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Pexafy

Pexafy Search API

Finding photos.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Pexafy Search API is one of 5 APIs that Pexafy publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Search. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, a getting-started guide, and pricing.

This API exposes 4 operations across 3 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.pexafy.com/api/v1, https://api.pexafy.com.

4 operations 3 paths 22 schemas 2 GET2 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.pexafy.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Pexafy Search API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (apiKey). An API key is passed in the header as x-api-key (ApiKeyAuth).

  • apiKey — Send the key as a bearer token. Keys carry scopes; a read scoped key gets a 403 on anything under /collections.
  • ApiKeyAuth — Pass your Pexafy API key in this header. Get your API key at [pexafy.com/dashboard/api-keys/create](https://pexafy.com/dashboard/api-keys/create/).

Paths & Operations 4

Across 3 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

search 4

Finding photos.

GET
/search/photos
Search photos by describing them
searchPhotos 15 params → 200400401403422429500
POST
/search/photos/by-image
Search photos by handing over an image
searchPhotosByImage body → 200400401403422429500
GET
/api/v1/search/photos
Search photos by text
search_photos_api_v1_search_photos_get 15 params → 200422
POST
/api/v1/search/photos
Search photos by image
search_photos_by_image_api_v1_search_photos_post 15 params body → 200422

Schemas 22

The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Photo_2 (21 properties), Photo (21 properties), PhotoListResponse (5 properties), PhotoUrls_2 (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Meta
object
2 properties
SearchEnvelope
object
4 properties 3 required
PhotoUrls
object
The same image at five widths. Pick the smallest one that fits; the CDN charges you nothing for it but the upstream library counts a view either way.
5 properties 5 required
Attribution
object
Credit line, ready to drop into a page. Most upstream licences require it even when they do not require a link.
2 properties
ColorName
string
Extensible.
SortBy
string
Extensible.
ErrorEnvelope
object
Every failure uses this shape, whatever the status code.
2 properties 2 required
Pagination
object
Cursor paging. There is no total count: the result set is a ranked stream and counting it would cost more than returning it.
3 properties 2 required
LicenseType
string
Extensible.
Orientation
string
Extensible: new orientations may be added.
Photo
object
21 properties 4 required
Source
string
Upstream library. Extensible: this list grows as libraries are indexed, so parse it as an open string.
Meta_2
object
2 properties
PhotoUrls_2
object
Ready-to-use image links in five sizes.
5 properties
Attribution_2
object
Ready-to-display credit for the photographer/source.
2 properties
PhotoListResponse
object
5 properties
Body_search_photos_by_image_api_v1_search_photos_post
object
1 property 1 required
Pagination_2
object
3 properties
Photo_2
object
A photo result. Fields returned can be narrowed with the fields parameter and may depend on your plan.
21 properties
ApiError
object
3 properties 2 required
HTTPValidationError
object
1 property
ValidationError
object
3 properties 3 required

Specification

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Source

pexafy-search-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
pexafy:pexafy-search-api
Base URL
https://api.pexafy.com
Docs
https://docs.pexafy.com
Provider
Pexafy
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