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IKEA Furniture Data Import — Research Report

Task: t-05dd7 Date: 2026-02-07 Researcher: researcher role

Executive Summary

There is no official public IKEA API for furniture data. However, there are multiple viable paths to get IKEA product dimensions and 3D models into our room planner. The recommended approach is a tiered strategy: start with a curated hand-built catalog of common IKEA items using known dimensions, with optional GLB model loading for enhanced visuals later.

1. IKEA APIs (Official)

IKEA Has No Public Developer API

IKEA does not offer a public REST/GraphQL API for developers. There is no developer portal, no API keys, no official documentation.

Undocumented Internal Endpoints

IKEA's website uses internal APIs that have been partially reverse-engineered:

Endpoint	Purpose	Format
`sik.search.blue.cdtapps.com/{country}/{lang}/search-result-page?q={query}&size=24&types=PRODUCT`	Product search	JSON
`www.ikea.com/{country}/{lang}/products/{itemNo[5:]}/{itemNo}.json`	Product detail (PIP)	JSON
`api.ingka.ikea.com/cia/availabilities/{country}/{lang}?itemNos={itemNo}`	Stock/availability	JSON
`www.ikea.com/{region}/{country}/iows/catalog/availability/{itemNo}`	Legacy availability (deprecated Dec 2021)	XML
`web-api.ikea.com/{country}/{lang}/rotera/data/exists/{itemNo}/`	3D model existence check	JSON
`web-api.ikea.com/{country}/{lang}/rotera/data/model/{itemNo}/`	3D model metadata + CDN URL	JSON

The Rotera API is most relevant for us — it returns a modelUrl field pointing to the actual GLB file on IKEA's CDN. This is what the Blender IKEA Browser add-on uses internally.

IKEA Kreativ: Their AI-powered room planner at ikea.com/us/en/home-design/ uses AWS infrastructure (API Gateway at ddh79d7xh5.execute-api.us-east-1.amazonaws.com). No public API.

Status: All endpoints are undocumented, unsupported, and may break at any time. Rate limiting and anti-bot measures exist. The IOWS endpoints are deprecated.

Sources: https://sbmueller.github.io/posts/ikea/ | Postman workspace: https://www.postman.com/galactic-shuttle-566922/ikea/overview

Archived Python Client

vrslev/ikea-api-client (GitHub, 1k+ stars) — Python client for IKEA internal APIs supporting cart, search, stock, item info, and 3D models. Archived October 2024 — no longer maintained. MIT license.

Supported: stock lookup, product search, item specs, 3D model retrieval (RoteraItem endpoint)
Install: pip install ikea-api[httpx]
Not recommended for new projects since archived

Source: https://github.com/vrslev/ikea-api-client

npm: ikea-availability-checker (Active)

Ephigenia/ikea-availability-checker — Node.js package for checking IKEA stock across 40+ countries and 400+ stores. Actively maintained.

npm install ikea-availability-checker
# CLI: ikea-availability-checker stock --country us 30457903

Not directly useful for dimensions/models but proves Node.js access to IKEA endpoints is feasible.

Source: https://github.com/Ephigenia/ikea-availability-checker

2. Open Datasets with Dimensions

Best: Hugging Face — IKEA US CommerceTXT (30,511 products)

Records: 30,511 products across 632 categories
Fields: Name, SKU, Price, Dimensions (Width/Height/Depth), Materials, Category, Images, URLs
Format: CommerceTXT v1.0.1 (text-based, parseable) + Parquet (56.5 MB)
License: CC0 1.0 (Public Domain) — fully usable
Date: July 15, 2025
Dimensions: Yes, in the @SPECS section (e.g., Width: 12", Height: 16")

from datasets import load_dataset
dataset = load_dataset("tsazan/ikea-us-commercetxt")

Source: https://huggingface.co/datasets/tsazan/ikea-us-commercetxt

Good: Kaggle — IKEA SA Furniture (2,962 items)

Records: 2,962 items
Fields: name, category, price, width (cm), height (cm), depth (cm), designer, description
Format: CSV
License: Kaggle dataset terms
Date: April 2020 (somewhat dated)
Dimensions: Yes — width, height, depth in centimeters

Source: https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/ahmedkallam/ikea-sa-furniture-web-scraping

Good: GitHub — IKEA Dataset (12,600+ items)

Records: 12,600+ images with furniture dimensions
Fields: Name, dimensions (width/length/height cm), material
Format: ZIP archives + Python scraping script
Organization: By room (bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living room, etc.)
Date: January 2020

