# Spectrum Integration API

> Public integration API for the Spectrum product customizer. Covers order
> acknowledgement and management, pricing and availability, saved assets, image
> rendering, web-to-print, design sharing, and user administration. All requests
> are authenticated with the `SPECTRUM_API_TOKEN` request header. Production base
> URL: https://api.spectrumcustomizer.com — staging:
> https://staging.spectrumcustomizer.com.

## API

- [OpenAPI 3.1 spec (JSON)](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/openapi.json): Machine-readable description of every endpoint, schema, and the authentication scheme. Give this to an AI assistant or code generator.
- [Interactive API Reference](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/reference/): Live, OpenAPI-powered explorer with per-endpoint code samples.
- [MCP Server](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/mcp-server/): Local Model Context Protocol server that exposes the Spectrum API as tools for AI agents (Claude, Copilot, Cursor).
- [Build with AI](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/build-with-ai/): How to use AI coding assistants to build Spectrum integrations, with copy-paste prompts.
- [Environments](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/environments/): Staging and production base URLs for API and CDN.
- [Rendering](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/rendering/): Image rendering endpoints.
- [WebToPrint (W2P)](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/webtoprint-w2p/): Print-ready output.
- [Assets](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/assets/): Saved and generated design assets.
- [Rate Limiting](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/api/rate-limiting/): Per-client rate limits on AI moderation and image-generation endpoints.

## Authentication

- Header: `SPECTRUM_API_TOKEN: <your-token>`
- Request a token from your Spectrum account manager. Store it in an environment
  variable or secret store; never commit it or paste it into a shared chat.

## Docs

- [Documentation home](https://docs.spectrumcustomizer.com/): Full Spectrum integration documentation, including ecommerce, marketing, and admin topics.