Free Media APIs
Video, music, images and art — keyless where possible, plus free-tier APIs that need your own key (TMDb, Fanart.tv, Last.fm). 69 of 70 on our probe schedule · 27 probed.
70In catalog27Probed by us0Healthy now0Degraded / dying—Median P50NaN%Median uptime · 30d
ChartLyricsMediaSong lyrics over SOAP/REST, from a gentler internet.DEADauth noneMediaDEAD—%—none44 min agoOMDbMediaMovie and series metadata by title or IMDb ID.UNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKey2h agoTMDbMediaCommunity movie and TV metadata at scale.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoFanart.tvMediaHD logos, posters and backgrounds for media libraries.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoTVDBMediaTV series, episode and artwork metadata.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoLast.fmMediaMusic metadata and scrobbling from listener data.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoTraktMediaWatch history, ratings and streaming availability for movies and TV.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoIMDb-APIMediaUnofficial IMDb metadata wrapper with a free tier.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoSimklMediaTrending movies, TV and anime with cross-IDs.UNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none2h agoWatchmodeMediaWhere to stream movies and shows by region.ON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey2h agoArt Institute of ChicagoMediaMuseum collection metadata, mostly CC0, no keyUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none2h agoEmojiHubMediaRandom or filtered emoji with unicode and HTML codesUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none2h agoRadio BrowserMediaCommunity directory of 59k+ internet radio stationsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none1h agoFinal SpaceMediaCharacters, episodes and locations from the Final Space cartoonUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoSWAPIMediaStar Wars people, planets, ships and films as tidy JSONUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoSWAPIMediaA maintained Star Wars API with wrapped, ID-based recordsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoMCU CountdownMediaHow many days until the next Marvel release dropsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoIMDbOTMediaUnofficial keyless IMDb-style movie and series searchUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoMetropolitan Museum of ArtMediaOpen Access catalog of The Met's collectionUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoHarry Potter APIMediaHarry Potter charactersUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none57 min agoMusixmatchMediaLyrics and music metadataON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKey42 min agoSpotify Web APIMediaSpotify catalog, playlists and user libraryON SCHEDULEauth oauthMediaON SCHEDULE—%—oauth42 min agoGenrenatorMediaInvents a nonsense music genre on every requestUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none12 min agoLyrics.ovhMediaFetch a song's lyrics from just artist and titleUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none12 min agoMusicBrainzMediaThe open music encyclopedia's read API, JSON on requestUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none12 min agoOpenwhydMediaCurated streaming-track playlists as JSON feedsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none12 min agoVeromeMediaSearch music, charts, lyrics and radio via YouTube MusicUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—none12 min agoLorem PicsumMediaPlaceholder photos, plus a JSON catalog of themUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowAn API of Ice And FireMediaBooks, characters, and houses from Game of Thrones loreUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowRon Swanson QuotesMediaRandom Ron Swanson wisdom, one gruff quote at a timeUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowLucifer QuotesMediaRandom quotes from the devil himself, as JSONUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowStranger Things QuotesMediaRandom Stranger Things quotes with speaker attributionUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowStromberg QuotesMediaQuotes, characters, and episodes from sitcom StrombergUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowSWAPI GraphQLMediaStar Wars films, people, and planets over GraphQLUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowThronesApiMediaGame of Thrones characters with portraits, as JSONUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowiTunes SearchMediaSearch Apple Music, iTunes, App Store and podcastsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowDeezerMediaMusic catalog — tracks, albums, artists and previewsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowTheAudioDBMediaArtist, album and track metadata with artworkUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowPHP-NoiseMediaGenerate seamless noise-texture backgrounds from a colorUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowxColorsMediaGenerate and convert colors across hex, RGB and HSLUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowSongsterrMediaSearch guitar, bass and drum tabs by artist or titleUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowTVMazeMediaSearch TV shows, episodes and cast from a community DBUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowReSmush.itMediaFree image optimization: shrink JPG, PNG and more by URLUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowNebulum Mars Rovers APIMediaNebulum Mars Rovers API — Access real-time photos taken by Mars rovers PerseveUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowThe Color APIMediaHex to name, HSL, palettesUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowDiscogsMediaSearch releases, artists and labelsUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowChocomilk APIMediaChocomilk API — Chocomilk API provides a user-friendly interface for ac…UNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowEpisodateMediaTV show database with schedules and air datesUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowShoof AflamMediaShoof Aflam — Arabic streaming guide — search 14,000+ movies/serUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowSonglink / OdesliMediaSonglink / Odesli — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowMixcloudMediaMixcloud — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowWallhavenMediaWallhaven — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowColorMagicMediaColorMagic — Color Palette GeneratorUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowRules of AcquisitionMediaRules of Acquisition — Ferengi Rules of Acquisition from Star Trek with episodUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowBandcampMediaBandcamp — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowImgurMediaImgur — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowShotOGMediaShotOG — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowThe Office APIMediaThe Office API — This API provides access to detailed information regard…UNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowStar Wars DatabankMediaStar Wars Databank — Info and data from the Star Wars databank in the form o…UNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowSunorMediaSunor — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowGiphyMediaGiphy — free tier with API keyON SCHEDULEauth apiKeyMediaON SCHEDULE—%—apiKeyjust nowSirvMediaSirv — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowGeniusMediaGenius — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowSoundCloudMediaSoundCloud — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowUnsplashMediaUnsplash — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowshutterstockMediashutterstock — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowPoofMediaPoof — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowMubert AI Music APIMediaMubert AI Music API — free tier with API keyUNMONITOREDauth apiKeyMediaUNMONITORED—%—apiKeyjust nowColormindMediaColormind — auto-discovered JSON endpointUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust nowScreenshotlayerMediaScreenshotlayer — auto-discovered JSON endpointUNMONITOREDauth noneMediaUNMONITORED—%—nonejust now
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Free Media APIs — FAQ
Are there free Media APIs with no API key?
Yes — 45 of the 70 free media APIs we list need no API key or signup (ChartLyrics is a good starting point). Use the "No key" filter above to see them; they're the fastest to prototype with.
Which free Media API is the most reliable?
Of the 27 media APIs on our probe schedule, OMDb leads on measured uptime (—% over 90 days). Reliability here is verified from our own scheduled checks, not the provider's claims — sort by "Reliable" to rank the rest.
Can I call these Media APIs from the browser?
51 of these media APIs send CORS headers over HTTPS, so you can fetch them straight from front-end code — no backend proxy. Filter by "Browser OK" to see them; the rest need a server-side call.
Are these free Media APIs OK for commercial use?
3 of the 70 media APIs allow commercial use on the free tier; the rest are unclear or personal-only. We record service terms and the data license as separate fields on every listing — check both before you ship.
How often are these Media APIs checked?
69 of the 70 media APIs are on our probe schedule and re-tested every sweep. We log uptime, latency and response-shape changes on each, and move any that stay down to the graveyard so you can see what died and when.