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App · Images & Design · 3 actions
Search Pixabay's library of royalty-free images and videos, and pull download links and contributor credits into your workflows.
Actions
| Action | What it does |
|---|---|
| Get an image | Look up one image by its Pixabay ID, including every download size and the contributor's name. |
| Search images | Search Pixabay's library of royalty-free photos, illustrations, and vectors. |
| Search videos | Search Pixabay's library of royalty-free stock videos. |
Get an image
Look up one image by its Pixabay ID, including every download size and the contributor's name.
Inputs
- Image ID
image_idtextRequired - The image's Pixabay ID, as returned by Search images.
Outputs
downloadsnumber- How many times it has been downloaded
full_hd_urltext- Link to a version up to 1920px. Only accounts approved for full API access get this, so it falls back to the 1280px version.
heightnumber- Height of the original image in pixels
image_idnumber- The image's Pixabay ID. Use with Get an image.
large_image_urltext- Link to a version no larger than 1280px
likesnumber- How many likes it has
page_urltext- Link to the media's page on Pixabay, where it can be downloaded
preview_urltext- Link to a thumbnail no larger than 150px
tagslist- The tags Pixabay files this under
typetext- What kind of image it is: 'photo', 'illustration', or 'vector'
usertext- Username of the contributor
user_idnumber- Pixabay ID of the contributor
viewsnumber- How many times it has been viewed
webformat_urltext- Link to a 640px version. Pixabay expires this link after 24 hours.
widthnumber- Width of the original image in pixels
Example output
{
"downloads": 6439,
"full_hd_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/ed6a9369fd0a76647_1920.jpg",
"height": 2250,
"image_id": 195893,
"large_image_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/ed6a99fd0a76647_1280.jpg",
"likes": 5,
"page_url": "https://pixabay.com/photos/blossom-bloom-flower-195893/",
"preview_url": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/10/15/flower-195893_150.jpg",
"tags": [
"blossom",
"bloom",
"flower"
],
"type": "photo",
"user": "Josch13",
"user_id": 48777,
"views": 7671,
"webformat_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/35bbf209e13e39d2_640.jpg",
"width": 4000
}Search images
Search Pixabay's library of royalty-free photos, illustrations, and vectors.
Inputs
- Search term
querytext - What to look for, for example 'yellow flowers'. Leave empty to browse everything. Maximum 100 characters.
- Image type
image_typetext - Optional. Only return one kind of image.One of:
all,photo,illustration,vector. - Orientation
orientationtext - Optional. Only return images in this shape.One of:
all,horizontal,vertical. - Category
categorytext - Optional. Only return media filed under this category.One of:
backgrounds,fashion,nature,science,education,feelings,health,people,religion,places, and 10 more. - Colours
colorstext - Optional. Only return images with these colour properties. Separate several with commas, for example 'red,yellow'. Choose from: grayscale, transparent, red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, lilac, pink, white, gray, black, brown.
- Editor's Choice only
editors_choicetrue/false - Only return media that has won an Editor's Choice award.Default:
false. - Safe search
safesearchtrue/false - Only return media suitable for all ages.Default:
false. - Sort by
ordertext - How to order the results. Defaults to most popular.One of:
popular(Most popular),latest(Most recent). - Minimum width
min_widthnumber - Optional. Leave out media narrower than this, in pixels.At least 0.
- Minimum height
min_heightnumber - Optional. Leave out media shorter than this, in pixels.At least 0.
- Page
pagenumber - Which page of results to return. Defaults to the first page.At least 1. Default:
1. - Results per page
per_pagenumber - How many results to return (3-200).From 3 to 200. Default:
20.
Outputs
imageslist- The matching images
totalnumber- How many results match in total
total_hitsnumber- How many of those the API will page through -- usually lower than the total, because Pixabay caps API paging at 500 by default
Example output
{
"images": [
{
"downloads": 6439,
"full_hd_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/ed6a9369fd0a76647_1920.jpg",
"height": 2250,
"image_id": 195893,
"large_image_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/ed6a99fd0a76647_1280.jpg",
"likes": 5,
"page_url": "https://pixabay.com/photos/blossom-bloom-flower-195893/",
"preview_url": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2013/10/15/flower-195893_150.jpg",
"tags": [
"blossom",
"bloom",
"flower"
],
"type": "photo",
"user": "Josch13",
"user_id": 48777,
"views": 7671,
"webformat_url": "https://pixabay.com/get/35bbf209e13e39d2_640.jpg",
"width": 4000
}
],
"total": 4692,
"total_hits": 500
}Search videos
Search Pixabay's library of royalty-free stock videos.
Inputs
- Search term
querytext - What to look for, for example 'yellow flowers'. Leave empty to browse everything. Maximum 100 characters.
- Video type
video_typetext - Optional. Only return one kind of video.One of:
all,film,animation. - Category
categorytext - Optional. Only return media filed under this category.One of:
backgrounds,fashion,nature,science,education,feelings,health,people,religion,places, and 10 more. - Editor's Choice only
editors_choicetrue/false - Only return media that has won an Editor's Choice award.Default:
false. - Safe search
safesearchtrue/false - Only return media suitable for all ages.Default:
false. - Sort by
ordertext - How to order the results. Defaults to most popular.One of:
popular(Most popular),latest(Most recent). - Minimum width
min_widthnumber - Optional. Leave out media narrower than this, in pixels.At least 0.
- Minimum height
min_heightnumber - Optional. Leave out media shorter than this, in pixels.At least 0.
- Page
pagenumber - Which page of results to return. Defaults to the first page.At least 1. Default:
1. - Results per page
per_pagenumber - How many results to return (3-200).From 3 to 200. Default:
20.
Outputs
totalnumber- How many results match in total
total_hitsnumber- How many of those the API will page through -- usually lower than the total, because Pixabay caps API paging at 500 by default
videoslist- The matching videos
Example output
{
"total": 42,
"total_hits": 42,
"videos": [
{
"downloads": 1464,
"duration": 12,
"height": 1080,
"likes": 18,
"page_url": "https://pixabay.com/videos/id-125/",
"size_name": "large",
"tags": [
"flowers",
"yellow",
"blossom"
],
"thumbnail_url": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/video/2015/08/08/125-135736646_large.jpg",
"type": "film",
"user": "CoverrFreeFootage",
"user_id": 1234,
"video_id": 125,
"video_url": "https://cdn.pixabay.com/video/2015/08/08/125-135736646_large.mp4",
"views": 4462,
"width": 1920
}
]
}