---
title: "List which manufacturing processes are compatible or incompatible with a material."
method: POST
path: "/tools/get_material_process_compatibility"
---

# List which manufacturing processes are compatible or incompatible with a material.

`POST /tools/get_material_process_compatibility`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.mechanofab.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.mechanofab.com/v1/tools/get_material_process_compatibility`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Use when the user asks which processes can be used with a material (e.g. 'can titanium be FDM printed?', 'what processes work with PEEK?'). Returns compatible and incompatible process lists.

## Request body

- object
  - `material_id` string, required
  - `process_ids` string[]: Optional: check specific processes only. Omit to return all.

## Response `200`

Tool result

- object
  - `material_name` string, required
  - `compatible_processes` unknown[], required
    - unknown
  - `incompatible_processes` unknown[], required
    - unknown
  - `source_tag` string, required

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request/input.
- `401`: Missing/invalid credentials.
- `402`: Insufficient credits.
- `403`: Scope/tool forbidden.
- `404`: Unknown resource.
- `409`: Idempotency conflict.
- `429`: Rate limited.
- `503`: Control plane / runtime unavailable.

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