Pexels

🔑 BYO Key — Media

Free stock photos and videos from Pexels. High-resolution, no watermarks. Attribution required but no cost.

🔑 Setup Required — Bring Your Own Key This integration requires API credentials. Store them once via setup_integration or the Dashboard Vault — they're encrypted with AES-256-GCM and never exposed.

Required Credentials

pexels_api_key

API Key

API key from pexels.com/api → Your API Key.

Get your API key at www.pexels.com →

Endpoints (4)

GET search-photos

Search Pexels for stock photos. Returns up to 10 photos with multiple sizes (original, large2x, medium, small, tiny).

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	✓ Yes	Search query (e.g. "beach sunset", "office desk", "food photography").

GET curated-photos

Get Pexels curated (editor's choice) photos. Fresh selection, great for hero images.

No input parameters required.

GET search-videos

Search Pexels for stock videos. Returns up to 5 videos with multiple quality options and preview images.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	✓ Yes	Search query (e.g. "nature drone", "city timelapse").

GET get-photo

Get a single Pexels photo by ID. Returns all sizes, photographer info, and alt text.

Field	Type	Required	Description
`photo_id`	string	✓ Yes	Pexels photo ID (numeric).

MCP Tool Names

When using this integration through an AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, etc.), the endpoints are available as MCP tools:

Endpoint	MCP Tool Name
search-photos	`pexels_search_photos`
curated-photos	`pexels_curated_photos`
search-videos	`pexels_search_videos`
get-photo	`pexels_get_photo`

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