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PlaceKeanu API

Beginner's Pick Photography / No Auth Required Beginner HTTPS
Free to Use
87 A
Metadata Score 0 50 100 Metadata estimate · not endpoint-tested
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Overview

PlaceKeanu is a fun, free placeholder image API that serves Keanu Reeves photos in any size you specify in the URL with no API key or sign-up needed. It is perfect for injecting some humor into your design mockups and prototypes during development. Just use the URL pattern in your img tags and placeholder images are ready instantly.

Beginner Tip

Simply use https://placekeanu.com/{width}/{height} as the src of any img tag and you will get a Keanu Reeves photo at exactly that size. Add /y to the path (e.g., /200/300/y) to get young Keanu, or /g for grayscale.

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
randomly generated data

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

(image binary) The response is a raw JPEG image at the requested dimensions; no JSON wrapper, use it directly as an img src.

Implementation Example

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

Request 
const url = "https://placekeanu.com/400/300";
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.

Image not displaying at correct size The browser or CSS is overriding the natural image dimensions.
✓ The API returns the image at exactly the requested dimensions; if it looks wrong, check for CSS width, height, or max-width rules overriding the display size.
Broken image in production Placeholder services like PlaceKeanu are meant for development and may be blocked in some corporate or production environments.
✓ Replace PlaceKeanu URLs with your own hosted images before deploying to production; placeholder APIs are not meant for live apps.
404 Not Found The URL path is malformed or missing the required width and height segments.
✓ Use the exact pattern https://placekeanu.com/{width}/{height} with positive integer values for both dimensions.

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 No Auth
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Photography
Difficulty Beginner
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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