Creative Commons Catalog API
REST API for searching and retrieving openly-licensed images and audio files with filtering by license type, source, and creator.
Slug: creativecommons
Key:
Base URL:
Auth: none
Endpoints: 6
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Key:
creativecommons.engineering:creative-commons-catalog-apiBase URL:
https://api.creativecommons.engineering/Auth: none
Endpoints: 6
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown
Tier: verified
Topics
CULTURAL_HERITAGE, DATABASE, OPEN_DATA
Tutorials
- Getting Started with the Creative Commons Catalog API (Openverse) — I can search over 85 million openly-licensed images and 5 million audio tracks via the Openverse API — no auth required — and every result includes the exact CC license shortcode, creator, and attribution URL needed to embed legally.
Skills
- Search cc licensed media by keyword — I can search over 85 million openly-licensed images and 5 million audio tracks by keyword via Openverse — every result includes the CC license shortcode, creator, and attribution URL needed to embed legally — no auth required.
Endpoints (6)
| Path | Summary | Response | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|
| v1/audio/ | Search audio | text/plain |
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| v1/audio/stats/ | Get audio source statistics | text/html |
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| v1/audio/{identifier}/ | Get audio details | application/json |
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| v1/images/ | Search images | text/plain |
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| v1/images/stats/ | Get image source statistics | text/html |
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| v1/images/{identifier}/ | Get image details | image/* |
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