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Is Lorem Picsum API down?

Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the Lorem Picsum API (Photography).

No, Lorem Picsum is up

Lorem Picsum answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 536 ms with HTTP 200.

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Lorem Picsum API uptime history

30 days agoLatest check
Uptime
2 checks so far
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
Response
536 ms · HTTP 200
Last up
Now

We check Lorem Picsum's listed URL (https://picsum.photos/) once a day. History started when Lorem Picsum was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.

Lorem Picsum API not working for you?

  1. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header.
  2. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Lorem Picsum may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.
  3. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.
  4. Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.

Photography APIs up at their last check

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    ObjectCut API

    Online · 356 ms

    Automatic background removal real-time service powered by AI.

    • Fast: 356 ms response
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
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  2. 2PlaceKeanu logo

    PlaceKeanu API

    Online · 961 ms

    Resizable Keanu Reeves placeholder images with grayscale and young Keanu options.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS ?
  3. 3Readme typing SVG logo

    Readme typing SVG API

    Online · 704 ms

    Customizable typing and deleting text SVG.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS ?
  4. 4Screenshotlayer logo

    Screenshotlayer API

    Online · 993 ms

    Free URL to Screenshot API - capture crisp and clean snapshots of any website, with any device, any setting and lightning fast.

    • No API key needed
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS ?
  5. 5APITemplate.io logo

    APITemplate.io API

    Online · 706 ms

    Dynamically generate images and PDFs from templates with a simple API.

    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    apiKeyHTTPSCORS

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Lorem Picsum API status FAQ

Is Lorem Picsum API down right now?

Lorem Picsum answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 536 ms with HTTP 200. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether Lorem Picsum is responding at this moment.

How do you check whether Lorem Picsum API is up?

Once a day our checker requests Lorem Picsum's listed URL (https://picsum.photos/) and records whether it answers within 15 seconds. Answers like 401 (needs a key), 403 (blocks bots) or 429 (rate-limited) count as up, because the server responded. The listed URL is often the documentation page, so an API endpoint can occasionally fail while its docs stay up.

What can I use if Lorem Picsum API is down?

Free Photography APIs that were up at their last check include ObjectCut, PlaceKeanu, Readme typing SVG. See the full list of Lorem Picsum alternatives for a comparison.

Why does Lorem Picsum API work for others but not for me?

A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Lorem Picsum may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.