Sketchfab Download API
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.
Sketchfab Download API is one of 14 APIs that Sketchfab publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include 3D, Models, Downloads, glTF, and USDZ. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version v3.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.sketchfab.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Sketchfab Download API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 1 scope.
By default, every request must be authenticated.
Paths & Operations 1
Across 1 path, the API surfaces 1 operation — 1 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Retrieve signed download URLs for a model.
Schemas 3
The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are DownloadEnvelope (3 properties), DownloadEntry (3 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.
Source
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