First-timer guide

Launch your first product in 6 steps

No printers, no inventory, no packing. You bring the design, we make and ship every order. Here is the whole path from sign-up to your first sale.

Create your accountAdd your productSet your priceWe review itOrder a sampleChoose where to sellStock your bestsellersGet orders, get paid

The steps

6 essential steps, 2 optional ones you can add whenever you are ready.

  1. 1

    Create your account

    Sign up About 5 minutes

    Tell us about your business, add your tax ID and payout details, and accept the Seller Framework with one click.

  2. 2

    Add your product

    Dashboard > Products

    Create a product and upload what we need to make it.

    • Print files: STL, OBJ, or 3MF (a 3MF keeps your exact print settings)
    • Photos and a short description
    • Materials and colors: standard PLA and PETG at no extra cost, or a custom filament
    • Variants, like size or color options, if you have them
    • Extra parts, if the product is not all printed: screws, magnets, bearings, LEDs, a gift box
    • Whether we assemble it before it ships, and any notes the production center should follow
  3. 3

    Set your price

    Dashboard > Products

    We show you what the product costs to make, including any extra parts. You pick what it sells for, and the difference is yours on every order. Shipping is quoted separately and paid by the buyer.

  4. 4

    We review it

    Our team

    Our team checks your files for printability and confirms the production price. You are notified as soon as your product is approved.

  5. 5

    Order a sample

    Optional
    Dashboard > Manual Orders

    Hold the real thing before your customers do. Order your own product at production price, no profit added. Sample credit from your plan may cover part of it.

  6. 6

    Choose where to sell

    Dashboard > Integrations

    Pick one channel or several. Orders from all of them are made at the production center nearest the buyer.

    • Your 3DAPI Store: a public store page on dapi.digital, ready in one toggle
    • Shopify: connect your store and import products in bulk
    • ShipStation: Amazon, eBay, WooCommerce, Etsy, Faire and more through one connection
    • API: send orders from your own software
  7. 7

    Stock your bestsellers

    Optional
    Dashboard > Stocks

    Once a product sells well, pre-produce a batch in the regions that matter. Orders ship faster, and the per-unit cost drops.

  8. 8

    Get orders, get paid

    Dashboard > Finance

    Every order is printed, quality checked, and shipped with tracking. Where the money goes depends on who took the payment.

    • Sold on your 3DAPI store: we collect from the buyer and your profit lands in your wallet, ready to withdraw
    • Sold on your own channels, like Shopify, Etsy or the API: you keep what the buyer paid you, and we only charge you for production and shipping
  9. You are live.

    Your product is out in the world, and you never touched a printer.

Extra parts

When the product is not all printed

Plenty of products need something we do not print: screws, magnets, bearings, LEDs, a cable, a gift box. You list those once as extra parts, and from then on you can attach them to any product or stock batch. We buy them, put them in the box, and assemble the product if you ask us to.

You describe it once

Dashboard > Extra parts: a name, a photo, a short description, and a link to where the part can be bought.

We approve and price it

Our team checks and weighs the part, then sets its price. That price is already inside the production price you see on the product.

You attach it to a product

Tick "Extra parts needed" on the product, pick the parts it uses, and say whether we assemble it before shipping.

Good to know: a product goes live once everything on it is approved, print files and extra parts alike. Add your extra parts early and the review runs in parallel, not after.

Ready for step one?

Create your account in about five minutes. Stuck anywhere along the way? Our team is one support ticket away.