Overview
Quotes and orders for FDM-printed parts over HTTP. Upload a model, get a quote with two lead times, accept it, track the order.
Get manufacturability feedback with each quote: geometry problems, mesh repair warnings and feature locations, available through both REST and MCP.
At a glance
- Base URL
https://sinter.systems- Auth
- API key (
Authorization: Bearer sk_sinter_...) or device login - Format
- JSON. Uploads are multipart/form-data.
- Units
- Millimetres; integer US cents. Times are Unix timestamps in seconds.
- Process
- FDM
- Materials
- PLA+, PLA-CF, PETG, PETG-CF, ASA, ASA-CF, PC, PC-CF, TPU, TPU-CF, Nylon, Nylon-CF, PPA-CF, PPS-CF, Custom. Live list
- Files
- STEP, STL, OBJ, 3MF. Up to 50 MB.
- Quantity
- 1 to 100 per quote
- Build volume
- 380 × 380 × 335 mm
- Lead times
- Default, or Economy (7 calendar days after Default)
Flow
POST /v1/quotes: upload a model.GET /v1/quotes/{quote_id}: poll until the status isquoted.POST /v1/quotes/{quote_id}/delivery: price delivery to the user’s address.- Show the user the price, quantity, material and ship date. Get their approval. Accepting needs the
purchasescope (Allow purchases). POST /v1/quotes/{quote_id}/accept: get a checkout link for a person to pay by card.GET /v1/orders/{order_id}: track it.
Pages
- QuickstartAPI key or device login, then upload, quote, accept and track with curl.
- AuthenticationAPI keys, scopes (quotes, orders, purchase), device login and OAuth for MCP.
- API referenceEvery customer endpoint: parameters, request bodies and responses.
- Materials and lead timesMaterials, availability and lead times, live from /v1/materials.
- Statuses and errorsQuote, order, part and delivery statuses; HTTP errors and limits.
- Rules for agentsPurchases need Allow purchases and user approval; checkout links; polling.
- MCPHosted MCP server at /mcp: connecting from Claude Code, Claude.ai and ChatGPT; tools.
- ManufacturabilityGeometry checks, repair warnings, feature locations and engineering review through the API and MCP.
- Service specificationMaterials, geometry, quality, inspection requests and delivery expectations.
Machine-readable
/llms.txt- https://sinter.systems/llms.txt
/docs/openapi.json- OpenAPI schema, customer endpoints
/v1/materials- Materials and lead times, JSON
