UI Avatars by Lasse Rafn

API that generates avatar images with initials from names, returned as SVG or PNG.

Avatars and placeholders AI generator

Website License API docs

Price

Free

Free API with no limiting or login

Commercial use

Yes

MIT License

Credit the author

Not needed

No credit needed

Agent access

Public API

no key needed

Rules for your agent

- UI Avatars (Avatars and placeholders). API that generates avatar images with initials from names, returned as SVG or PNG. Price: free; commercial use OK; no credit needed.
  Connect: API docs https://ui-avatars.com. Limits: No limiting or login stated; size between 16 and 512 px.
  Rule: Keep the MIT copyright and license notice if you copy or distribute the UI Avatars code.
  Rule: Call the API at https://ui-avatars.com/api/ with name, size, background and color parameters; no key is needed.
  Rule: Request 1.5x or 2x sizes for high-DPI screens while keeping the img tag at its original size.
  Rule: The licence page covers the code only; the site states no terms for generated images, so check before relying on them.
  License: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars/blob/HEAD/LICENSE (checked 2026-10-10; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/ui-avatars/)

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License

License	MIT License
Commercial use	Commercial use OK
Credit	No credit needed
Inside your app or game	Can ship inside your app
AI training	Not stated
Bots and bulk downloads	Not stated
Rules	Keep the MIT copyright and license notice if you copy or distribute the UI Avatars code. Call the API at https://ui-avatars.com/api/ with name, size, background and color parameters; no key is needed. Request 1.5x or 2x sizes for high-DPI screens while keeping the img tag at its original size. The licence page covers the code only; the site states no terms for generated images, so check before relying on them.

Connect it to an agent

MCP server	None found
API	API docs · no key
Limits	No limiting or login stated; size between 16 and 512 px
GitHub	LasseRafn/ui-avatars

Pricing

Free	Free API with no limiting or login
Paid from	—
Usage price	—
Good to know	Added automatically: 1,197 GitHub stars; MCP servers in the official MCP Registry connect to it. License read from the official pages.

Sources

Read on Oct 10, 2026: ui-avatars.com, ui-avatars.com/pricing, github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars/blob/HEAD/LICENSE, github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars.

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

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