aid: pixabay
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/pixabay/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Pixabay
x-type: company
description: >-
  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.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Stock Media
  - Images
  - Videos
  - Illustrations
  - Free
  - Search
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: pixabay:images
    name: Pixabay Image API
    description: >-
      Search and retrieve royalty-free images, illustrations, and vectors. Filter by category, image type,
      orientation, color, and more. Returns image URLs at multiple resolutions.
    humanURL: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
    baseURL: https://pixabay.com/api/
    tags:
      - Images
      - Search
      - Illustrations
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
  - aid: pixabay:videos
    name: Pixabay Video API
    description: >-
      Search and retrieve royalty-free videos with multiple resolutions (large, medium, small, tiny) and
      dimensions metadata.
    humanURL: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/#api_search_videos
    baseURL: https://pixabay.com/api/videos/
    tags:
      - Videos
      - Search
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/#api_search_videos
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://pixabay.com/
  - type: DeveloperPortal
    url: https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/pixabay-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/pixabay-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/pixabay-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com