Turn a single photo, render or sketch into a textured 3D object you can view from every side.
From 30 credits300 free credits to start
Send one image of an object and get back a self-contained glTF binary with PBR textures, pictures of the finished model from six sides, plus a generation.json that records the exact image digest, model revision, seeds, settings and validation counts. Economy uses a roughly 120,000-face paint budget and 1K textures; high offers a configurable face target and 2K textures; max takes longer to refine high's shape for finer surface detail. Start the job, keep its id and poll. Geometry is unitless: no physical size, rigging, watertightness or print readiness is inferred from a picture.
The same picture at each quality, all real jobs. Pick an example, drag a divider to compare, and drag the model to turn it.
A product photo, a render, a sketch. The background is removed for you, or left alone if it is already transparent.
Economy keeps the model light. High adds finer shape and sharper textures, at the detail you choose. Max refines the shape further for finer surface detail, and takes longer.
Optimize it for phones in one more step, then split it into parts.
Inspect the files before running your own job. No sign-in required.
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 1.8 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 15.8 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 15.7 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 1.8 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 15.8 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 16.7 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 1.9 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 14.6 MB
A file the slider shows: the job's own web copy, with every face and the full texture resolution.
GLB · 14.9 MB
From 30 credits. A job that fails costs nothing.
300free credits when you sign up
Price per job
Create a 3D model from an image
Limits
Limits by account
Free until your first purchase; any credit pack moves you to Pay as you go; a monthly bundle while it lasts. GPU tools like this one run up to 5 of your jobs at a time; the rest wait their turn. Compare accounts
Connect your agent and it can use this tool right away, or call it from your own code. One key works for both.
Send a file body, or JSON containing an upload ID or public URL. Options such as quality go in the JSON options object, or the query string for a file body.
# idempotency_key is required: repeating the same request returns the same job
curl https://api.mcpbytes.com/v1/tools/create_3d_model_from_image/jobs \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MCPBYTES_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"url": "https://mcpbytes.com/showcase/rc-tank.png",
"options": {"quality": "high", "seed": 7},
"idempotency_key": "image-example-001"
}'{
"tool": "create_3d_model_from_image",
"status": "queued",
"input_kind": "file",
"options": {
"quality": "high",
"texture_resolution": 2048,
"seed": 7
},
"workflow": {
"stage": "Modeling",
"deadline": "2026-10-31T08:08:51.779Z",
"cancel_pending": false,
"refund_pending": false
},
"capabilities": {
"can_cancel": true
},
"result": null
}Poll until the status is final. Download files only after success.
# JOB_ID is the id from the create response; poll until status is final
curl "https://api.mcpbytes.com/v1/jobs/$JOB_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MCPBYTES_API_KEY"
# Once status is succeeded, download the model from result.files[].url
curl -fsSLo model.glb "$MODEL_URL"{
"tool": "create_3d_model_from_image",
"status": "succeeded",
"credits_charged": 100,
"compute_ms": 294749,
"result": {
"files": [
{
"name": "model.glb",
"bytes": 42265140,
"content_type": "model/gltf-binary",
"url": "https://api.mcpbytes.com/blob/dl/…"
},
{
"name": "generation.json",
"bytes": 5973,
"content_type": "application/json",
"url": "https://api.mcpbytes.com/blob/dl/…"
}
]
}
}Connect once. Your agent calls create_3d_model_from_image and gets the download URLs back. This endpoint has only this tool's family, which keeps your agent's tool list short; one endpoint has every tool.
The first form signs in through the browser when you run /mcp. In .mcp.json (project root), ${MCPBYTES_API_KEY} is read from the environment when Claude Code connects. Claude Code docs
claude mcp add --transport http mcpbytes \
https://api.mcpbytes.com/mcp/3dCodex reads the key from the environment variable each time it connects. The same table can go in ~/.codex/config.toml by hand; codex mcp add has no --header flag. Codex docs
codex mcp add mcpbytes --url https://api.mcpbytes.com/mcp/3d \
--bearer-token-env-var MCPBYTES_API_KEY~/.cursor/mcp.json (all projects) or .cursor/mcp.json (one project). Remote servers take no "type". Without the header, the client signs you in with GitHub or an email link (OAuth). Cursor docs
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcpbytes": {
"url": "https://api.mcpbytes.com/mcp/3d",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer ${env:MCPBYTES_API_KEY}"
}
}
}
}Prefer to run it yourself? Source on GitHub (AGPL-3.0)
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