Pixabay

aid: pixabay
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixabay/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Pixabay
kind: company
description: Pixabay is a free stock images, videos, illustrations, vectors, and music platform. The Pixabay API offers a
  public REST API for searching and retrieving free media assets. Authentication is via API key obtained on free signup.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Stock Media
- Images
- Videos
- Illustrations
- Free
- Search
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- 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:
  - Images
  - Search
  - Illustrations
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
- aid: pixabay:videos
  name: Pixabay Video API
  description: Search and retrieve royalty-free videos with multiple resolutions (large, medium, small, tiny) and dimensions
    metadata.
  humanURL: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/#api_search_videos
  baseURL: https://pixabay.com/api/videos/
  tags:
  - Videos
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/#api_search_videos
common:
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Pixabay
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pixabay
- type: Website
  url: https://pixabay.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/pixabay-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/pixabay-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/pixabay-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com