Tripo3d Texture API Documentation

Tripo3d Texture API Documentation

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Tripo3D Texture re-textures an existing 3D model from a text prompt or a reference image. Ready-to-use REST inference API, best performance, no coldstarts, affordable pricing.

Features

Tripo3D Texture creates new textures for an existing 3D model using a text description or reference image.


Why Choose This?

  • Text or image guidance — Describe a material or provide a reference.
  • Texture quality options — Choose standard, detailed, extreme, or fast textures.
  • Material controls — Configure PBR materials and texture baking.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDescription
modelYesThe 3D model to process (GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ or STL, up to 150 MB).
promptNoText describing the texture you want. Use prompt or image.
imageNoReference image to texture the model from. Used when no prompt is given.
style_imageNoOptional style reference used together with the prompt.
texture_qualityNoTexture quality. extreme uses 8K textures; fast requires texture version v3.5-20260815. Options: standard, detailed, extreme, fast. Default: standard.
texture_versionNoTexture model version. fast quality requires v3.5-20260815. Options: v3.0-20250812, v3.5-20260815. Default: v3.0-20250812.
pbrNoGenerate PBR materials. Default: true.
delightNoReduce lighting baked into the source during texturing. Applies only to texture version v3.5-20260815. Default: true.
texture_alignmentNoWhat the texture follows: the source image colors or the generated geometry. Options: original_image, geometry. Default: original_image.
bakeNoBake advanced material effects into the base textures for wider compatibility. Default: true.
texture_seedNoOptional seed for texture generation.

How to Use

  1. Upload a model — Provide the source 3D file.
  2. Describe the texture — Enter a prompt or supply a reference image.
  3. Choose texture settings — Select quality and a compatible texture version.
  4. Submit — Download the textured model.

Pricing

Texture QualityPrice
standard or fast$0.12
detailed$0.24
extreme$0.36

Other texture settings do not add separate charges.


Notes

  • Provide a prompt or reference image. The image is used when no prompt is supplied.
  • style_image is an optional style reference used with a prompt.
  • fast quality requires texture version v3.5-20260815; delight takes effect only with that version.
  • Input models can be up to 150 MB.

Authentication

For authentication details, please refer to the Authentication Guide.

API Endpoints

Submit Task & Query Result

set -euo pipefail

export WAVESPEED_API_KEY="your-api-key"

REQUEST_BODY=$(cat <<'JSON'
{
  "model": "example",
  "texture_quality": "standard",
  "texture_version": "v3.0-20250812",
  "pbr": true,
  "delight": true,
  "texture_alignment": "original_image",
  "bake": true
}
JSON
)

# 1. Submit the prediction once. Never retry this request automatically:
# a retry after an unclear failure can create a second, billed task.
CHECK='The task may already exist. Check History or the predictions list before submitting again.'
if ! SUBMIT_RESPONSE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
  --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 \
  -X POST "https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/tripo3d/texture" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d "${REQUEST_BODY}"); then
  printf 'Submit failed. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi

TASK=$(printf '%s' "${SUBMIT_RESPONSE}" | jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end')
PREDICTION_ID=$(printf '%s' "${TASK}" | jq -r '.id // empty')
if [ -z "${PREDICTION_ID}" ]; then
  printf 'Submission response did not contain a prediction id. %s\n' "${CHECK}" >&2
  exit 1
fi
RESULT_URL="https://api.wavespeed.ai/api/v3/predictions/${PREDICTION_ID}/result"

# 2. Poll until the prediction reaches a final status.
BODY_FILE=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "${BODY_FILE}"' EXIT
while true; do
  # Transient errors (429, 5xx) are retried, honoring Retry-After.
  HTTP_CODE=$(curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body \
    --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 --retry 5 --retry-delay 2 \
    --output "${BODY_FILE}" --write-out '%{http_code}' \
    "${RESULT_URL}" \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer ${WAVESPEED_API_KEY}" || true)
  case "${HTTP_CODE}" in
    2??) ;;
    000|429|5??)  # dropped connection or temporary error: keep polling
      printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s, polling again in 10s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      sleep 10; continue ;;
    *) printf 'Task %s: HTTP %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${HTTP_CODE}" >&2
      cat "${BODY_FILE}" >&2; exit 1 ;;
  esac
  RESULT=$(jq 'if type == "object" and has("data") then .data else . end' "${BODY_FILE}")
  STATUS=$(printf '%s' "${RESULT}" | jq -r '.status // empty')

  case "${STATUS}" in
    completed) printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq '.outputs'; break ;;
    failed|cancelled|timeout|deleted)
      printf 'Task %s ended with status %s\n' "${PREDICTION_ID}" "${STATUS}" >&2
      printf '%s\n' "${RESULT}" | jq . >&2; exit 1 ;;
    *) sleep 2 ;;
  esac
done

Retry temporary errors only while polling, never the submit request. Errors, retries and timeouts

Parameters

Task Submission Parameters

Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultRangeDescription
modelstringYes--The 3D model to process (GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ or STL, up to 150 MB).
promptstringNo-Text describing the texture you want. Use prompt or image.
imagestringNo-Reference image to texture the model from. Used when no prompt is given.
style_imagestringNo--Optional style reference used together with the prompt.
texture_qualitystringNostandardstandard, detailed, extreme, fastTexture quality: standard, detailed (high resolution), extreme (8K) or fast (same size as standard, quicker; uses texture model v3.5-20260815).
texture_versionstringNov3.0-20250812v3.0-20250812, v3.5-20260815Texture model. v3.5-20260815 is the newest; the fast quality and delight use it.
pbrbooleanNotrue-Generate PBR materials.
delightbooleanNotrue-Remove the lighting baked into the source before texturing (texture model v3.5-20260815 only).
texture_alignmentstringNooriginal_imageoriginal_image, geometryWhat the texture follows: the source image colors or the generated geometry.
bakebooleanNotrue-Bake advanced material effects into the base textures for wider compatibility.
texture_seedintegerNo--Seed: the same seed gives the same texture.

Every model also accepts the global request options enable_sync_mode and enable_base64_output; see their pages for details.

Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction, Task Id
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarrayOutput values, usually URL strings; some models return text strings or structured result objects (empty when status is not completed)
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringTask status. completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses.
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created (e.g., “2023-04-01T12:34:56.789Z”)
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds

Result Request Parameters

ParameterTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
idstringYes-Task ID

Result Response Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
codeintegerHTTP status code (e.g., 200 for success)
messagestringStatus message (e.g., “success”)
dataobjectThe prediction data object containing all details
data.idstringUnique identifier for the prediction
data.modelstringModel ID used for the prediction
data.outputsarray<string | object>Array of generated outputs (empty when status is not completed). Items are usually URL strings, but may be text strings or structured result objects, depending on the model.
data.urlsobjectObject containing related API endpoints
data.statusstringStatus: completed is successful; failed, cancelled, timeout, and deleted are failure terminal statuses
data.created_atstringISO timestamp of when the request was created
data.errorstringError message (empty if no error occurred)
data.timingsobjectObject containing timing details
data.timings.inferenceintegerInference time in milliseconds
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