Source: https://github.com/valexande/IKEA-Dataset

Reference: Dimensions.com — IKEA Collection

Content: Dozens of IKEA products with precise dimensions + technical drawings
Formats: DWG, SVG, JPG (2D) + 3DM, OBJ, SKP (3D models)
Coverage: KALLAX, HEMNES, BESTÅ, BEKANT, and many more series
Dual units: Both inches and centimeters
Includes: Weight capacities
Note: Good for manual reference but not easily machine-parseable without scraping

Source: https://www.dimensions.com/collection/ikea-furniture

3. IKEA 3D Models

Web-Sourced GLB Models (Best Path for Three.js)

IKEA product pages with a "View in 3D" button serve simplified, Draco-compressed GLB (binary glTF) files. These are:

Format: GLB (binary glTF 2.0) — native Three.js format
Quality: "Lowest quality versions" — simplified from manufacturing models for web delivery
Properties: Scaled in metric, basic materials applied, KHR_Texture_Transform extension
Compatibility: Direct import into Three.js via GLTFLoader + DRACOLoader

Tools to Download IKEA GLB Models

Tool	Type	Stars	Status	License
IKEA 3D Model Download Button	Tampermonkey userscript	941	Active (Jan 2026)	—
IKEA 3D Model Batch Downloader	Python (Selenium+BS4)	—	Active	GPL-3.0
IKEA Browser for Blender	Blender addon	95k downloads	Active (v0.4.0, Oct 2025)	GPL-3.0
Chrome Extension	Chrome extension	—	Active	—

The batch downloader workflow:

Give it an IKEA category URL (e.g., https://www.ikea.com/fi/fi/cat/chairs-fu002/)
Scrapes product links → extracts 3D model URLs → downloads GLB files
Stores metadata in SQLite database
Deduplication built-in

Note: Not all IKEA products have 3D models. Only items with the "View in 3D" button are available.

Official IKEA 3D Assembly Dataset (GitHub)

Source: https://github.com/IKEA/IKEA3DAssemblyDataset
Items: Only 5 products (LACK, EKET, BEKVÄM, DALFRED)
Formats: GLB/glTF + OBJ + PDF assembly instructions
License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — non-commercial only, research purposes
Verdict: Too few items and restrictive license. Not suitable for our use.

Sweet Home 3D IKEA Libraries

180 models: https://3deshop.blogscopia.com/180-ikea-models-for-sweethome3d/
342 models (bundle): https://3deshop.blogscopia.com/ikea-bundle-342-models/
Format: SH3F (Sweet Home 3D format) — would need conversion
Quality: Community-created, based on real IKEA products
Note: Format is proprietary to Sweet Home 3D, would require extraction/conversion

Third-Party Model Sources

Sketchfab: Search "IKEA" — many free community models, various licenses
TurboSquid: Free IKEA models available
Clara.io: Some IKEA models
Trimble 3D Warehouse: IKEA models available (SketchUp format)

4. Web Scraping Feasibility

Existing Scrapers

Project	Stack	Notes
IKEA Scraper	Python	Full scraper for ikea.com
ikea-webscraper	Selenium	Product info extraction
IKEA-project	Selenium	Product scraping
ikea-scraper	—	IKEA data extraction

Technical Challenges

IKEA uses heavy client-side rendering (React/Next.js) requiring browser automation (Selenium)
Anti-bot protections: CAPTCHAs, rate limiting, IP blocking
Dimension data is embedded in product pages in varying formats
Product IDs are 8-digit numbers but URL structure varies by locale

Legal Considerations

IKEA's Terms of Service prohibit automated scraping
IKEA actively protects trademarks and trade dress under US Trademark Act
For personal/non-commercial home planning use, tools like the Blender extension operate in a gray area
The HuggingFace CommerceTXT dataset (CC0) is the safest legal path for product data

5. Standard IKEA Dimensions Reference

Manually verified dimensions for the most common IKEA product lines:

Storage

Product	Width (cm)	Depth (cm)	Height (cm)
KALLAX 1×4	42	39	147
KALLAX 2×2	77	39	77
KALLAX 2×4	77	39	147
KALLAX 4×4	147	39	147
BILLY bookcase (standard)	80	28	202
BILLY bookcase (narrow)	40	28	202
BILLY bookcase (short)	80	28	106
HEMNES 6-drawer dresser	108	50	131
HEMNES 3-drawer dresser	108	50	96
HEMNES bookcase	90	37	197
BESTÅ TV bench	120/180	42	38
MALM 6-drawer dresser	80	48	123
MALM 4-drawer dresser	80	48	100
PAX wardrobe (standard)	100/150/200	58	201/236

Tables

Product	Width (cm)	Depth (cm)	Height (cm)
LACK side table	55	55	45
LACK coffee table	90	55	45
LACK TV bench	90	26	45
LISABO desk	118	45	74
BEKANT desk (rect)	120/140/160	80	65-85
LINNMON/ALEX desk	150	75	73
MELLTORP dining table	125	75	74
EKEDALEN ext. table	120-180	80	75

