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Pixabay API MCP. Audit stock media assets conversationally.

Pixabay API provides an AI connection to millions of high-quality, royalty-free stock photos and videos. Your agent can search for specific media by keyword or tag, retrieve full metadata sets, filter results by orientation, and get direct download links—all without you ever leaving your chat window. It turns massive visual libraries into simple, conversational data streams.

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

Search for Visual Assets

It searches the Pixabay library for specific images or videos based on keywords.

Audit Media Metadata

You retrieve detailed information about assets, including tags and user ownership data.

Filter by Type and Orientation

The MCP narrows results to specific formats like vector illustrations or only horizontal videos.

Check Service Status

It confirms that the Pixabay service is currently operational, preventing workflow interruptions.

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What AI agents can do with Pixabay API MCP with 3 Tools

These tools let you systematically manage and retrieve visual assets from Pixabay's massive library using your AI client.

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.

Start using Pixabay API MCP

Check Api Status

Confirms if the Pixabay service is online and ready for use.

Search Pixabay Images

Searches the library to find free, high-quality images based on your keywords.

Search Pixabay Videos

Finds and retrieves free, high-quality video clips using specific search terms.

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.

Pixabay API 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 Pixabay API 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
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Make Your AI Do More

Start with Pixabay API, 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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Finding the right visual asset used to take hours of clicking through tabs.

Today, finding assets for a campaign means opening dozens of photo portals. You search by keyword, then you click filters: 'illustration,' 'vector,' 'horizontal.' If that fails, you try another site and repeat the whole process. It's a tedious loop of clicking through results and copying down links until you feel like you have enough.

With this MCP, your agent handles all those clicks for you. You just ask it to find assets—say, 'horizontal vector illustrations about finance.' The agent executes the search across Pixabay, pulls back not only previews but also the clean data packet of tags and direct links. Your workflow moves from manual searching to a single conversation.

Search media assets with the Pixabay API MCP.

The need to manually check if an asset is available in multiple formats or orientations disappears. Instead of opening three different tabs—one for images, one for videos, and one just for metadata—you ask your agent once. It handles the search_pixabay_images tool, the search_pixabay_videos tool, and compiles all the necessary data into a single response.

The difference is that you stop being an asset scavenger and start being a director. You direct the AI to find exactly what you need, structured and ready for use.

What Pixabay API MCP does for your AI

You're used to spending hours clicking through photo portals just to find the right asset. This MCP changes that. Instead of manual searches, you talk to your agent and it handles the entire media discovery process using Pixabay’s vast catalog. It instantly finds thousands of images and video clips based on complex criteria—like finding only horizontal illustrations tagged 'cyberpunk' or retrieving all metadata for a specific user.

Your agent acts like an always-on visual research assistant, pulling not just pretty pictures but the raw data behind them: tags, types, and direct links. Since Vinkius hosts this MCP, you connect once to get access to this powerful media intelligence tool alongside thousands of others. You can audit entire creative campaigns, ensuring every piece of media is properly licensed and visually stunning before a single designer even opens Photoshop.

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Frequently asked questions about Pixabay API MCP

How does the Pixabay API MCP work with my existing content workflow? +

Your agent uses this MCP as a dedicated tool. You simply tell it to search for media, and the agent executes the necessary queries against Pixabay's catalog directly from your chat interface.

Can I use the search_pixabay_images tool for videos too? +

No. Use 'search_pixabay_images' specifically when you need photos, and use 'search_pixabay_videos' whenever your project requires video clips.

What happens if the Pixabay API is down? +

You can run the check_api_status tool. If it reports an issue, you know to pause asset requests until the service comes back online.

Is this MCP for commercial use only? +

It connects to Pixabay's royalty-free library, which means the assets are cleared for general creative and marketing purposes. Always confirm specific license terms within your project guidelines.

Does the search_pixabay_images tool provide direct download links? +

Yes, it retrieves direct links along with metadata and high-quality web previews, so you don't have to navigate back to the source site.