Pixelfed

Pixelfed is a decentralized, federated photo-sharing platform and open-source alternative to Instagram. Built on the ActivityPub protocol, it connects with the broader Fediverse — including Mastodon, PeerTube, and other federated networks — while giving users full ownership of their content. Pixelfed exposes a REST API that is broadly compatible with the Mastodon v1/v2 API, covering media uploads, status management, timelines, notifications, follower graphs, direct messages, stories, collections, and administrative functions. Developers can register OAuth2 applications against any public Pixelfed instance and build clients using the same patterns used for Mastodon- compatible apps.

Pixelfed publishes 17 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Blocks and Mutes API, Bookmarks API, and 14 more. Tagged areas include Fediverse, ActivityPub, Photo Sharing, Social Media, and Open Source.

The Pixelfed catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Pixelfed’s developer surface includes engineering blog, authentication, and 13 more developer resources.

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38.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 29/100 agent ready Heartbeat 100/100 alive open core · AGPL-3.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0 · Show this score on your site →

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1 published contract

Fediverse ActivityPub Photo Sharing Social Media Open Source DecentralizedMastodon CompatibleFederation

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 38.0/100 · thin

Contract Quality 8.7 / 16

Developer Ergonomics 1.5 / 13

Access Clarity 0.8 / 13

Operational Transparency 3.0 / 8

Contract Governance 1.1 / 8

Discoverability 4.3 / 7

Regulatory Posture 4.0 / 15

Open Source Surface 10.0 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 29/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 6 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship Ask about this →
Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes Ask about this →
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0 Ask about this →
Request/Response Examples +7 pts — share of operations carrying request/response examples; else an Examples / Code Samples link Ask about this →
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document Ask about this →

7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 6.4 — up to +18.7 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 11.9 — up to +17.6 composite points Ask about this →
Contract Quality scores 53.6 — up to +11.6 composite points Ask about this →

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Social and Fediverse	undeclared	-	-	1

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 3

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

ActivityPub

tagged — the provider's own APIs.json carries the standard as a tag; implementation not verified

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

OAuth 2.0

measured — observed by APIs.io (declared)

APIs 17

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Pixelfed Accounts API

Account management, follow/block/mute operations

Pixelfed Blocks and Mutes API

Blocked accounts and muted accounts

Pixelfed Bookmarks API

Bookmarked statuses

Pixelfed Collections API

Pixelfed-specific photo collections (v1.1)

Pixelfed Direct Messages API

Pixelfed-specific direct messaging (v1.1)

Pixelfed Discovery API

Trending content, suggestions, and directory

Pixelfed Favourites API

Favourited statuses

Pixelfed Follow Requests API

Pending follow requests

Pixelfed Instance API

Instance and federation metadata

Pixelfed Lists API

List management and membership

Pixelfed Media API

Media upload and management

Pixelfed Notifications API

Notification retrieval and management

Pixelfed Push Notifications API

Web push subscription management (v1.1)

Pixelfed Search API

Full-text and entity search

Pixelfed Statuses API

Creating, reading, and interacting with statuses (posts)

Pixelfed Stories API

Pixelfed-specific ephemeral stories (v1.1)

Pixelfed Timelines API

Home, public, tag, and list timelines

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Open Collections 17

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

Pixelfed REST Accounts API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Blocks and Mutes API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Bookmarks API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Collections API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Direct Messages API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Discovery API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Favourites API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Follow Requests API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Instance API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Lists API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Media API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Notifications API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Push Notifications API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Search API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Statuses API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Stories API

OPEN COLLECTION

Pixelfed REST Accounts Timelines API

OPEN COLLECTION

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Pixelfed API pricing

Not yet checked against Pixelfed's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Self-Hosted (Free)	Free
Managed Hosting (Third-party)	—
Pixelfed.social (Flagship Instance)	Free

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

: 5 minutes
: 5 minutes
: 30 minutes

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Pixelfed's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Plans

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Finops

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Pixelfed Context

0 classes · 0 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Pixelfed API Rules

71 rules · 62 error-severity 7 warn-severity 2 info-severity

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 1

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Pixelfed Instance Api Certification Overlay

1 action · security · pixelfed-instance-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Pixelfed Authentication

http/oauth2 · 2 schemes

SECURITY

Pixelfed Domain Security

TLSv1.3

SECURITY

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Pixelfed Scopes

4 scopes · authorizationCode

4 scopes

SCOPES

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Pixelfed Agentic Access

68 operations · 28 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

CodeOfConduct

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

SecurityPolicy

DomainSecurity

Authentication

OAuthScopes

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

IssueTracker

IssueTracker

Releases

Releases

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

License

License

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Blog

Blog

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

name: Pixelfed
description: 'Pixelfed is a decentralized, federated photo-sharing platform and open-source alternative to Instagram. Built
  on the ActivityPub protocol, it connects with the broader Fediverse — including Mastodon, PeerTube, and other federated
  networks — while giving users full ownership of their content. Pixelfed exposes a REST API that is broadly compatible with
  the Mastodon v1/v2 API, covering media uploads, status management, timelines, notifications, follower graphs, direct messages,
  stories, collections, and administrative functions. Developers can register OAuth2 applications against any public Pixelfed
  instance and build clients using the same patterns used for Mastodon- compatible apps.

