aid: imgur name: Imgur description: >- Imgur is a popular image and album hosting platform whose REST API (v3) exposes the full platform — upload, retrieve, vote, comment, gallery, account, tags, topics — over HTTP/JSON. Anonymous reads/writes are supported with a Client-ID; per-user actions use OAuth2 access tokens. Commercial use is routed through RapidAPI's metered tiers. url: https://apidocs.imgur.com/ image: https://s.imgur.com/images/favicon-152.png specificationVersion: '0.20' type: API created: '2026-05-28' modified: '2026-05-30' x-source: public-apis/public-apis x-category: Photography x-tier: 2 x-tier-reason: pipeline-enriched tags: - Photography - Images - Image Hosting - Albums - Gallery - Social - Memes - Content Sharing - Public APIs apis: - name: Imgur API v3 description: >- RESTful HTTP/JSON API for Imgur covering images, albums, the public gallery, comments, accounts, tags, topics, meme generation, and notifications. humanURL: https://apidocs.imgur.com/ baseURL: https://api.imgur.com/3/ tags: - Images - Albums - Gallery - Comments - Accounts - Tags - OAuth2 properties: - type: Documentation url: https://apidocs.imgur.com/ - type: OpenAPI url: openapi/imgur-openapi.yml - type: Authentication url: https://apidocs.imgur.com/#authorization-and-oauth - type: RateLimits url: rate-limits/imgur-rate-limits.yml - type: SignUp url: https://api.imgur.com/oauth2/addclient - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-image-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-album-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-comment-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-account-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-gallery-item-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-tag-schema.json - type: JSONSchema url: json-schema/imgur-access-token-schema.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/imgur-image-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/imgur-album-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/imgur-comment-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/imgur-account-structure.json - type: JSONStructure url: json-structure/imgur-gallery-item-structure.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-uploadImage-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-getImage-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-getAlbum-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-getGallery-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-createComment-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-getAccount-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-issueAccessToken-example.json - type: Example url: examples/imgur-getRateLimitCredits-example.json - type: Plans url: plans/imgur-plans-pricing.yml - type: FinOps url: finops/imgur-finops.yml common: - type: Website url: https://imgur.com/ - type: Portal url: https://api.imgur.com/ - type: Documentation url: https://apidocs.imgur.com/ - type: TermsOfService url: https://imgur.com/tos - type: PrivacyPolicy url: https://imgur.com/privacy - type: Support url: https://help.imgur.com/ - type: Blog url: https://imgur.com/blog - type: GitHubOrganization url: https://github.com/Imgur - type: StackOverflow url: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/imgur - type: SDK name: imgurpython url: https://github.com/Imgur/imgurpython description: Official Imgur Python client library (deprecated but functional). - type: SDK name: Imgur iOS Library url: https://github.com/Imgur/Hermes description: Swift library for Imgur on iOS. - type: SDK name: Mandible url: https://github.com/Imgur/mandible description: Go-based image upload service developed and used by Imgur. - type: SDK name: Incus url: https://github.com/Imgur/incus description: Imgur's open-source websocket/push messaging middleware. - type: SDK name: incusjs url: https://github.com/Imgur/incusjs description: JavaScript client bindings for Incus. - type: SDK name: Imgur.API (.NET) url: https://github.com/DamienDennehy/Imgur.API description: Community .NET client for the Imgur API v3. - type: SpectralRules url: rules/imgur-rules.yml - type: Vocabulary url: vocabulary/imgur-vocabulary.yml - type: JSON-LD url: json-ld/imgur-context.jsonld - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/shared/imgur.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/share-image-to-gallery.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/build-album.yaml - type: NaftikoCapability url: capabilities/moderate-comments.yaml - type: Features data: - name: Image Upload description: Anonymous or authenticated upload via binary, base64, or remote URL. - name: Albums description: Group images into ordered, privacy-aware collections. - name: Public Gallery description: Hot / top / user sections with sort and time windows. - name: Comments & Voting description: Threaded comments and up/down voting on gallery items. - name: Tags & Topics description: Folksonomy tagging and editor-curated topic channels. - name: Meme Generation description: Generate memes from default templates. - name: Notifications description: Per-user notification feed for replies, followers, and gallery events. - name: Rate-Limit Introspection description: GET /3/credits returns current client and user quota usage. - type: UseCases data: - name: User-Generated Content Hosting description: Apps and forums offload image hosting to Imgur's free Client-ID tier. - name: Meme & Social Content Pipelines description: Bots and Discord/Reddit integrations upload generated images on the fly. - name: Screenshot Sharing description: Desktop tools (ShareX, Greenshot) push screenshots to anonymous Imgur links. - name: Mobile App Image Pipelines description: iOS/Android apps use the iOS/Android SDKs to upload user photos. - name: Gallery Content Curation description: Editors fetch hot/top gallery feeds to surface trending images on third-party sites. - type: Integrations data: - name: Reddit description: Imgur grew up alongside Reddit; Reddit posts frequently embed Imgur links. - name: Discord description: Many Discord bots use Imgur for ephemeral image storage. - name: ShareX description: Popular Windows screenshot tool uploads directly to Imgur via Client-ID. - name: RapidAPI description: Commercial Imgur API access is routed through RapidAPI's marketplace. - name: imgurpython, Imgur.API, Hermes description: Official and community SDKs cover Python, .NET, Swift, and Go ecosystems. - type: Solutions data: - name: Free Anonymous Tier description: Client-ID based, non-commercial use within daily/hourly quotas at $0. - name: OAuth2 User Tier description: Per-user authenticated access for apps acting on behalf of an Imgur user. - name: RapidAPI Commercial Tiers description: Basic / Pro / Ultra / Mega tiers on RapidAPI for commercial use cases. maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com