Search Pexels photos. Returns one compact line per photo (#id, dimensions, photographer, alt, avg color) plus inline thumbnails by default so you can visually validate matches immediately without downloading anything.

Search Pexels videos. Returns one compact line per video (#id, dimensions, duration, qualities, frame count) plus inline poster thumbnails by default. Use video_storyboard on a candidate to see frames from inside the clip before downloading.

Run up to 6 search queries in parallel in a single call (photos or videos), deduplicated across queries. Ideal for gathering candidates for a multi-scene piece of content in one shot.

Fetch inline thumbnails for specific photo #ids (from earlier searches — costs no API quota for already-seen ids). Use a larger height for a closer look at finalists.

Return the poster plus evenly-sampled preview frames from inside a video as inline images — validate motion/content/framing of a clip without downloading it. Costs no API quota for videos already seen in a search.

Pexels' hand-curated photo feed (fresh, high quality). Same compact format + inline thumbnails as search_photos.

Pexels' current popular videos, with optional min-resolution/duration constraints. Compact format + inline poster thumbnails.

List Pexels featured collections (themed sets of media). Use collection_media with a collection id to browse one.

List media inside a collection (photos and/or videos), compact format + inline thumbnails.

Full metadata for one photo or video by #id: all source/download URLs, video files with fps and resolutions, Pexels page URL. Use only when you need URLs or exact file variants — search lines + previews are enough for choosing.

Download one or more photos/videos by #id to a local directory (default ./pexels-media, override with directory or the PEXELS_DOWNLOAD_DIR env var). Streams to disk, returns file paths, sizes, and ready-to-use attribution lines. Downloads don't consume API quota.

Generate attribution lines for used media (Pexels license: free to use, attribution appreciated but not required). Styles: plain, markdown, html.

Pexels quota remaining, reset time, and this session's cache stats. Thumbnails and downloads never consume quota.