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Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by jspaur »

deftnerd wrote: post #75
jumanji89 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

An API for general printing (e.g. business cards, letterheads, brochures, posters, etc.) is desperately needed. I can't seem to find any commercial printer that offers an API.

infraprint.com just started one about two weeks ago. I haven't had the opportunity to test it yet but it looks like it has all the features that you might need. I'm planning to use them to print and mail custom letters through the USPS for a credit repair site I'm building.

For credit repair, you'll need to do certified mail for certain requests. This is something we're getting ready to launch :-) Feel free to reach out (info in profile), if we can help.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by revicon »

veemjeem wrote: post #109
famousactress wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think shirts.io has the responsibility here. They'd be reproducing an image unlawfully, for profit.

I doubt that, otherwise you could argue that Kinko's would be at fault when people pay to make photocopies of copyrighted content in their stores.

Kinkos was in fact successfully sued for just this thing. Example: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/basicbooks...

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by stevewillows »

rlei wrote: post #105
dangero wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hey Raymond, I have a fairly specific question. My interest in T-shirts has become refined in recent years. I only like T-shirts that are super soft. Have you guys tested a niche of super soft T's at all? I might be interested in using the API if I could brand a custom T-shirt site focused first of all on the softness of the T, and if you could guarantee the softness.

You'd be looking for a ringspun cotton or a triblend t-shirt from a high-end brand like American Apparel or Canvas. It all depends on how much you want to pay. American Apparel and Canvas are on the high end of the market. They each offer both ringspun and triblend styles. You're looking at $3 to $4 per shirt over the cost of a basic cotton tee. If you want a "value" soft tee, you should consider the Gildan Softstyle…

The AA tri-blends are my go-to shirt. A service like this would be well worth it if they offered either this or the Summer shirt over the normal 2001 / 2102.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by djeikyb »

revicon wrote: post #112
veemjeem wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt that, otherwise you could argue that Kinko's would be at fault when people pay to make photocopies of copyrighted content in their stores.

Kinkos was in fact successfully sued for just this thing. Example: http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/basicbooks...

You're saying Kinkos was acting as a dumb copy service and was sued for copy right infringement. But your linked case explicitly says this is wrong. Rather, they lost because:

    Kinko's has periodically asserted that it acted at the instruction of the
    educational institution, that is, as the agent of the colleges and is without
    responsibility. Yet, Kinko's promotional materials belie this contention
    particularly because Kinko's takes responsibility for obtaining copyright
    permission while touting the expertise of its copyright permissions staff (a
    "service [which] is provided at no charge to all Kinko's customers.").
    "Copyright Information Letter to Faculty Members," in Kinko's Copyright and
    Professor Publishing Handbook, at 40.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by samweinberg »

rlei wrote: post #85
fletchowns wrote: post #29

Bash Script + cronjob + Google Image Search + shirts.io = random new shirt every week?

Raymond from Shirts.io here. Shirts of the week? Done: http://imgur.com/PWUsJ5s For anyone looking to start a new t-shirt company using Shirts.io, we can give $100 in account credit for you to get started. Just email me: raymond at shirts dot io.

Just sent you an email. Thanks Raymond.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by e-dard »

Just an FYI regarding your documentation, of example GET requests (e.g., https://www.shirts.io/docs/quote_reference/)

You can describe GET requests as follows with cURL, which I find a bit smarter :-)

  curl -G https://www.shirts.io/api/v1/quote/ \
  -d "api_key=APIKEY" \
  -d "garment[0][product_id]=3" \
  -d "garment[0][color]=White" \
  -d "garment[0][sizes][med]=100" \
  -d "garment[0][sizes][lrg]=50"
In cases where you need to url-encode the parameter, you can switch out -d for --data-urlencode

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by granata »

frankdenbow wrote: post #51
lingben wrote: post #14

so is this like https://www.startupthreads.com/ where you can integrate with them to send t-shirts to clients or community members?

We (StartupThreads) also have an api in private beta that companies have used to ship swag. A little different than this but this looks cool.

Agreed. This looks like a lot of fun. My company (a traditional swag distributor) is working on an ecommerce site at SwagExpert.com. It's being built using real-time data on almost a million products (including apparel) that comes from an industry provider's API.

I like how this not only provides the product data but a mechanism for manufacturing and fulfillment as well. Very clever.

Good to see you here, Frank. We met a few months ago at SXSW and I rock the shirt you gave me regularly.

Re: T-Shirt Printing API

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Post by Metapony »

I'm wondering if you could add a page describing all of the 'garment' options! I like what I see otherwise, but am not familiar with what each of them are, and there's no where on the website I can find that info.
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