sketchfab category taxonomy.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Categories
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-categories-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-collections-api
name: Sketchfab Collections API
description: Group models into themed collections.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Collection
tags_raw:
- Collections
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-collections-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-comments-api
name: Sketchfab Comments API
description: Comments on a model.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Comments
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-comments-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-likes-api
name: Sketchfab Likes API
description: Likes (favorites) on a model.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Likes
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-likes-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-models-api
name: Sketchfab Models API
description: Manage 3D models — upload, list, retrieve, update, delete.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Models
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-models-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-orgs-api
name: Sketchfab Orgs API
description: Organization, project, and member management.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Organization
tags_raw:
- Orgs
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-orgs-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-search-api
name: Sketchfab Search API
description: Search public Sketchfab content.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Search
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-search-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-tags-api
name: Sketchfab Tags API
description: Tag-based discovery.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- Tags
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-tags-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
- aid: sketchfab:sketchfab-users-api
name: Sketchfab Users API
description: Retrieve user account information.
humanURL: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
baseURL: https://api.sketchfab.com
tags:
- User
tags_raw:
- Users
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/sketchfab-users-api-openapi.yml
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- type: JSONSchema
url: json-schema/sketchfab-model-schema.json
- type: JSONLD
url: json-ld/sketchfab-context.jsonld
name: Sketchfab
tags:
- 3D
- Models
- Marketplace
- Viewer
- WebGL
- glTF
- AR
- VR
- Creative
- Epic Games
kind: contract
accessModel:
pricing: paid
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: false
public: false
label: Paid · Self-serve signup
confidence: high
source:
- plans
- authentication
generated: '2026-07-22'
method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/sketchfab.png
access: 3rd-Party
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/sketchfab/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/sketchfab-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/sketchfab-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/sketchfab-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
url: scopes/sketchfab-scopes.yml
- type: Portal
url: https://sketchfab.com
- type: Portal
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers
name: Sketchfab Developers
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
name: Data API v3 Swagger Reference
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/download-api
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oembed
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/oauth
- type: Documentation
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/guidelines
name: Sketchfab Developer Guidelines
- type: GettingStarted
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers
- type: Signup
url: https://sketchfab.com/signup
- type: Login
url: https://sketchfab.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://sketchfab.com/terms
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://sketchfab.com/developers/terms
name: Sketchfab Developer Terms of Use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
url: https://sketchfab.com/privacy
- type: Pricing
url: https://sketchfab.com/plans
- type: Plans
url: plans/sketchfab-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
url: rate-limits/sketchfab-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
url: finops/sketchfab-finops.yml
- type: Blog
url: https://sketchfab.com/blogs/community
- type: Forums
url: https://forum.sketchfab.com/
- type: Support
url: https://support.fab.com/s/?ProductOrigin=Sketchfab
name: Fab Support (Sketchfab)
- type: Labs
url: https://labs.sketchfab.com/
name: Sketchfab Labs
- type: GitHubOrganization
url: https://github.com/sketchfab
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/viewer-api
name: Viewer API JavaScript SDK
- type: SDKs
url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/sketchfab-viewer
name: Viewer API npm package
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/sketchfab-oauth2
name: Sketchfab OAuth2 JavaScript SDK
- type: SDKs
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/node-sketchfab
name: NodeJS API client
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/blender-plugin
name: Blender plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/unity-plugin
name: Unity plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/unreal-plugin
name: Unreal Engine plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/godot-plugin
name: Godot plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/c4d-plugin
name: Cinema 4D plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/maya-exporter
name: Autodesk Maya exporter
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/modo-exporter
name: Modo exporter
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/3dsmax-exporter
name: 3ds Max exporter
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/lightwave-exporter
name: Lightwave exporter
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/wordpress-plugin
name: WordPress plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/ckeditor-plugin
name: CKEditor plugin
- type: Plugin
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/phpbb-plugin
name: phpBB plugin
- type: CodeExamples
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/experiments
name: Sketchfab Viewer experiments
- type: CodeExamples
url: https://labs.sketchfab.com/experiments/configurator/
name: Model configurator (chair)
- type: CodeExamples
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/configurator-framework
name: Configurator framework
- type: Tools
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/UnityGLTF
name: UnityGLTF runtime loader
- type: Tools
url: https://github.com/sketchfab/Unity-glTF-Exporter
name: Unity glTF exporter
- type: Acquirer
url: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/sketchfab-is-joining-epic-games
name: Epic Games acquisition announcement (July 21, 2021)
- type: SuccessorPlatform
url: https://www.fab.com
name: Fab — Epic's unified content marketplace
- type: LinkedIn
url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sketchfab/
- type: Twitter
url: https://twitter.com/Sketchfab
- type: YouTube
url: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sketchfab
- type: Features
data:
- REST Data API v3 at https://api.sketchfab.com/v3/ — models, users, collections, comments, likes, bookmarks, search, organizations,
projects
- OAuth 2.0 with Authorization Code, Implicit, and Password grants plus refresh-token rotation; bearer access tokens expire
after one month
- Personal API tokens for server-to-server access (issued from account settings)
- JavaScript Viewer API for embedded 3D viewer control — camera, materials, textures, annotations, animation, post-processing,
screenshot capture, event stream
- Download API exposing glTF, GLB, and USDZ formats; source formats (FBX, OBJ) reserved for direct contracts
- oEmbed endpoint at /oembed for one-call iframe embedding (16:9 viewer aspect)
- Public model search covering Sketchfab's library of millions of 3D models, much of it Creative Commons licensed
- Native plugins / exporters for Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Cinema 4D, Maya, Modo, 3ds Max, Lightwave, ZBrush, SketchUp,
KSP, Minecraft (Mineways)
- WordPress, CKEditor, phpBB, NodeBB, and Vanilla Forums content plugins for embedding models in CMS and forum platforms
- VR / AR / WebXR-ready viewer with USDZ Quick Look support for iOS Safari
- Labs experiments (annotations sync, configurator, watch configurator, screenshot generator, viewer sharing)
- Configurator framework for building product configurators on the Sketchfab viewer
- Owned by Epic Games since July 21, 2021; commerce surface migrating to Fab.com (Epic's unified marketplace launched 2024)
- Free, Plus, Premium, Premium Pro, and Enterprise plans for creators; separate Store buyer surface
sources:
- https://sketchfab.com/developers
- https://sketchfab.com/developers/data-api
- https://docs.sketchfab.com/data-api/v3/index.html
- https://sketchfab.com/developers/viewer
- https://sketchfab.com/developers/download-api
- https://sketchfab.com/developers/oembed
- https://sketchfab.com/developers/oauth
- https://github.com/sketchfab
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketchfab
updated: '2026-05-25'
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
position: Consuming
description: Sketchfab is the largest dedicated platform for publishing, sharing, discovering, buying, and embedding interactive
3D content on the web. Founded in Paris in 2012 by Cedric Pinson and Alban Denoyel and acquired by Epic Games on July 21,
2021, Sketchfab hosts millions of 3D models from artists, museums, scanning rigs, and studios — much of it Creative Commons
licensed. The platform exposes a public REST Data API for programmatic upload and content management, a JavaScript Viewer
API for controlling the embedded WebGL/WebXR viewer, a Download API delivering glTF/GLB/USDZ, an oEmbed endpoint, and OAuth
2.0 authentication, alongside native exporters for every major 3D / DCC tool. Following the Fab.com launch in 2024 the Sketchfab
Store has been retired into Epic's unified content marketplace while the publishing, viewing, and developer APIs remain
on sketchfab.com.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: info@apievangelist.com
X: apievangelist
url: https://apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.23'
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