# UI Avatars — card for AI agents

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

Category: Avatars and placeholders · maker Lasse Rafn · checked 2026-10-10

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Free API with no limiting or login

## License
MIT License — https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars/blob/HEAD/LICENSE

- commercial: **yes** (Commercial use OK)
  > to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
- attribution: **no** (No credit needed)
  > The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- in app: **yes** (Can ship inside your app)
  > to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
- bots: **allowed**
  > no limiting or login
  (https://ui-avatars.com)

## Rules to follow
- 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.

## How an agent gets files
- GET https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=John+Doe&size=64&format=svg (also background, color, rounded, bold, length, font-size, uppercase). (sign-in: none)
- Formats: svg, png
- Not allowed: The MIT license covers the code; the site states no terms for the generated images.
- Not allowed: Size is 16 to 512 px.
- Not allowed: Keep the MIT copyright and license notice if you copy the code.

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://ui-avatars.com
- API limits: No limiting or login stated; size between 16 and 512 px
- Repository: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars
- Website: https://ui-avatars.com

## Notes
Added automatically: 1,197 GitHub stars; MCP servers in the official MCP Registry connect to it. License read from the official pages.

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

```
- 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.
  Get files: GET https://ui-avatars.com/api/?name=John+Doe&size=64&format=svg (also background, color, rounded, bold, length, font-size, uppercase) (svg, png).
  Not allowed: The MIT license covers the code; the site states no terms for the generated images.
  Not allowed: Size is 16 to 512 px.
  Not allowed: Keep the MIT copyright and license notice if you copy the code.
  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/)
```

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/ui-avatars/
- Is it free for commercial use? https://agentgid.com/assets/ui-avatars/commercial-use/
- Source: https://ui-avatars.com
- Source: https://ui-avatars.com/pricing
- Source: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars/blob/HEAD/LICENSE
- Source: https://github.com/LasseRafn/ui-avatars

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