Printago API
POST /v1/materials/instances

Create material instance

Add a new spool to your inventory

Requires: material.instance.create

Request Body

Spool data with variant and remaining weight

MaterialInstanceInsert
externalIdoptional
string
materialIdrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$
materialTyperequired
string
remainingMaterialrequired
number
min: 0
sourceoptional
string
variantIdrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

Example Request

application/json
{
  "materialId": "string",
  "variantId": "string",
  "materialType": "string",
  "remainingMaterial": 0
}

Response Schema

MaterialInstance
createdAtrequired
string
format: date-time
externalIdoptional
string
idrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$
materialIdrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$
materialTyperequired
string
remainingMaterialrequired
number
min: 0
sourceoptional
string
storeIdrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$
updatedAtrequired
string
format: date-time
variantIdrequired
string
pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{24}$

Example Response

201 OK — application/json
{
  "variantId": "string",
  "materialId": "string",
  "materialType": "string",
  "remainingMaterial": 0,
  "id": "string",
  "storeId": "string",
  "createdAt": "2026-08-24T03:58:55.617Z",
  "updatedAt": "2026-08-24T03:58:55.617Z"
}