# Pexels Photos API

Pexels stock photos with title, description, width, height and orientation. Search by keyword.

**Pricing:** $0.0035 per photo

**Endpoint:** `POST /v1/data/pexels/photos/run`

**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer mk_live_...`

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|-----------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | string | Yes | Search Query. |
| `maxResults` | integer | No | How many photos to return in total. Defaults to 100; use 0 for all. |
| `orientation` | string | No | Orientation to use. |
| `color` | string | No | Color. |

## Example

`?wait=true` holds the request open until the run finishes (up to 60s) and returns the rows inline: one request, no polling.

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/pexels/photos/run?wait=true" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"params":{"query":"..."}}'
```

```python
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.mindcase.co/v1/data/pexels/photos/run",
    params={"wait": "true"},
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"},
    json={"params": {
    "query": "..."
}},
)
rows = resp.json()["data"]
```

## Longer runs

If the run is still going at the 60s ceiling you get back `{ job_id, status: "running" }` instead of rows (same if the result is over 100 rows; those come back `truncated`). Poll with that `job_id`:

```bash
# 1) check status
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2) when status == completed, fetch the rows
curl https://api.mindcase.co/v1/jobs/JOB_ID/results \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_live_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

Full API reference (auth, jobs, balance, SDKs, MCP): https://mindcase.co/skills.md

## Response columns

| Field | Display name | Type |
|-------|--------------|------|
| `photoUrl` | Photo URL | url |
| `photoId` | Photo ID | text |
| `title` | Title | text |
| `description` | Description | text |
| `width` | Width | number |
| `height` | Height | number |
| `orientation` | Orientation | text |
| `tags` | Tags | array |
| `colors` | Colors | array |
| `license` | License | text |
| `posted` | Posted | text |
| `authorName` | Author Name | text |
| `authorUsername` | Author Username | text |
| `authorId` | Author ID | text |
| `authorProfileUrl` | Author Profile URL | url |
| `authorLocation` | Author Location | text |
| `authorInstagram` | Author Instagram | text |
| `authorTwitter` | Author Twitter | text |
| `imageUrl` | Image URL | url |
| `imageLargeUrl` | Image Large URL | url |
| `imageMediumUrl` | Image Medium URL | url |
| `imageSmallUrl` | Image Small URL | url |