Seating

Product	Width (cm)	Depth (cm)	Height (cm)
POÄNG armchair	68	82	100
STRANDMON wing chair	82	96	101
KLIPPAN 2-seat sofa	180	88	66
EKTORP 3-seat sofa	218	88	88
KIVIK 3-seat sofa	228	95	83
MARKUS office chair	62	60	129-140

Beds

Product	Width (cm)	Depth (cm)	Height (cm)
MALM bed (queen, 160)	160	209	92 (headboard)
MALM bed (king, 180)	180	209	92 (headboard)
MALM bed (single, 90)	90	209	92 (headboard)
HEMNES bed (queen)	163	211	66 (headboard 112)
KURA reversible bed	99	209	116
SUNDVIK child bed	80	167	83

Kitchen

Product	Standard Width (cm)	Depth (cm)	Height (cm)
METOD base cabinet	60/80	60	80
METOD wall cabinet	60/80	37	60/80/100
METOD tall cabinet	60	60	200/220
KNOXHULT base cabinet	120/180	61	85
VADHOLMA kitchen island	126	79	90

6. Recommendations for Our Project

Recommended Approach: Tiered Strategy

Tier 1: Curated IKEA Catalog (Immediate)

Extend data/furniture-catalog.json with IKEA-specific items:

Add 30-50 most popular IKEA products with verified dimensions
Use our existing procedural mesh format (box geometry parts)
Add ikeaId field (8-digit product number) for future linking
Add ikeaSeries field (KALLAX, BILLY, MALM, etc.)
Add ikeaUrl field for reference

Schema extension:

{
  "id": "ikea-kallax-2x4",
  "name": "KALLAX Regal 2×4",
  "ikeaId": "80275887",
  "ikeaSeries": "KALLAX",
  "ikeaUrl": "https://www.ikea.com/de/de/p/kallax-regal-weiss-80275887/",
  "category": "storage",
  "rooms": ["wohnzimmer", "arbeitszimmer", "kinderzimmer"],
  "dimensions": { "width": 0.77, "depth": 0.39, "height": 1.47 },
  "variants": [
    { "color": "white", "hex": "#ffffff" },
    { "color": "black-brown", "hex": "#3c3028" },
    { "color": "white-stained-oak", "hex": "#d4c4a8" }
  ],
  "mesh": { ... }
}

Effort: ~2-3 hours to add 30 items manually from IKEA website Risk: None — uses verified public dimensions

Tier 2: GLB Model Import (Enhancement)

Add optional GLB model loading to the renderer:

Use Three.js GLTFLoader + DRACOLoader to load IKEA GLB files
Users download GLB files themselves (personal use) via browser extension
Store in local models/ directory
Fall back to procedural mesh if GLB not available

// In catalog entry:
{
  "id": "ikea-kallax-2x4",
  "model3d": "models/ikea/kallax-2x4.glb",  // optional
  "mesh": { ... }  // fallback procedural geometry
}

Effort: ~4-6 hours for GLTFLoader integration Risk: Low — GLB loading is standard Three.js functionality

Tier 3: Dataset Import Tool (Future)

Build a converter that parses the HuggingFace CommerceTXT dataset:

Extract product dimensions from @SPECS section
Map categories to our catalog format
Auto-generate procedural meshes from dimensions
Run offline as a data pipeline

Effort: ~1-2 days Risk: Medium — dimension parsing from free-text specs varies in reliability

What NOT to Do

Don't scrape IKEA live — Legal risk, fragile, unnecessary when datasets exist
Don't depend on undocumented APIs — They change without notice
Don't bundle IKEA 3D models — Trademark/IP issues. Let users provide their own
Don't use the IKEA 3D Assembly Dataset for the app — License is NC-SA research only

7. Key Sources

Resource	URL	Best For
HuggingFace IKEA US	https://huggingface.co/datasets/tsazan/ikea-us-commercetxt	Dimension data (CC0)
Kaggle IKEA SA	https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/ahmedkallam/ikea-sa-furniture-web-scraping	Structured CSV with dims
Dimensions.com IKEA	https://www.dimensions.com/collection/ikea-furniture	Reference dimensions + drawings
3D Batch Downloader	https://github.com/apinanaivot/IKEA-3d-model-batch-downloader	Downloading GLB models
Blender IKEA Browser	https://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/ikea-browser/	Model inspection/conversion
IKEA API Blog	https://sbmueller.github.io/posts/ikea/	Understanding IKEA endpoints
Sweet Home 3D IKEA	https://3deshop.blogscopia.com/ikea-bundle-342-models/	Pre-made 3D models (needs conversion)

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