Pixabay Image API
Search and retrieve royalty-free images, illustrations, and vectors. Filter by category, image type, orientation, color, and more. Returns image URLs at multiple resolutions.
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API entry from apis.yml
aid: pixabay:images
name: Pixabay Image API
description: Search and retrieve royalty-free images, illustrations, and vectors. Filter by category,
image type, orientation, color, and more. Returns image URLs at multiple resolutions.
humanURL: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
baseURL: https://pixabay.com/api/
tags:
- Image
- Search
- Illustrations
tags_raw:
- Images
- Search
- Illustrations
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/