  '
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: AGPL-3.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: false
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Free · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://pixelfed.org/img/logo.svg
tags:
- Fediverse
- ActivityPub
- Photo Sharing
- Social Media
- Open Source
- Decentralized
- Mastodon Compatible
- Federation
tags_raw:
- Fediverse
- ActivityPub
- Photo Sharing
- Social Media
- Open Source
- Decentralized
- Mastodon Compatible
- Federation
- Social-Media
- Open-Source
created: '2024-01-01'
modified: '2026-10-06'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-accounts-api
  name: Pixelfed Accounts API
  description: Account management, follow/block/mute operations
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Account
  tags_raw:
  - Accounts
  properties:
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    url: openapi/pixelfed-accounts-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
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  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
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  - type: RateLimits
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  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-blocks-and-mutes-api
  name: Pixelfed Blocks and Mutes API
  description: Blocked accounts and muted accounts
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Blocks and Mutes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-blocks-and-mutes-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
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  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-bookmarks-api
  name: Pixelfed Bookmarks API
  description: Bookmarked statuses
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Bookmarks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-bookmarks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
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  - type: RateLimits
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  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-collections-api
  name: Pixelfed Collections API
  description: Pixelfed-specific photo collections (v1.1)
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Collection
  tags_raw:
  - Collections
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-collections-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-direct-messages-api
  name: Pixelfed Direct Messages API
  description: Pixelfed-specific direct messaging (v1.1)
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Direct Messages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-direct-messages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-discovery-api
  name: Pixelfed Discovery API
  description: Trending content, suggestions, and directory
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Discovery
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-discovery-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-favourites-api
  name: Pixelfed Favourites API
  description: Favourited statuses
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Favourites
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-favourites-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-follow-requests-api
  name: Pixelfed Follow Requests API
  description: Pending follow requests
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Follow Requests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-follow-requests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-instance-api
  name: Pixelfed Instance API
  description: Instance and federation metadata
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Instance
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-instance-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-lists-api
  name: Pixelfed Lists API
  description: List management and membership
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - List
  tags_raw:
  - Lists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-lists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-media-api
  name: Pixelfed Media API
  description: Media upload and management
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Media
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-media-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-notifications-api
  name: Pixelfed Notifications API
  description: Notification retrieval and management
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Notification
  tags_raw:
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-push-notifications-api
  name: Pixelfed Push Notifications API
  description: Web push subscription management (v1.1)
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Push Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-push-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-search-api
  name: Pixelfed Search API
  description: Full-text and entity search
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-search-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-statuses-api
  name: Pixelfed Statuses API
  description: Creating, reading, and interacting with statuses (posts)
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Status
  tags_raw:
  - Statuses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-statuses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-stories-api
  name: Pixelfed Stories API
  description: Pixelfed-specific ephemeral stories (v1.1)
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Stories
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-stories-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
- aid: pixelfed:pixelfed-timelines-api
  name: Pixelfed Timelines API
  description: Home, public, tag, and list timelines
  humanURL: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  baseURL: https://{instance}/api
  tags:
  - Timelines
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/pixelfed-timelines-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical/api/
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/plans/plans.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixelfed/refs/heads/main/finops/finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  X-twitter: kinlane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/plans.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/finops.yml
- url: https://pixelfed.org/blog/
  type: Blog
- type: Website
  url: https://pixelfed.org
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/issues
- type: Releases
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases
- type: SecurityPolicy
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/SECURITY.md
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: AGPL-3.0
  url: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/dev/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/pixelfed-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/pixelfed-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/pixelfed-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/pixelfed-scopes.yml

Pixelfed API — frequently asked questions

Does Pixelfed have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 17 APIs from Pixelfed, including Pixelfed Accounts API, Pixelfed Blocks and Mutes API and Pixelfed Bookmarks API, and 14 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Pixelfed API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 17 OpenAPI specifications for Pixelfed, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Pixelfed API?

Pixelfed documents its authentication (http/oauth2 · 2 schemes). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Pixelfed Authentication.

How much does the Pixelfed API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Pixelfed, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the Pixelfed API ready for AI agents?

Pixelfed has a Kin Score of 38.0 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 28.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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