# Poly Haven — card for AI agents

CC0 HDRIs, textures and 3D models with a free, keyless public API.

Category: Textures, materials and HDRIs (also: 3D models) · maker Poly Haven (non-profit) · checked 2026-10-10

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Everything free; API 'Free to use for any purpose, personal or commercial, forever'.

## License
CC0 (assets); API code AGPL-3.0; API ToS — https://polyhaven.com/license

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > You can use our assets for any purpose
  (https://polyhaven.com/license)
- attribution: **api-only** (Credit required by the API terms)
  > you must make it clear to your users where that content comes from.
  (https://github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API/blob/master/ToS.md)
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > You can use our assets for any purpose
  (https://polyhaven.com/license)
- bots: **banned**
  > Web scraping or data mining without express permission
  (https://polyhaven.com/license)

## Rules to follow
- Show 'Powered by Poly Haven' in products that use the live API.
- Send a unique Referer or User-Agent with API requests.
- Do not imply endorsement by Poly Haven.
- Do not scrape the website; ask about the paid Bulk Snapshot for bulk needs.

## How an agent gets files
- Public API at https://api.polyhaven.com: /assets (list, filter by type), /info/{id}, /files/{id} (file tree by resolution and format), /search, /taxonomy. Swagger spec at https://api.polyhaven.com/api-docs/swagger.json. (sign-in: none)
- Formats: gltf, blend, fbx, usd, mtlx
- Credit line: `Powered by Poly Haven`
- Not allowed: Assets are CC0 and need no credit; apps built on the live API need a visible Poly Haven credit.
- Not allowed: Send a unique Referer header or user-agent that matches your software name.
- Not allowed: Do not state or imply Poly Haven made, owns or endorses your product.
- Not allowed: The API is provided as available with no uptime guarantee.

Note on bots: the terms ban bots, scrapers and bulk downloading from the site. Do not script downloads from it; ask the user to download the files (or use the official API, if there is one) and add them to the project.

## How to connect
- Public API + community MCP
- MCP server (community): https://github.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp
- API docs: https://redocly.github.io/redoc/?url=https://api.polyhaven.com/api-docs/swagger.json&nocors
- API limits: No rate limits stated; the API may change or be suspended without notice.
- Repository: https://github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API
- Website: https://polyhaven.com

## Notes
Official Blender add-on Poly-Haven/polyhavenassets (GPL-3.0). Community MCP servers: ahujasid/blender-mcp, RN0000/polyhaven-mcp.

## Numbers (AgentGid data)
- Gid Score: 0.0
- GitHub stars: 63

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- 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 (get files by hand or through the official API, if there is one).
  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.
  Get files: Public API at https://api.polyhaven.com: /assets (list, filter by type), /info/{id}, /files/{id} (file tree by resolution and format), /search, /taxonomy. Swagger spec at https://api.polyhaven.com/api-docs/swagger.json (gltf, blend, fbx, usd, mtlx).
  Credit line: Powered by Poly Haven
  Not allowed: Assets are CC0 and need no credit; apps built on the live API need a visible Poly Haven credit.
  Not allowed: Send a unique Referer header or user-agent that matches your software name.
  Not allowed: Do not state or imply Poly Haven made, owns or endorses your product.
  Not allowed: The API is provided as available with no uptime guarantee.
  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/)
```

Not verified: Exact website ToS scraping wording was only seen as summarised on the license page.

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/poly-haven/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/poly-haven/commercial-use/
- Source: https://polyhaven.com/license
- Source: https://github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API
- Source: https://github.com/Poly-Haven/Public-API/blob/master/ToS.md
- Source: https://github.com/Poly-Haven
- Source: https://github.com/ahujasid/blender-mcp
- Source: https://github.com/RN0000/polyhaven-mcp

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