specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Pixabay
providerId: pixabay
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Stock Media
- Images
- Videos
- Illustrations
- Free
- Search
- Plans
description: >-
  The Pixabay API is free for both commercial and non-commercial use under the Pixabay Content
  License. There is no paid tier. The only requirements are a free account, API key usage, and
  respecting attribution and caching guidelines (cache at least 24 hours).
notes: "Free for everyone. License: Pixabay Content License."
sources:
- https://pixabay.com/api/docs/
- https://pixabay.com/service/license-summary/
plans:
- id: pixabay-free
  name: Free
  type: free
  description: Free API access with API key; commercial use allowed under the Pixabay Content License.
  entries:
  - label: API Access
    name: api_access
    type: flat
    metric: requests
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 0
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Image API
  - name: Video API
  - name: Caching required (24h+)
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com