Gravatar API
by docs.gravatar.com
Image and photo
Added on February 7th, 2011
Checked and working on November 8th, 2026
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What it does
A Gravatar is a globally recognised avatar linked to an e-mail address, used on WordPress, GitHub and many other sites. Show it next to names on your own site with a simple image URL built from a hash of the e-mail address, with options for size and a default image when someone has no Gravatar. Profile data (name, links, bio) is available as JSON. Free; avatars need no key, the profile API uses a free API key. An official MCP server (npm package @automattic/mcp-server-gravatar) lets AI agents look up Gravatar profiles.
At a glance
- API key
- Not needed · More APIs with no key
- Pricing
- Free; avatars need no key, the profile API uses a free API key.
- From the browser
- Yes (CORS)
- Formats
- JSON, XML
- Interface
- REST, HTTP-GET, XML-RPC, MCP
- Provider
- docs.gravatar.com
- Last checked
- Working on November 8th, 2026
More information: https://docs.gravatar.com/
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Example request
curl
curl 'https://gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000?d=identicon&s=200'JavaScript
const response = await fetch("https://gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000?d=identicon&s=200");
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);Python
import requests
response = requests.get(
"https://gravatar.com/avatar/00000000000000000000000000000000?d=identicon&s=200",
timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.