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image-sourcing

Find and download royalty-free stock photos from Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay.

3|1|Updated Nov 19, 2025
Search Tags:#web search#stock photos#pexels#attribution#image download#unsplash#royalty-free
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/lukaskellerstein/claude-my-marketplace --skill image-sourcing-lukaskellerstein
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: image-sourcing
Source: https://github.com/lukaskellerstein/claude-my-marketplace/tree/main/plugins/media-plugin/skills/image-sourcing
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/lukaskellerstein/claude-my-marketplace --skill image-sourcing-lukaskellerstein

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Finding real photographs for a project usually means manually browsing stock photo sites, checking licenses, and downloading files one by one. This Skill automates the search, selection, and download of existing web images so you get properly licensed photos without leaving your workflow. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Unsplash API Search: Queries the Unsplash search endpoint to retrieve real image URLs, descriptions, and photographer details without fabricating links. - Guided Selection Workflow: Presents 3-5 relevant results with descriptions and photographer credits so you choose before anything downloads. - Licensed Downloads with Attribution: Downloads the chosen image at your preferred resolution and reports license terms plus suggested attribution text. - Use Case: You need a hero photo of a mountain sunset for a landing page. The Skill searches Unsplash, shows you the best matches with photographer credits, downloads your pick at 1920px, and gives you the attribution line to include. ## Quick Start Find and download a royalty-free photo of a mountain sunset from Unsplash and save it to my project folder.

Frequently Asked Questions about image-sourcing

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I find and download free stock photos from Unsplash?▼

Query the Unsplash search endpoint at unsplash.com/napi/search/photos with your keywords to get JSON results containing real image URLs. Review the descriptions, pick a result, then download it with curl using the urls.regular or urls.raw field.

What stock photo sites offer royalty-free images for commercial use?▼

Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay all offer licenses permitting free commercial and non-commercial use without required attribution. Wikimedia Commons and Flickr Creative Commons are alternatives, though their licenses vary per image.

When should I use stock photos instead of AI image generation?▼

Use stock photos when you need real photographs of actual places, people, or products, or when licensing clarity matters. Use AI generation for custom illustrations, concept art, or compositions that do not exist in stock libraries.

Why can't I extract image URLs by fetching Unsplash photo pages directly?▼

Unsplash, Pexels, and Pixabay photo pages are JavaScript-rendered, so WebFetch cannot extract usable download URLs from them. Use the Unsplash napi search endpoint instead, which returns direct image URLs in JSON.

How do I download a specific image size from Unsplash?▼

Use the urls.raw field from the API response and append width and quality parameters, such as ?w=1920&q=80 for large or ?w=3840&q=80 for 4K. Alternatively, urls.regular provides a sensible 1080px default.

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