Free Art & Design APIs with no API key

18 Art & Design APIs that need no API key, account or credit card. 12 of them also allow CORS, so you can call them straight from browser JavaScript. Listed by uptime and ease of use.

1. 1

   3DTexel API

   Online · 764 ms

   Search free CC0 PBR materials, HDRIs, decals and 3D models for games.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
2. 2

   EmojiHub API

   Online · 706 ms

   Get emojis by categories and groups.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
3. 3

   Face Shape Guide Lookup API

   Online · 663 ms

   Read-only lookup for published face-shape guide records.

   • No API key needed
   • Returns JSON at its URL
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
4. 4

   Favicondl API

   Online · 714 ms

   Get any website's favicon by URL (SVG/PNG/ICO), with JSON metadata and fallbacks.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
5. 5

   Icon Horse API

   Online · 994 ms

   Favicons for any website, with fallbacks.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
6. 6

   Iconify API

   Online · 569 ms

   Search and fetch SVG icons from 200+ open source icon sets.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
7. 7

   Lordicon API

   Online · 702 ms

   Lordicon is an animated icon library with the 48,100+ premium and free animated icons, perfect for enhancing web, mobile, or content design projects.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
8. 8

   PickShade API

   Online · 812 ms

   Convert colors, check WCAG and APCA contrast, build palettes, gradients and tokens.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
9. 9

   raFont API

   Online · 913 ms

   1,500+ free downloadable fonts with categories, tags and preview images.

   • No API key needed
   • Callable from the browser (CORS)
   • HTTPS

   No authHTTPSCORS
10. 10

    The Color API

    Online · 873 ms

    Convert and generate color schemes.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
11. 11

    Art Institute of Chicago API

    Online · 753 ms

    The Art Institute of Chicago's API provides JSON formatted data as a REST-style service that allows developers to explore and integrate the museum’s data into their projects.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
12. 12

    PHP-Noise API

    Online · 547 ms

    PHP-Noise is a free and Open Source «Noise Background Image» generator which allows you to create your very own background images.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS
13. 13

    Metropolitan Museum of Art API

    Online · 271 ms

    Met Museum of Art. A free art & design API by The Metropolitan Museum of Art Collection API.

    • No API key needed
    • Fast: 271 ms response
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS
14. 14

    DummyImage API

    Online · 1161 ms

    Generate placeholder images with custom size, colors and text.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
15. 15I

    Icons8 API

    Online · 589 ms

    Icons (find "search icon" hyperlink in page).

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSCORS ?
16. 16

    ColourLovers API

    Online · 318 ms

    Get various patterns, palettes and images.

    • No API key needed
    • Fast: 318 ms response

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
17. 17

    Colormind API

    Online · 588 ms

    The Colormind has a REST API that allows you to build applications with beautiful generated color palettes.

    • No API key needed

    No authNo HTTPSCORS ?
18. 18P

    Pixel Encounter API

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    SVG Icon Generator. A free art & design API by pixelencounter.com.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS

    No authHTTPSNo CORS

Keyless Art & Design APIs compared

Art & Design APIs with no API key

API	API key	HTTPS	CORS	Uptime	Response	Rating
3DTexel	No	Yes	Yes	Up	764 ms	Not rated
EmojiHub	No	Yes	Yes	Up	706 ms	Not rated
Face Shape Guide Lookup	No	Yes	Yes	Up	663 ms	Not rated
Favicondl	No	Yes	Yes	Up	714 ms	Not rated
Icon Horse	No	Yes	Yes	Up	994 ms	Not rated
Iconify	No	Yes	Yes	Up	569 ms	Not rated
Lordicon	No	Yes	Yes	Up	702 ms	Not rated
PickShade	No	Yes	Yes	Up	812 ms	Not rated
raFont	No	Yes	Yes	Up	913 ms	Not rated
The Color API	No	Yes	Yes	Up	873 ms	Not rated
Art Institute of Chicago	No	Yes	Yes	Up	753 ms	Not rated
PHP-Noise	No	Yes	Yes	Up	547 ms	Not rated
Metropolitan Museum of Art	No	Yes	No	Up	271 ms	Not rated
DummyImage	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	1161 ms	Not rated
IIcons8	No	Yes	Unknown	Up	589 ms	Not rated
ColourLovers	No	No	Unknown	Up	318 ms	Not rated
Colormind	No	No	Unknown	Up	588 ms	Not rated
PPixel Encounter	No	Yes	No	Down	–	Not rated

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