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Access TurboSquid's 3D model and texture marketplace via API. Search by keyword, filter by category, retrieve polygon counts, formats, and pricing data.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/e8180ba5-6b95-4c95-8770-2243e7d43e38/search_models?page=1&query=car&category=vehicles' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search for 3D models on TurboSquid by keyword and optional category filter. Returns paginated results with model title, SKU, price, URL, and thumbnail.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page | integer | Page number for pagination. |
| query | string | Search keyword for 3D models. |
| category | string | Category slug to filter results (e.g. 'vehicles', 'characters', 'animals', 'architecture', 'furniture', 'electronics', 'plants-trees', 'food-drink', 'anatomy', 'industrial'). |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"items": "array of model objects with keys: title, product_id, sku, url, price, thumbnail",
"total": "integer total number of results returned on this page"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"items": [
{
"sku": "1244267",
"url": "https://www.turbosquid.com/3d-models/3d-cars-games-model-1244267",
"price": "199",
"title": "Complete Vehicle Pack EA",
"thumbnail": "https://p.turbosquid.com/ts-thumb/Uh/1oSPAM/B1/00/jpg/1759354305/300x300/sharp_fit_q85/e983ca791560928f632d69e1bb2bb09e827aa051/00.jpg",
"product_id": "1694388027972912901"
}
],
"total": 50
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the turbosquid.com API
The TurboSquid API exposes 5 endpoints for querying the TurboSquid marketplace, covering 3D models, textures, and category listings. The search_models endpoint returns paginated results with title, SKU, price, URL, and thumbnail for any keyword or category filter. get_model_details goes deeper, returning file format availability, polygon count, vertex count, geometry type, and material information for a single product identified by SKU or URL.
Search and Discovery
The search_models endpoint accepts a query string and an optional category slug — such as vehicles, characters, or architecture — and returns an items array alongside a total count for the current page. Each item carries title, product_id, sku, url, price, and thumbnail. Pagination is handled via the page parameter. The search_textures endpoint mirrors this structure but scopes results to textures only. The get_free_models endpoint applies the same search interface with results pre-filtered to free assets.
Model Details
get_model_details accepts either a numeric product_sku or a full product_url — at least one is required. The response includes technical fields that search results omit: formats (an array of supported file format strings), geometry type, polygons, vertices, and materials. This makes it the right endpoint for pipeline checks that need to confirm compatibility with a renderer or game engine before download.
Categories
list_categories returns a static curated list of category objects, each with a name and slug. The slugs align with the category parameter accepted by search_models, so this endpoint is useful for populating a filter UI or validating category values before passing them to a search query.
- Build a 3D asset search tool that filters TurboSquid results by category slug and displays thumbnails and prices.
- Check polygon and vertex counts for a batch of models by SKU to verify they meet performance budgets.
- Aggregate free 3D model listings by keyword using
get_free_modelsfor a curated free-asset directory. - Identify available file formats for a model via
get_model_detailsto confirm compatibility before purchase. - Populate a category browser using
list_categoriesslugs as navigation links backed bysearch_modelsresults. - Monitor price changes for specific TurboSquid SKUs by polling
get_model_detailsperiodically. - Build a texture search feature that surfaces TurboSquid texture listings with title, price, and direct URL.
| 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.
Does TurboSquid have an official developer API?+
What does `get_model_details` return beyond what search results include?+
get_model_details returns formats (an array of supported file format strings), geometry, polygons, vertices, and materials — none of which appear in search_models results. You can look up a model using either its numeric product_sku or a full product_url.Does the API return user reviews or seller ratings for models?+
How does pagination work across the search endpoints?+
search_models, search_textures, and get_free_models — accept an integer page parameter. Each response includes a total field reflecting the count of items returned on the current page, not the total across all pages. Iterate page until items is empty or shorter than a full page to exhaust results.Are model preview images or multi-angle renders accessible through this API?+
thumbnail URL. Additional gallery images or 360-degree preview renders are not currently returned. The API covers the primary thumbnail and core metadata fields. You can fork it on Parse and revise to add an endpoint that retrieves additional image URLs from the product page.