Parse 3MF / GCODE metadata without storing
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
--form file='@example-file'import requests
url = "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata"
files = { "file": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<string>');
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
options.body = form;
fetch('https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata"
payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"printer_model_id": "<string>",
"print_time_seconds": 123,
"filament_weight_grams": 123,
"filament_length_meters": 123,
"filament_type": "<string>",
"nozzle_diameter": 123,
"layer_count": 123,
"curr_bed_type": "<string>",
"default_print_profile": "<string>",
"object_count": 123
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}Files
Parse 3MF / GCODE metadata without storing
Pre-flight parser. Accepts a multipart file field (3MF or GCODE only) and returns printer model, print time, filament weight, layer count, etc. The file is never persisted. Use this to surface metadata to the user before committing to an /files upload.
POST
/
files
/
parse-metadata
Parse 3MF / GCODE metadata without storing
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data' \
--form file='@example-file'import requests
url = "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata"
files = { "file": ("example-file", open("example-file", "rb")) }
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.post(url, files=files, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', '<string>');
const options = {method: 'POST', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
options.body = form;
fetch('https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: multipart/form-data"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata"
payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.autoprintfarm.com/public/v1/files/parse-metadata")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"file\"; filename=\"example-file\"\r\nContent-Type: application/octet-stream\r\n\r\n<string>\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"success": true,
"data": {
"printer_model_id": "<string>",
"print_time_seconds": 123,
"filament_weight_grams": 123,
"filament_length_meters": 123,
"filament_type": "<string>",
"nozzle_diameter": 123,
"layer_count": 123,
"curr_bed_type": "<string>",
"default_print_profile": "<string>",
"object_count": 123
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}{
"success": false,
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"details": "<unknown>"
}
}Authorizations
API keys are minted in the AutoPrintFarm web app under Settings → API Keys. Send as Authorization: Bearer apf_live_.... Keys are shown exactly once at creation and can be revoked at any time.
Body
multipart/form-data
Print file (3MF or GCODE). Max 100 MB.
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