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Wallhaven vs Fanart.tv

Same instrument, two spec sheets — measured, not claimed.

APIWallhavenUNMONITORED—Fanart.tvREACHABLE—
Uptime · 30d
Uptime · 90d—%—%
Uptime · 30d—%—%
P50 · ms——
P95 · ms——
AuthapiKeyapiKey
CORSnoyes
HTTPSyesyes
Card requirednono
Commercial useunclearunclear
Data licenseUnverifiedFanart.tv terms — user-contributed art
Free tierFree tier — key may be requiredFree personal API key
Rate limitUnpublishedUnpublished
In directory since2026-07-052026-07-05
operationalpartialdownno data

Wallhaven vs Fanart.tv: common questions

Which is more reliable, Wallhaven or Fanart.tv?

Only Fanart.tv is on our probe schedule so far (—% uptime over 90 days). The other is catalogued but not yet live-checked, so we can't compare measured reliability head-to-head — check the uncovered API's own status page for now.

Do Wallhaven and Fanart.tv need an API key?

Both ask you to authenticate — Wallhaven uses an API key and Fanart.tv uses an API key. Each key is free to obtain; the Auth and Card-required rows above spell out the signup terms.

Can I call Wallhaven and Fanart.tv from the browser?

Only Fanart.tv is browser-friendly — it returns CORS headers over HTTPS. Wallhaven needs a server-side call or proxy, so factor that into which one fits a front-end project.

Are Wallhaven and Fanart.tv free for commercial use?

Wallhaven has unclear commercial terms, and Fanart.tv has unclear commercial terms. We track service terms and the data license as separate fields — see the Commercial use and Data license rows above, and confirm both before shipping either in a paid product.