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title: "Public instances"
weight: 4
summary: List of publicly available instances
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It's highly **NOT** recommended to be using frontends of the hosted instances directly from this page, as they're not check if they're configured properly, or modified without disclosing their source code as per the AGPL. You're always recommended to use [piped.video](http://piped.video), IPFS, or the [mirrors](https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped#mirrors) mentioned in the README.

You can switch instances by using the instance switcher in the preferences page. Likewise, you can also set the `instance` query parameter with an API URL to force the frontend to use an instance.

Instance Name | Instance API URL | Instance Location(s) | CDN | Registered Users
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
kavin.rocks (Official) | https://pipedapi.kavin.rocks | 🇺🇸, 🇮🇳, 🇳🇱, 🇨🇦, 🇬🇧, 🇫🇷 | Yes | ![](https://pipedapi.kavin.rocks/registered/badge)
leptons.xyz | https://pipedapi.leptons.xyz | 🇦🇹 | Yes | ![](https://pipedapi.leptons.xyz/registered/badge)
nosebs.ru | https://pipedapi.nosebs.ru | 🇫🇮 | Yes | ![](https://pipedapi.nosebs.ru/registered/badge)
kavin.rocks libre (Official) | https://pipedapi-libre.kavin.rocks | 🇳🇱 | No | ![](https://pipedapi-libre.kavin.rocks/registered/badge)
privacy.com.de | https://piped-api.privacy.com.de | 🇩🇪 | No | ![](https://piped-api.privacy.com.de/registered/badge)
adminforge.de | https://pipedapi.adminforge.de | 🇩🇪 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.adminforge.de/registered/badge)
piped.yt | https://api.piped.yt | 🇩🇪 | No | ![](https://api.piped.yt/registered/badge)
drgns.space | https://pipedapi.drgns.space | 🇺🇸 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.drgns.space/registered/badge)
owo.si | https://pipedapi.owo.si | 🇩🇪 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.owo.si/registered/badge)
ducks.party | https://pipedapi.ducks.party | 🇳🇱 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.ducks.party/registered/badge)
codespace.cz | https://piped-api.codespace.cz | 🇨🇿 | No | ![](https://piped-api.codespace.cz/registered/badge)
reallyaweso.me | https://pipedapi.reallyaweso.me | 🇩🇪 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.reallyaweso.me/registered/badge)
private.coffee | https://api.piped.private.coffee | 🇦🇹 | No | ![](https://api.piped.private.coffee/registered/badge)
darkness.services | https://pipedapi.darkness.services | 🇺🇸 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.darkness.services/registered/badge)
orangenet.cc | https://pipedapi.orangenet.cc | 🇸🇮 | No | ![](https://pipedapi.orangenet.cc/registered/badge)