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Search Sketchfab and Printables for 3D models: title, author, license, downloadable flag, file formats, thumbnail, likes, views, downloads and published date for every match. Filters for downloadable models, license, category and sort. No login needed.

🧊 Sketchfab & Printables 3D Model Scraper

Search Sketchfab and Printables for 3D models with one run and get a clean table of every match: title, author, license, whether it can be downloaded, file formats, thumbnail, likes, views, downloads and published date. Type a search term like ferrari, pick filters such as downloadable only or CC BY, and export the list to JSON, CSV or Excel. No login needed. $2.55 per 1,000 Sketchfab models and $4.24 per 1,000 Printables models, platform usage included.

✨ Why use Sketchfab & Printables 3D Model Scraper?

  • 🔎 Two model libraries at once — Sketchfab (game, AR/VR and render assets) and Printables (3D printing files) for the same search terms.
  • ⬇️ Know what you can download — every row says if the files are offered for download, under which license, and in which formats (glTF, GLB, USDZ, source; STL, 3MF, STEP, G-code...).
  • 📜 License filter — keep only CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC and the other Creative Commons licenses.
  • 📊 Popularity data — likes, views, downloads, comments and Printables ratings to find the best models fast.
  • ⚡ Fast — reads the sites' own search data directly, without a browser: 40 models in about 2 seconds.
  • 🧾 No account needed — public model data only; you get the model page link to download from the site.

🎯 Use cases

  • 🚗 Find a model to print or render — e.g. every downloadable Ferrari, sorted by likes.
  • 🎮 Asset sourcing for games and AR — free CC BY or CC0 models with glTF/GLB files for your engine.
  • 🖨️ 3D printing research — the most popular Printables models for a topic, with download counts, file types and ratings.
  • 📈 Trend and catalog monitoring — newest models for a keyword, scheduled daily.
  • 🧑‍🎨 Creator research — which authors publish the most liked models in a niche.

🚀 How to use

  1. Enter one or more search terms (e.g. ferrari), or paste Sketchfab / Printables model or search URLs.
  2. Pick the sites (both by default) and set Max models per term and site.
  3. Optional: turn on Downloadable models only, choose licenses, a category or a sort order.
  4. Click Start and download the results as JSON, CSV, Excel or HTML, or read them through the API.

📥 Input

FieldWhat it does
searchTermsTerms to search, one per line. Each term is searched on every chosen site.
startUrlsOptional model pages (one row each) or search pages, searched like a term: Sketchfab search URLs keep their sort, Downloadable, license and category settings; Printables search URLs keep their search term and sort.
sitessketchfab, printables or both (default).
maxItemsModels per term and site (default 20; 0 = every result the site lists).
downloadableOnlyOnly models whose files are offered for download (Printables: free models only).
licensescc0, cc-by, cc-by-sa, cc-by-nd, cc-by-nc, cc-by-nc-sa, cc-by-nc-nd (several = any of them).
categoryA category name such as Vehicles, matched to each site's own category list.
sortByrelevance (default), likes, views or newest.
{
  "searchTerms": ["ferrari"],
  "sites": ["sketchfab", "printables"],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "downloadableOnly": true,
  "licenses": ["cc-by", "cc0"],
  "sortBy": "likes"
}

The filters above also apply to search URLs, on top of what the URL itself sets.

📤 Output

One row per model.

FieldDescription
sitesketchfab or printables
title, urlModel name and its page on the site
author, authorName, authorUrlThe author's public handle, display name and profile page
license, licenseCodeLicense as the site names it, and its short code (e.g. CC-BY-NC-SA)
downloadabletrue when the author offers the files for download
pricePrice for paid Printables store models, else empty
formatsFile formats offered (Sketchfab: gltf, glb, usdz, source; Printables: file extensions such as stl, 3mf, step)
thumbnailPreview image URL
likes, views, downloads, commentsCounters the site shows (Sketchfab shows no public download count)
ratingPrintables average rating (1–5)
publishedAt, updatedAtFirst publish date and last update (Printables)
categories, tags, descriptionSite categories, tags and the short description
faceCount, vertexCount, animatedSketchfab geometry details
clubPrintables Club (members-only) model
searchTerm, positionThe search that found the model and its place in the results
[
  {
    "site": "sketchfab",
    "searchTerm": "ferrari",
    "position": 1,
    "title": "LB-Works Ferrari F40 | www.vecarz.com",
    "url": "https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/lb-works-ferrari-f40-www-vecarz-com-011cad3526e945799d6e98dde6390182",
    "author": "heynic",
    "license": "CC Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike",
    "licenseCode": "CC-BY-NC-SA",
    "downloadable": true,
    "formats": ["gltf", "glb", "usdz", "source"],
    "thumbnail": "https://media.sketchfab.com/models/011cad3526e945799d6e98dde6390182/thumbnails/0192aa2e31304a20ba0aff07357845b3/a4e18ac5e03e469a96e4d117602953a0.jpeg",
    "likes": 295,
    "views": 14904,
    "publishedAt": "2026-09-11T15:47:32Z",
    "categories": ["Cars & Vehicles", "Science & Technology"],
    "faceCount": 706655
  },
  {
    "site": "printables",
    "searchTerm": "ferrari",
    "position": 1,
    "title": "Ferrari F40 Kit Card",
    "url": "https://www.printables.com/model/899335-ferrari-f40-kit-card",
    "author": "theKitCardGuy",
    "license": "Creative Commons — Attribution — Noncommercial — Share Alike",
    "licenseCode": "CC-BY-NC-SA",
    "downloadable": true,
    "formats": ["3mf", "stl"],
    "likes": 1000,
    "views": 14464,
    "downloads": 5387,
    "rating": 4.76,
    "publishedAt": "2024-06-07T16:54:42Z",
    "categories": ["Toys & Games", "Vehicles"]
  }
]

💰 Pricing

  • Sketchfab model: $0.00255 per model ($2.55 per 1,000).
  • Printables model: $0.00424 per model ($4.24 per 1,000).
  • Platform usage (compute and proxy) is included; you pay only for the models saved.

Example: 20 models from each site for one search term = 20 × $0.00255 + 20 × $0.00424 ≈ $0.14.

❓ FAQ

Is it legal? The actor reads public model listings that anyone can see without an account. Respect each model's license when you use it.

Do I need a login or a proxy? No. Scrape.ly datacenter proxies are set by default and work for both sites.

Does it download the 3D files? No. Each row has the model's page URL, the downloadable flag, the license and the formats; download the files from the site (Sketchfab needs a free account for downloads).

How many results can I get? As many as the site lists for the search: set maxItems to 0 for all of them.

Why is a field empty? Fields only one site has stay empty for the other (for example downloads and rating for Sketchfab, faceCount for Printables). Models that are not downloadable have no formats, and Sketchfab shows no license for them.

Can I schedule it or use the API? Yes: save the input as a task, schedule it, or start it from the Scrape.ly API, CLI or MCP server.

⚠️ Limits

  • Public data only: no private, unlisted or members-only details, and no file downloads.
  • Sketchfab's search takes one license per search: with several licenses the actor reads one result list per license, page by page in turn, so the rows are not in one overall order.
  • Printables has no separate like or view order: Most liked and Most viewed use its Popular order there.
  • A category is matched by name to each site's list; a site with no matching category is skipped, and the run status says so.

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