Openverse CC Media Search (Free)
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Openverse CC Media Search (Free)
Search millions of Creative Commons & public-domain images by keyword via Openverse. Get title, creator, license, attribution and direct image URLs. Free, no API key.
Free Apify actor. Search millions of Creative Commons and public-domain images by keyword, powered by the official Openverse API (the same open media index maintained by WordPress/Automattic). Perfect for finding legally reusable visuals for blogs, decks, marketing and datasets. Images libres de droits (Creative Commons) recherchables par mot-clé.
What it does
For each keyword you provide, it queries Openverse and returns structured metadata for the matching openly-licensed images: title, creator, license type and URL, attribution string, source platform and a direct image URL you can download.
Input
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
queries | array | Keywords to search (one search per keyword). |
maxResults | integer | Images per query (1-200, default 20). |
license | string | Optional license filter (cc0, by, by-sa, ...). Empty = all. |
Output (one item per image)
{"query": "mountain landscape","status": "found","title": "Mountains","creator": "Jane Doe","license": "BY-SA","license_version": "2.0","license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/","image_url": "https://live.staticflickr.com/.../image_b.jpg","attribution": "\"Mountains\" by Jane Doe is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.","source": "flickr"}
Every input produces at least one item, with status: found, not_found, or error.
Use cases
- Source royalty-free images for blog posts, slides and social media.
- Build datasets of CC-licensed visuals with proper attribution.
- Automate image sourcing in content pipelines.
- Check available licenses before reusing a visual.
Limitations & fair use
Always respect each image's license and include the provided attribution. Data comes from the public Openverse API; availability depends on that service.
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