Overview

Icon Horse fetches the best available favicon for any website URL with a graceful fallback when none exists. No auth or signup needed—just pass a domain name and get an image back.

Beginner Tip

The response is an image, not JSON. Use the URL directly in an img src tag: https://icon.horse/icon/example.com

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

Icon Horse data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Icon Horse",
    "description": "Favicons for any website, with fallbacks",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

(image binary) PNG or ICO image data returned directly as the response body—use in an img src, not JSON.parse()

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://icon.horse/icon/github.com";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

Generic fallback icon returned Domain has no detectable favicon
This is expected behavior—Icon Horse always returns a valid image, never a 404
Icon is too small or too large Default size may not match your UI requirements
Append ?size=64 (or another pixel value) to get a specific size
Stale or wrong icon displayed Browser or CDN caching an old favicon
Append ?nocache=1 during development to bypass caching

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS YES
Category Art & Design
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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