Icon Horse API

⭐ Beginner's Pick Art & Design / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS CORS
Free to Use Varies (check documentation)

Overview

Icon Horse fetches the best available favicon for any website URL with a graceful fallback when none exists. No auth or signup needed—just pass a domain name and get an image back.

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Beginner Tip

The response is an image, not JSON. Use the URL directly in an img src tag: https://icon.horse/icon/example.com

Available Data

Icon Horse data via REST API
JSON-formatted response data
Freely accessible without authentication

Example Response

JSON Response
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Icon Horse",
    "description": "Favicons for any website, with fallbacks",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

(image binary) PNG or ICO image data returned directly as the response body—use in an img src, not JSON.parse()

Implementation Example

const url = "https://icon.horse/";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generic fallback icon returned Domain has no detectable favicon
This is expected behavior—Icon Horse always returns a valid image, never a 404
Icon is too small or too large Default size may not match your UI requirements
Append ?size=64 (or another pixel value) to get a specific size
Stale or wrong icon displayed Browser or CDN caching an old favicon
Append ?nocache=1 during development to bypass caching

Matrix Score Breakdown

🌐 Reachability 30/30
⚡ Speed 10/20
🔒 Security 15/15
🛠 Developer XP 20/20
✓ Reliability 7/15
Response Time 574ms

Fully tested on Apr 5, 2026

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Art & Design
Difficulty Beginner
Verified: 2026-04-04

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