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Use Pexels with your AI.

Connect your account once and let the AI you already use work with it, without building another integration. Search and retrieve high-quality royalty-free photos and videos from Pexels directly within your AI agent.

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Works with modern AI clients that support MCP, including ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and more.

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Complete set · 9 capabilities

The complete Pexels capability set.

These are the exact actions your AI can choose when you ask it to work with Pexels.

Capability set01 / 03

01-03

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Pexels.

  1. 01

    Get featured collections

    Get a list of featured collections

  2. 02

    Get photo

    Get a single photo by its ID

  3. 03

    Get video

    Get a single video by its ID

Capability set02 / 03

04-06

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Pexels.

  1. 04

    Search photos

    Search for photos using a text query

  2. 05

    Get curated photos

    Get a list of curated photos

  3. 06

    Get collection media

    Get all media within a specific collection

Capability set03 / 03

07-09

3 capabilities in this set.

Part of 9 available through Pexels.

  1. 07

    Get my collections

    Get a list of your own collections

  2. 08

    Get popular videos

    Get a list of popular videos

  3. 09

    Search videos

    Search for videos using a text query

Observed, not estimated

878ms average. Fast in production.

Pexels is checked daily against the live service.

Daily averagePeak 1089ms
Aug 20Today
Fastest day
792ms
Slowest day
1089ms
14-day trend
Stable0%

Connect your client

One URL. Every client.

Activate the Connector, copy your link, and paste it into the client you already use. 9 capabilities arrive ready to run.

Preview access · not provider authentication

The vk_preview_* token belongs to Vinkius preview infrastructure. It lets Claude discover and display the capabilities of Pexels, so you can see the experience inside your AI.

It does not authenticate your account with Pexels. Actions requiring credentials or live account data may not run until you activate the Connector and authorize the service.

Pexels Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_P4ZoL8yFdeSLzT6WBAF7sDXEY3Ys4NI7FG4HtL4n/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — Pexels capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels-alternative-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_P4ZoL8yFdeSLzT6WBAF7sDXEY3Ys4NI7FG4HtL4n/mcp"
    }
  }
}
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • Cursor
  • VS Code
  • Windsurf
  • Claude Code
  • JetBrains
  • Cline

Step-by-step instructions for each client are in the guide. How to connect

FAQ

Questions Pexels owners ask.

  • 01

    Can I search for photos that match a specific brand color?

    Yes! Use the search_photos capability and provide a hex code or color name in the color parameter to filter results by that specific palette.

  • 02

    How do I get the highest resolution link for a specific video?

    Use the get_video capability with the target Video ID. The agent will return all available file qualities and their direct download URLs.

  • 03

    Can I see the media inside my own Pexels collections?

    First, use get_my_collections to find your collection ID, then use get_collection_media with that ID to list all photos and videos stored inside.

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