Pexels Photos API

Search, browse, and retrieve photos.

OpenAPI Specification

pexels-photos-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Pexels Collections Photos API
  description: 'The Pexels API provides programmatic access to Pexels'' free stock photo

    and video library, plus curated collections. Use it to search photos

    and videos, fetch curated and popular media, and integrate Pexels

    content into apps and websites.

    '
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Pexels API
    url: https://www.pexels.com/api/
  termsOfService: https://www.pexels.com/terms-of-service/
servers:
- url: https://api.pexels.com/v1
  description: Pexels production API
tags:
- name: Photos
  description: Search, browse, and retrieve photos.
paths:
  /search:
    get:
      operationId: searchPhotos
      summary: Search Photos
      description: Search the Pexels photo library by keyword.
      tags:
      - Photos
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: query
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
        description: Search keyword such as "Ocean" or "Tigers".
      - in: query
        name: orientation
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - landscape
          - portrait
          - square
      - in: query
        name: size
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - large
          - medium
          - small
      - in: query
        name: color
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: locale
        schema:
          type: string
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - in: query
        name: per_page
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 15
          maximum: 80
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Photo search results.
  /curated:
    get:
      operationId: getCuratedPhotos
      summary: Curated Photos
      description: Returns real-time curated photos selected by Pexels.
      tags:
      - Photos
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - in: query
        name: page
        schema:
          type: integer
      - in: query
        name: per_page
        schema:
          type: integer
          maximum: 80
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Curated photos.
  /photos/{id}:
    get:
      operationId: getPhoto
      summary: Get Photo
      description: Retrieve a specific photo by ID.
      tags:
      - Photos
      security:
      - apiKeyAuth: []
      parameters:
      - in: path
        name: id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A single photo resource.
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Pexels uses an API-key in the `Authorization` request header.

        Send your key as `Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY` on every request.

        '
externalDocs:
  description: Pexels API Documentation
  url: https://www.pexels.com/api/documentation/