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Image Upload API

Beginner's Pick Photography / API Key Intermediate HTTPS
72 B
Metadata Score 0 50 100 Metadata estimate · not endpoint-tested
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Overview

The Image Upload API from APILayer lets you upload, store, and optimize images in the cloud via a simple REST interface. It handles tasks like resizing, compression, and format conversion so you do not need to set up your own image-processing server. Beginners can use it to add image hosting to their projects with just an API key.

Beginner Tip

Always send your image as multipart/form-data in the request body rather than base64 to avoid payload size issues. Keep your API key in an environment variable and never hardcode it in client-side code.

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.

image URLs in multiple sizes
photographer credit
image dimensions
download link
color data
Use case: Integrate image optimization data into web and mobile applications

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 
{
  "id": "Dwu85P9SOIk",
  "urls": {
    "full": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...",
    "regular": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=1080",
    "thumb": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-...?w=200"
  },
  "width": 4000,
  "height": 3000,
  "user": {
    "name": "John Doe",
    "username": "johndoe"
  }
}

Field Reference

url The public URL of the uploaded image, ready to embed in your app or share.
size File size of the uploaded image in bytes.
type MIME type of the uploaded file, such as image/jpeg or image/png.
name The filename assigned to the uploaded image on the server.

Implementation Example

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

Request 
const url = "https://apilayer.com/marketplace/image_upload-api";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
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.

401 Unauthorized The apikey header is missing or the API key is invalid.
✓ Add the header apikey: YOUR_API_KEY to every request, and verify the key is active in your APILayer dashboard.
413 Payload Too Large The image file exceeds the maximum allowed upload size.
✓ Compress or resize the image before uploading, or check the API plan limits for maximum file size.
415 Unsupported Media Type The Content-Type header does not match the actual request body format.
✓ Use Content-Type: multipart/form-data when uploading files; do not set it to application/json for binary uploads.

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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Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Photography
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

Related Tags

#photography

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