# Unsplash

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/unsplash/  
**Website:** https://unsplash.com  
**APIs profiled:** 7

Unsplash is a platform providing the world's largest collection of high-quality, freely usable photographs. The Unsplash API gives developers programmatic access to search, browse, and retrieve photos, collections, topics, and user profiles. Photos are provided under the Unsplash License. Authentication uses Client-ID for public access or OAuth 2.0 for user-delegated operations.

## Kin Score — 41.1 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-21 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.5 from 40.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 74.1 |
| Contract Quality | 74.1 |
| Governance | 28.8 |
| Contract Governance | 28.8 |
| Operational Transparency | 28.9 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 23.8 |
| Commercial Clarity | 15.8 |
| Access Clarity | 15.8 |

## Agent readiness — 32.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | yes |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | partial |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

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

## APIs (7)

- **Unsplash Collections API** — Photo collection management
- **Unsplash Current User API** — Authenticated user operations
- **Unsplash Photos API** — Photo browsing and management operations
- **Unsplash Search API** — Search photos, collections, and users
- **Unsplash Stats API** — Platform statistics
- **Unsplash Topics API** — Editorial topic operations
- **Unsplash Users API** — User profile operations

## Agentic access (1)

- **Unsplash Agentic Access** — 29 operations · 7 acting

## Security (3)

- **Unsplash Authentication** — apiKey/oauth2 · 2 schemes
- **Unsplash Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Unsplash Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published

## Plans (1)

- **Unsplash Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Photos, Image, Photography, Stock Photos, Creative, Open-Source, Media

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