Icons8 API

Beginner's Pick Art & Design / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS

Free to Use

92 A+

Metadata Score Metadata estimate · not endpoint-tested

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Overview

Icons8 offers a CDN-based icon delivery system where you can embed icons directly in HTML using a simple URL pattern without any API calls or keys. You specify the icon name, size, and style in the URL and get back a PNG or SVG image. It is one of the fastest ways for a beginner to add professional icons to a webpage.

Beginner Tip

Use URLs like https://img.icons8.com/ios/50/home.png directly in img tags — no API key or registration needed for basic usage. Browse available icon names at https://icons8.com/icons.

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.

Icons8 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 Icons8",
    "description": "Icons (find \"search icon\" hyperlink in page)",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

Binary image data PNG or SVG file content returned directly; use in an img src tag rather than parsing JSON

Implementation Example

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

Request

const url = "https://img.icons8.com/ios/50/home.png";
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.

Broken image in production The icon name is misspelled or that name does not exist in the chosen style

✓ Verify the icon name at https://icons8.com/icons by searching there first and copying the exact slug from the URL

CORS blocked in browser fetch Fetching image data via JavaScript fetch() may be blocked on some origins

✓ Use direct img src tags instead of JavaScript fetch — CDN image URLs work fine in HTML img elements

Attribution required Free CDN usage requires a visible Icons8 attribution link

✓ Add a link to https://icons8.com in your page footer to comply with the free usage terms

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

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