OpenAPI Specification
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/