Free Photography APIs
6 free APIs in Photography that require no authentication. Start building immediately — no API key needed. 29 total Photography APIs available.
Screenshotlayer
⭐ Beginner's PickScreenshotlayer is a simple API that converts any URL into a screenshot image with a single HTTP request.
Imsea
Imsea provides programmatic access to free image search via REST API.
Lorem Picsum
⭐ Beginner's PickLorem Picsum provides free, beautiful placeholder images sourced from Unsplash with a simple URL-based API that requires no authentication.
PlaceKeanu
⭐ Beginner's PickPlaceKeanu is a fun, free placeholder image API that serves Keanu Reeves photos in any size you specify in the URL with no API key or sign-up needed.
Readme typing SVG
⭐ Beginner's PickReadme Typing SVG generates animated SVG images that display a customizable typing-and-deleting text animation, commonly used in GitHub profile READMEs to add a dynamic introduction.
ReSmush.it
⭐ Beginner's PickReSmush.it is a free image optimization API that compresses photos to reduce file size without visibly losing quality.
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