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Pexels MCP. Find, filter, and retrieve millions of free visual assets directly.

Pexels MCP gives your AI client direct access to millions of free stock photos and videos. It lets you search for visuals by keywords or color, pull detailed asset information, and browse entire curated collections without leaving your development environment. Stop browsing websites; start retrieving media data instantly.

Pexels MCP is compatible with Claude Claude
Pexels MCP is compatible with ChatGPT ChatGPT
Pexels MCP is compatible with Cursor Cursor
Pexels MCP is compatible with Gemini Gemini
Pexels MCP is compatible with Windsurf Windsurf
Pexels MCP is compatible with VS Code VS Code
Pexels MCP is compatible with JetBrains JetBrains
Pexels MCP is compatible with Vercel Vercel
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Give Claude and any AI agent real-world access

Search for media by keywords or color

The MCP finds relevant photos and videos based on natural language search terms, including filtering results to match specific hex colors.

Retrieve details for specific assets

You can pull all the metadata—like resolution, file type, and ID—for a single photo or video asset.

Browse curated and featured collections

The agent lists out official Pexels collections, whether they're generally popular, editor-picked, or part of your own saved folders.

Identify the most popular videos

It fetches a list of high-performing and trending video assets directly from the platform.

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What AI agents can do with Pexels: 10 Media Tools for Visual Assets

These tools let your agent perform every action related to Pexels media—from searching specific keywords to pulling detailed asset information.

Make your AI actually useful.

Add this MCP to Claude, Cursor, or Windsurf and your AI stops guessing. It gets real tools to look things up, take action, and handle the stuff you keep doing by hand.

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Get Collection Media

Retrieves all the photos and videos that belong inside a specified Pexels collection.

Get Curated Photos

Fetches a list of hand-picked photos selected by Pexels staff for current trends or...

Get Featured Collections

Lists the official, recommended collections curated and highlighted by Pexels itself.

Get Photo Details

Pulls all available metadata for one specific photo asset using its ID.

Get Popular Videos

Gets a list of the highest-performing and most popular videos currently on Pexels.

Get Video Details

Pulls all available metadata for one specific video asset using its ID.

List My Collections

Displays a list of personal collections that you have created or saved on Pexels.

Search Photos By Color

Searches the entire photo library and filters results to only show images containing...

Search Photos

Performs general searches for free stock photos across all keywords, supporting...

Search Videos

Performs general searches for free stock videos based on descriptive keywords.

Security and governance baked right in.

Pick your AI client below to get set up. Just create a Vinkius account, subscribe, and you're instantly up and running. We handle the entire backend infrastructure, delivering out-of-the-box support for HTTPS Streamable, SSE, and OAuth2—zero messy routing required.

Pexels MCP is compatible with Claude

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The Pexels integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

Choose How to Get Started

Build a custom MCP for your own tools, or connect a ready-made integration from our catalog.

Build Your Own

Turn any API into an MCP. Import a spec, define Agent Skills, or deploy with MCPFusion.

  • Import from OpenAPI, Swagger, or YAML specs
  • Create Agent Skills with progressive disclosure
  • Deploy to edge with MCPFusion framework
  • Built in DLP, auth, and compliance on each call
  • Real time usage dashboard and cost metering
  • Publish to catalog or keep private
Start building

Make Your AI Do More

Start with Pexels, then connect any of our 5,200+ other servers whenever your AI needs more. One click, no limits.

  • Use this MCP plus 5,200+ others, all in one place
  • Add new capabilities to your AI anytime you want
  • Connections are secured and governed automatically
  • Track usage and costs across all your servers
  • Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more
  • New servers added to the catalog weekly
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Sifting through millions of images feels like wasted time.

Right now, finding the perfect stock photo means opening Pexels in a browser. You type keywords, click filters (aspect ratio, color), and then you're left scrolling endless pages, copy-pasting links into a spreadsheet, or bookmarking dozens of mediocre options just to get started.

With this MCP, your AI client handles the entire search process internally. You give it the constraints—keywords, colors, collections—and it executes the query and returns only the structured data you need. The result isn't 50 links; it’s a clean list of actionable media assets.

Get Visual Assets Directly via Pexels MCP

Manual steps like opening the site, remembering to hit 'download,' and then manually checking if the image fits your dimensions all disappear. The agent handles that complexity for you.

Now, you simply ask it what you need—whether it’s running `search_videos` or listing a whole collection with `get_collection_media`. It's instant data retrieval.

What Pexels MCP does for your AI

Need high-quality visual assets but don't want to open a new browser tab? This MCP connects your AI agent straight to Pexels’ massive library of free stock photos and videos. You can ask your client to find everything you need, from specific images based on color codes to entire sets of professionally curated content.

It handles the heavy lifting: searching for general keywords, pulling metadata for single assets, or listing out all the media in a pre-defined collection.

This means instead of manually clicking through image search results and copying links, your agent executes complex visual queries behind the scenes. You can pull down popular videos, check specific photo details, and even see what collections Pexels has highlighted for you. Because this MCP is hosted on Vinkius, it acts as a universal gateway, giving any compatible AI client access to these media tools right alongside whatever else your agent needs to do.

It's about getting the content you need, structured data, and ready-to-use links—all without leaving your chat window or IDE.

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Frequently asked questions about Pexels MCP

How do I search for specific colors using Pexels MCP? +

You use the search_photos_by_color tool. You pass it a hex color code (like #FF5733) and it filters millions of images to show only those that contain that precise shade.

Does Pexels MCP work for videos or just photos? +

It handles both. You use search_videos for video queries, and you get access to the most popular clips via get_popular_videos. Both types of media are supported.

Can I see my own saved Pexels folders? +

Yes. Use the list_my_collections tool to pull a list of your personal collections, and then use get_collection_media to retrieve all assets inside them.

What is the difference between searching and getting curated photos? +

Searching (search_photos) finds everything matching keywords. Getting curated photos (get_curated_photos) pulls a pre-filtered, high-quality selection that Pexels editors recommend.

How do I get full details for one photo? +

Use the get_photo_details tool and provide it with a unique image ID. This returns all metadata about that specific asset, which is helpful for development work.