Print On Demand MockUps API

How to generate product mockups via Apliiq API with mock up templates

Product mockups are helpful in setting good customer expectations when selling made to order products online.  The Apliiq API can help you generate mockups for your custom or personalized products that you are sending to Apliiq via the createDesign.


The Apliiq API uses mock up templates to more accurately construct mock up images of your products, based on exactly where you want the artwork to be placed on your garments.


What is a mock template?

A mock template is simply a saved design in your account, that you will use to “guide” Apliiq’s api to ensure the artwork you provide via the API is placed accurately in mock up images that are generated for new createDesign requests.  


Mock templates must contain the artworks (accurate image size is recommended) and their placements within a specific base garment.  

How do I create a mock template?

Follow these simple steps to create a mock template in your Apliiq account;


  1. Sign up for a free Apliiq account or sign in to your existing account.

  2. Select the product that you want to create a mock template.

  3. Upload “sample” artwork/s to the Apliiq product customizer and place these sample artworks in the exact placement you’d like your mockups to be rendered.  Please be sure to use the exact dimensions in your mockup template that you intend to send during subsequent createDesign calls to the API.  For example, if you intend to have a center chest print, @ 10” x10” (3,000px X 3,000px), the artwork you upload to your mock template should also be the same size.

  4. Save your design & you have created a mock template.  We recommend naming your saved design as a “mockup template” so you can easily find them within your account.

Use MockupTemplateID & BoundingBoxID in subsequent createDesign requests


Now that you have a mock template, we recommend you utilize the product endpoint to retrieve the precise mock up information you have created in your mock up template.  When making subsequent createDesign api calls, be sure to specify the MockupTemplateId field and  the boundingBoxId field in your request to ensure an accurate artwork placement within your mock up.

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