Thingiverse 3D Model Scraper

Scrape 3D printable models from Thingiverse, the world's largest 3D printing model database. Extract model names, creators, likes, comments, descriptions, tags, files, license information, and more.

Features

• Search by keyword -- Find models matching your search terms (e.g., "raspberry pi case", "phone stand")
• Direct URLs -- Scrape specific models by providing Thingiverse thing URLs or IDs
• Rich JSON-LD extraction -- Parses structured data embedded in each model page
• API enrichment -- Attempts to enhance data with download counts, tags, and file lists via the Thingiverse API
• Proxy support -- Built-in proxy configuration for reliable scraping

Input

Field	Type	Description	Default
searchQueries	string[]	Search terms to find 3D models	["raspberry pi case"]
thingUrls	string[]	Direct thing URLs or numeric IDs	[]
maxListings	integer	Max models to scrape per search query	50
scrapeDetails	boolean	Visit each model page for full details	true
proxyConfiguration	object	Proxy settings	Apify Proxy

Example Input

{
    "searchQueries": ["raspberry pi case", "phone stand"],
    "maxListings": 20,
    "scrapeDetails": true
}

Or scrape specific models:

{
    "thingUrls": [
        "https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2187167",
        "5968394"
    ]
}

Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Description
thingName	string	Name of the 3D model
thingId	integer	Thingiverse thing ID
creator	string	Creator username
creatorUrl	string	Link to creator's profile
category	string	Model category (e.g., "3D Printing, Parts")
likes	integer	Number of likes/collects
downloads	integer	Number of downloads (when available)
makes	integer	Number of makes (when available)
remixes	integer	Number of remixes (when available)
comments	integer	Number of comments
description	string	Full model description
tags	string[]	Tags (when available via API)
imageUrl	string	Main thumbnail image URL
files	object[]	Downloadable files list (when available via API)
publishedDate	string	Date the model was published
license	string	License type (CC BY, CC BY-SA, etc.)
sourceUrl	string	Direct link to the model on Thingiverse
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when data was scraped

Example Output

{
    "thingName": "Parametric Hinge",
    "thingId": 2187167,
    "creator": "rohingosling",
    "creatorUrl": "https://www.thingiverse.com/rohingosling",
    "category": "3D Printing, Parts",
    "likes": 51753,
    "downloads": null,
    "makes": null,
    "remixes": null,
    "comments": 227,
    "description": "Parametric Butt Hinge. This is a parametric butt hinge designed in OpenSCAD...",
    "tags": [],
    "imageUrl": "https://resize.thingiverse.com/...",
    "files": [],
    "publishedDate": "2017-03-19 02:12:25",
    "license": "CC BY",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2187167",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

How It Works

1. Token extraction -- Dynamically extracts the Thingiverse API bearer token from page HTML
2. Search -- Tries API-based search first, falls back to HTML scraping and tag pages
3. Detail scraping -- Parses JSON-LD structured data from each model's detail page
4. API enrichment -- Optionally enriches data with download counts, tags, and files via the API

Notes

• Thingiverse's API requires a dynamic bearer token that changes periodically. The scraper extracts this automatically.
• Some fields (downloads, makes, remixes, tags, files) are only available when the API is accessible.
• The scrapeDetails option controls whether the scraper visits each model's individual page. Disabling it produces faster but less complete results.
• Use Apify Proxy for reliable results and to avoid rate limiting.

Cost

This scraper uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.005 per result scraped.