Lorem Picsum by David Marby and Nijiko Yonskai

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Free placeholder photo service: random or fixed images at any size via URL (/id, /seed, grayscale, blur, jpg/webp), photos from Unsplash.

Placeholder images, data and text Service

Is Lorem Picsum free for commercial use? Yes with conditions →

Website License API docs

Price

Free

Fully free, no key.

Commercial use

With conditions

Service code MIT; photos under the Unsplash license

Credit the author

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Agent access

Public API

no key needed

Rules for your agent

- Lorem Picsum (Placeholder images, data and text). Free placeholder photo service: random or fixed images at any size via URL (/id, /seed, grayscale, blur, jpg/webp), photos from Unsplash. Price: free; commercial use with conditions; ship inside your app with conditions.
  Connect: API docs https://picsum.photos.
  Get files: Use URLs such as https://picsum.photos/600/400, /id/237/200/300, /seed/<seed>/600/400, add .jpg or .webp; list at /v2/list.
  Not allowed: Unsplash license applies to the photos
  Not allowed: No rate limit stated
  Rule: Intended as placeholder images; picsum.photos itself gives no terms, its photos come from Unsplash (Unsplash license).
  Rule: Do not resell unmodified or rebuild a competing image service from them.
  License: https://unsplash.com/license (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/lorem-picsum/)

Paste it into your prompt or AGENTS.md. It is built from the license and API terms below.

License

License	Service code MIT; photos under the Unsplash license
Commercial use	Commercial use with conditions “Commercial and non-commercial purposes” unsplash.com/license
Credit	—
Inside your app or game	Ship inside your app with conditions “This license does not include the right to compile images from Unsplash to replicate a similar or competing service.” unsplash.com/license
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Intended as placeholder images; picsum.photos itself gives no terms, its photos come from Unsplash (Unsplash license). Do not resell unmodified or rebuild a competing image service from them.

Connect it to an agent

How an agent gets files	Use URLs such as https://picsum.photos/600/400, /id/237/200/300, /seed/<seed>/600/400, add .jpg or .webp; list at /v2/list. · no sign-in
Not allowed	Unsplash license applies to the photos No rate limit stated
MCP server	None found
API	API docs · no key
GitHub	DMarby/picsum-photos

Pricing

Free	Fully free, no key.
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Output is JPEG by default; WebP optional.

Sources

Read on Oct 21, 2026: picsum.photos, github.com/DMarby/picsum-photos, unsplash.com/license.

Not confirmed: picsum.photos says only 'Images from Unsplash' and has no terms or rate limits; whether every image is under the current Unsplash license is not stated. Attribution not addressed on picsum.photos. Unsplash is already in the catalog.

Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.

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