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Search BlenderKit's library of 3D models, materials, scenes, HDRs, and brushes. Get asset details, categories, and autocomplete suggestions via 4 endpoints.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/35549423-11e6-43b5-8c7f-864dc2774a32/search_assets?page=1&sort=%2Blikes&query=chair&asset_type=model' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search BlenderKit for 3D assets (models, materials, scenes, HDRs, brushes). Returns paginated results with asset names, UUIDs, thumbnails, and plan info.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page | integer | Page number for pagination (starts at 1) |
| sort | string | Sort order. Accepted values: _score (relevance), -created (newest first), +created (oldest first), +likes (most liked), -downloads (most downloaded), +downloads (least downloaded), -quality (highest quality), +quality (lowest quality) |
| query | string | Search keywords (e.g., 'chair', 'wood planks', 'modern kitchen') |
| category | string | Filter by category slug (e.g., 'chair', 'furniture', 'wood') |
| asset_type | string | Asset type to search: model, material, scene, hdr, brush |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"page": "integer current page number",
"assets": "array of asset objects with asset_uuid, version_uuid, name, thumbnail_url, plan, detail_url",
"total_count": "integer total number of matching assets",
"category_counts": "object mapping category slugs to integer counts",
"results_on_page": "integer number of results returned on this page"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"page": 1,
"assets": [
{
"name": "Office chair",
"plan": "Full Plan",
"asset_uuid": "360816c4-65d8-461d-9170-f03747bd66bd",
"detail_url": "https://www.blenderkit.com/asset-gallery-detail/360816c4-65d8-461d-9170-f03747bd66bd/",
"version_uuid": "ef099750-e7a1-43c5-9bc7-61d16cdf6c95",
"thumbnail_url": "https://public.blenderkit.com/thumbnails/assets/ef099750e7a143c59bc761d16cdf6c95/files/thumbnail_4bfcc022-2e2b-4d5b-a956-a3421afd6ac6.png.256x256_q85_crop-%2C.png.webp"
}
],
"total_count": 11414,
"category_counts": {
"sofa": 987,
"chair": 2889,
"furniture": 1572
},
"results_on_page": 24
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the blenderkit.com API
The BlenderKit API gives developers access to 4 endpoints covering search, asset detail retrieval, autocomplete suggestions, and category metadata across BlenderKit's library of 3D models, materials, scenes, HDRs, and brushes. The search_assets endpoint returns paginated results with asset UUIDs, thumbnail URLs, plan requirements, and per-category counts, while get_asset_detail exposes polygon count, file size, license, author, and tag data for any individual asset.
Search and Filter Assets
The search_assets endpoint accepts a query string, an asset_type filter (model, material, scene, hdr, or brush), and a category slug to narrow results. Sort order is controlled by the sort parameter: _score for relevance, -created for newest first, +created for oldest first, or +likes for most-liked. Each response includes a total_count, a results_on_page count, a category_counts map for faceted navigation, and an array of asset objects carrying asset_uuid, version_uuid, name, thumbnail_url, plan, and a detail_url.
Asset Detail
get_asset_detail takes a single asset_uuid (obtained from search results) and returns the full asset record: title, description, tags, license, file_size, polygon_count, and an author object with name and id. The plan field tells you whether an asset requires a free account or a paid Full Plan, which is useful for filtering before surfacing assets to end users.
Autocomplete and Categories
search_suggestions accepts a partial query string and returns up to 15 alphabetically sorted term suggestions — suitable for powering a search-as-you-type interface. get_categories returns structured metadata for each category under a given asset_type, including slug, assetCount, assetCountCumulative (which includes subcategories), thumbnail, description in markdown, and a parent slug for reconstructing the hierarchy.
- Build a 3D asset browser that filters by type and category using search_assets with asset_type and category params
- Display detailed asset cards with polygon count, file size, and license pulled from get_asset_detail
- Gate asset access in a UI by reading the plan field to distinguish Free vs. Full Plan assets
- Implement search-as-you-type using search_suggestions to autocomplete partial queries
- Render a category tree with asset counts using get_categories and the assetCountCumulative and parent fields
- Build a pipeline that ingests new BlenderKit assets by sorting search_assets with -created
- Tag-based recommendation: retrieve tags from get_asset_detail and find related assets via search_assets query
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.