# Pexels

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/pexels/  
**Website:** https://www.pexels.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 3

Give your users access to the entire Pexels photo and video library without leaving your app or website. The Pexels API is free and seamlessly integrates with just a few lines of code.

## Kin Score — 36.7 / 100 (thin)

Scored 2026-08-25 under rubric 0.14.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 36.7).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 55.6 |
| Contract Quality | 54.4 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 31.0 |
| Commercial Clarity | 50.0 |
| Access Clarity | 50.0 |

## Agent readiness — 22.9 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |

## Access

Freemium · Self-serve signup — onboarding: self-serve, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: high).

## APIs (3)

- **Pexels Collections API** — Browse featured and user-owned collections.
- **Pexels Photos API** — Search, browse, and retrieve photos.
- **Pexels Videos API** — Search, browse, and retrieve videos.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Pexels Agentic Access** — 9 operations

## Security (2)

- **Pexels Authentication** — apiKey · 1 scheme
- **Pexels Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Pexels Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Photos, Stock Media, Videos

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/pexels/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.