Lorem Picsum

by picsum.photos

Image and photo Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 1st, 2026

What it does

Lorem Picsum gives you placeholder photos for mock-ups and prototypes: request picsum.photos/300/200 and you get a random photo of exactly that size. You can ask for a specific image, a seeded image that stays the same, a grayscale or blurred version, or list all available images as JSON. Free, no key needed.

API
HTTP-GET
REST

At a glance

API key: Not needed · More APIs with no key
Pricing: Free, no key needed.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
Provider: picsum.photos
Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

More information: https://picsum.photos/

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HTML

<a href="https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/images/lorem-picsum.html"><img src="https://free-web-services.com/badge.svg" width="208" height="44" alt="Listed on Free Web Services" /></a>

Markdown

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Example request

curl

curl 'https://picsum.photos/v2/list?page=1&limit=5'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://picsum.photos/v2/list?page=1&limit=5");
const text = await response.text();
console.log(text);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://picsum.photos/v2/list?page=1&limit=5",
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.text)

The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.