Zoo API Makeathon

Build Something Worth Sharing

The Zoo API Makeathon is a virtual building competition focused on one goal: Create projects designed to inspire fellow developers, showcase new possibilities with Zoo APIs, and encourage others to build on, remix, and expand their ideas.
Create something with Zoo's Engine API, Agent API, or File Format API that inspires others to build, remix, and push what's possible.

We're looking for projects that help developers learn, inspire new ideas, and demonstrate practical ways to build with Zoo. Whether it's a developer tool, engineering workflow, automation, integration, open-source utility, AI-powered application, or something completely unexpected, the best submissions will be the ones that other developers want to explore, learn from, and build upon. Any industry. Any problem. Any idea worth building.

Successful projects help others understand how Zoo works through clear code, thoughtful documentation, and creative applications. We especially encourage submissions that contribute back to the ecosystem by improving documentation, identifying areas for improvement, or demonstrating novel uses of the platform.

All submissions must be open source and publicly available on GitHub so that the broader community can learn from, remix, and extend the work created during the Makeathon.

Timeline
📅 Makeathon Creation Window
July 22, 2026 – August 5, 2026
📨 Submission Deadline
August 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT
🗳️ Judging Period
August 5–12, 2026
🏆 Winners Announced
By August 12, 2026, after judging has been completed and results have been finalized

Prizes
We're rewarding projects that demonstrate creativity, technical excellence, and innovative uses of Zoo APIs.

1st place 🥇
Bambu Lab H2C 3D Printer
10,000 minutes of Zoo API access to continue building and experimenting with your project
Winner spotlight on the Zoo Blog, created in collaboration with the winner and the Zoo team

🥈 Second Place
2nd place 🥈
Bambu Lab H2D 3D Printer
10,000 minutes of Zoo API access to continue building and experimenting with your project

🥉 Third Place
10,000 minutes of Zoo API access to continue building and experimenting with your project

Team Pick
Awarded to the project selected by the Zoo team.
Bambu Lab H2D 3D Printer
10,000 minutes of Zoo API access to continue building and experimenting with your project

Why Participate?
The best developer ecosystems are built on great examples.
Whether you're building a useful utility, a polished application, an ambitious engineering workflow, or a completely new idea, your project could help thousands of developers discover new ways to build with Zoo.
We're excited to see what you create.