Poly Haven by Poly Haven (non-profit)
CC0 HDRIs, textures and 3D models with a free, keyless public API.
Price
Free
Everything free; API 'Free to use for any purpose,...
Commercial use
Yes
CC0 (assets); API code AGPL-3.0; API ToS
Credit the author
API terms
Credit required by the API terms
Agent access
Public API + community MCP
no key needed
Rules for your agent
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- Poly Haven (Textures, materials and HDRIs, 3D models). CC0 HDRIs, textures and 3D models with a free, keyless public API. Price: free; commercial use OK; credit required by the API terms; no bots or bulk downloading. Connect: community MCP server https://github.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp; API docs https://redocly.github.io/redoc/?url=https://api.polyhaven.com/api-docs/swagger.json&nocors. Limits: No rate limits stated; the API may change or be suspended without notice. Rule: Show 'Powered by Poly Haven' in products that use the live API. Rule: Send a unique Referer or User-Agent with API requests. Rule: Do not imply endorsement by Poly Haven. Rule: Do not scrape the website; ask about the paid Bulk Snapshot for bulk needs. License: https://polyhaven.com/license (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/poly-haven/)
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License
| License | CC0 (assets); API code AGPL-3.0; API ToS |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Commercial use OK |
| Credit | Credit required by the API terms |
| Inside your app or game | Can ship inside your app |
| AI training | Not stated |
| Bots and bulk downloads | Banned by the terms |
| Rules |
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Connect it to an agent
| MCP server | Community servers only: https://github.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp |
|---|---|
| API | API docs · no key |
| Limits | No rate limits stated; the API may change or be suspended without notice. |
| GitHub | Poly-Haven/Public-API |
Pricing
| Free | Everything free; API 'Free to use for any purpose, personal or commercial, forever'. |
|---|---|
| Paid from | — |
| Usage price | — |
| Good to know | Official Blender add-on Poly-Haven/polyhavenassets (GPL-3.0). Community MCP servers: ahujasid/blender-mcp, RN0000/polyhaven-mcp. |
Sources
Read on Oct 10, 2026: polyhaven.com/license, github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API, github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API/blob/master/ToS.md, github.com/Poly-Haven, github.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp, github.com/RN0000/polyhaven-mcp.
Not confirmed: Exact website ToS scraping wording was only seen as summarised on the license page.
Not legal advice. Check the license page before you ship.
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