Imgur
Imgur — free tier with API key
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Imgur exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
Uptime history
100%90 days
100%30 days
863P50 · ms
3846P95 · ms
Response time · last 48 checks
Fastest 149 ms, slowest 2751 ms, most recent 391 ms.
Live response samplecaptured by our last successful check
GET https://apidocs.imgur.com/status
{
"version": "1.3.1",
"uptime": 3723061.56,
"mem": 0.5325801439208618,
"load": [
1.81,
1.78
]
}Call itcurl · fetch · python
curl "https://apidocs.imgur.com/status"const res = await fetch("https://apidocs.imgur.com/status");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://apidocs.imgur.com/status")
print(res.json())BROWSER CALLS BLOCKED (NO CORS/HTTPS) — USE THE CURL SNIPPET
Monitored path responding — GET /status863 mschecked 4h ago
GET
/statusPROBEDImgur — free tier with API key
GET
/healthHealth check — confirms the service is up.
GET
/pingLightweight ping endpoint.
GET
/api/collections/1688173/6YsWHMa?segregateAuth&6YsWHMa — documented GET route.
Machine-readable spec
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Response-shape history
Stable. No schema drift observed since monitoring began — the response shape has not changed under our checks.
Imgur: common questions
Is Imgur free to use?
Yes — Imgur is a free media API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does Imgur need an API key?
Yes — Imgur needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call Imgur from the browser?
Not directly — Imgur doesn't send browser-friendly CORS headers, so call it from a server or proxy instead. Copy the curl or Python snippet on this page to get started.
Is Imgur up right now?
As of our last scheduled check, Imgur is healthy with 100% uptime over 90 days and a 863 ms median response. We re-probe it every sweep — the status badge and uptime chart above always show the latest.