Pixabay (pixabay)

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.

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Type

• x-type: company

Tags

• Stock Media, Images, Videos, Illustrations, Free, Search

Timestamps

• Created: 2026-05-08
• Modified: 2026-05-08

APIs

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.

• Base URL: https://pixabay.com/api/
• Docs: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/

Pixabay Video API

Search and retrieve royalty-free videos with multiple resolutions (large, medium, small, tiny) and dimensions metadata.

• Base URL: https://pixabay.com/api/videos/
• Docs: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/#api_search_videos

Common Properties

• Website
• Developer Portal
• Plans — reconciled (free; no paid tier)
• RateLimits — reconciled (100 req/min; 24h caching)
• FinOps — reconciled (zero direct cost)

Maintainers

FN: Kin Lane

Email: kin@apievangelist.com