Quickstart Guide 🚀

TLDR Highlevel steps:

Create your Cloud Slicer account
In the Dashboard:
1. Generate an API token
2. Create a filament config profile
3. Create your printer config profile
In the API Playground:
1. Authenticate with the API in our Swagger Docs playground
2. Make your first API call to /v1/file to upload a file
3. Make an API call to /v1/quote/{file-id} using your file_id, printer_id, and filament_id to get a quote for your uploaded file

Create Your Account
1. Visit www.cloudslicer3d.com to sign up for a new account
2. Fill out the registration form with your details
3. Check your email and click the confirmation link to fully activate your account
Important: Make sure to confirm your email address or your account will not be fully activated and you will not be able to access the API!
Generate Your API Token
1. Log into your Cloud Slicer account
2. Navigate to the dashboard - you'll be redirected here automatically after login
3. Click on the Tokens tab in the left sidebar
4. Create a new token by clicking the New Token button
5. Configure your token:
- Give it a descriptive name (e.g., "My First Token")
- Set the expiration in days OR leave blank for no expiration
1. Copy the generated token immediately and store it securely
Important: You will only see the token once! Make sure to copy and save it in a secure location before closing the popup.
Create a Printer Config
1. Click on the Printers tab in the left sidebar
2. Click the + icon in the top right corner
3. Configure your printer settings to match what you currently have in your local slicer application
4. Save the printer configuration
Note: Keep track of your printer_id as you will use this in your API calls.
Create a Filament Config
1. Click on the Filaments tab in the left sidebar
2. Click the + icon in the top right corner
3. Configure your filament profile to match what you will use for printing
4. Save the filament configuration
Note: Hold on to your filament_id as you will use this in your API calls.
Authenticate with the API
1. Navigate to the API playground at api.cloudslicer3d.com/docs
2. Click the lock icon in the top right corner
3. Paste your JWT token from Step 2 into the authorization field
4. Click Authorize
You're now authenticated and ready to explore the Cloud Slicer API.
Make Your First Set of API Calls

Upload your first STL file:
1. Find the POST /v1/file endpoint in the API documentation
2. Expand the tab to reveal the POST request details
3. Upload an STL file using the choose file button to open up your file explorer
4. Execute the request
5. Copy the file_id from the response
Create your first quote:
1. Find the POST /v1/quote/{file-id} endpoint in the API documentation
2. Expand the tab to reveal the POST request details
3. Add Details:
  - Fil in the path parameter with the file_id from the previous upload step
  - Fill in both the printer_id and filament_id fields in the request body with the IDs created in Steps 3 and 4
  - Fill in the print settings for your quote
4. Execute the request
5. Copy the file_id from the response
You will now see activity in your dashboard since you have uploaded a file and generated a quote

Reminder: All API endpoints require authentication with your Bearer token. Make sure to include it in your requests!

Need help? Check out our API Playground for detailed documentation on all available endpoints.

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Last modified on January 12, 2026

Troubleshooting

Create Your Account

Visit www.cloudslicer3d.com to sign up for a new account

Fill out the registration form with your details

Check your email and click the confirmation link to fully activate your account

Important: Make sure to confirm your email address or your account will not be fully activated and you will not be able to access the API!

Generate Your API Token

Log into your Cloud Slicer account

Navigate to the dashboard - you'll be redirected here automatically after login

Click on the Tokens tab in the left sidebar

Create a new token by clicking the New Token button

Configure your token:

Give it a descriptive name (e.g., "My First Token")

Set the expiration in days OR leave blank for no expiration Cloud Slicer Banner

Copy the generated token immediately and store it securely

Important: You will only see the token once! Make sure to copy and save it in a secure location before closing the popup.

Make Your First Set of API Calls

Upload your first STL file:

Find the POST /v1/file endpoint in the API documentation

Expand the tab to reveal the POST request details

Upload an STL file using the choose file button to open up your file explorer

Execute the request

Copy the file_id from the response

Create your first quote:

Find the POST /v1/quote/{file-id} endpoint in the API documentation

Expand the tab to reveal the POST request details

Add Details:

Fil in the path parameter with the file_id from the previous upload step
Fill in both the printer_id and filament_id fields in the request body with the IDs created in Steps 3 and 4
Fill in the print settings for your quote

Execute the request

Copy the file_id from the response

You will now see activity in your dashboard since you have uploaded a file and generated a quote

TLDR Highlevel steps:

Create Your Account

Generate Your API Token

Create a Printer Config

Create a Filament Config

Authenticate with the API

Make Your First Set of API Calls

TLDR Highlevel steps:

Create Your Account

Generate Your API Token

Create a Printer Config

Create a Filament Config

Authenticate with the API

Make Your First Set of API Calls