# placehold.co

Category: [Media](https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/)  
Page: https://free-web-services.com/web-services/media/placehold-co.html  
Documentation: https://placehold.co/

placehold.co creates placeholder images of any size from the URL, for mock-ups and prototypes: request placehold.co/600x400 and you get a grey image with its size written on it. Choose the background and text colours, your own text, a font, and the format (SVG, PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP or AVIF). Free, no key needed.

- API key: Not needed
- Pricing: Free, no key needed.
- From the browser: Yes (CORS)
- Interface: REST, HTTP-GET
- Provider: placehold.co
- Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

Example request:

```sh
curl 'https://placehold.co/600x400/png'
```

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