🖼️ Watermark Images

🚀 Batch-add watermarks to images in minutes. Apply text, logos, or both with position control, opacity settings, and multiple output formats. No design skills, no Photoshop, no coding.

🕒 Last updated: 2026-04-16 · 📝 Text + logo watermarks · 🎯 9 positions · 📏 Opacity + scale · 🚫 No design skills needed

The Watermark Images Actor adds watermarks to images in batch. Upload JPEG, PNG, or WebP images and apply text watermarks, logo overlays, or both. Control position (9 anchor points), opacity, scale, font, color, letter spacing, and background box transparency. Output downloads as watermarked images in your chosen format.

Built for photographers, e-commerce teams, content creators, and anyone who needs to protect or brand images at scale without opening Photoshop.

🎯 Target Audience	💡 Primary Use Cases
Photographers, e-commerce teams, content creators, marketing teams, print shops, stock photo sellers	Image branding, copyright protection, batch watermarking, product photo preparation, content ownership marking

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📋 What the Watermark Images Actor does

Text + logo watermarking with full control:

• 📝 Text watermarks. Custom text with font selection, color, opacity, scale, and letter spacing.
• 🖼️ Logo watermarks. Upload a logo image and overlay it with opacity and scale control.
• 🎯 9 position anchors. Top-left, top-center, top-right, center-left, center, center-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right.
• 📏 Offset controls. Fine-tune horizontal and vertical position as percentages.
• 🔲 Background box. Optional background behind text watermarks with adjustable opacity.
• 📦 Batch processing. Upload multiple images and watermark them all in one run.

💡 Why it matters: watermarking images one at a time in Photoshop or Canva is slow and tedious. This Actor processes hundreds of images in minutes with consistent positioning and styling.

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🎬 Full Demo

🚧 Coming soon: a 3-minute walkthrough showing how to batch-watermark your images.

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⚙️ Input

Input	Type	Default	Behavior
imageFiles	array	[]	Images to watermark. Supports JPEG, PNG, WebP.
watermarkText	string	""	Text to display. Only used if no logo is uploaded.
fontFamily	string	"Arial"	Font for text watermark.
textColor	string	"#FFFFFF"	Text color in HEX format.
textOpacity	integer	50	Text transparency (0-100%).
textScale	integer	20	Text size as percentage of image width.
logoFile	string	""	Logo image URL for overlay.
logoOpacity	integer	50	Logo transparency (0-100%).
logoScale	integer	20	Logo size as percentage of image width.
position	string	"bottom-right"	Anchor: top-left, center, bottom-right, etc.
offsetXPercent	integer	0	Horizontal offset from anchor (%).
offsetYPercent	integer	0	Vertical offset from anchor (%).
backgroundOpacity	integer	0	Text background box opacity (0-100%).

Example: text watermark on product photos.

{
    "imageFiles": ["https://example.com/product-1.jpg", "https://example.com/product-2.jpg"],
    "watermarkText": "© MyBrand 2026",
    "textColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "textOpacity": 40,
    "position": "bottom-right",
    "textScale": 15
}

Example: logo overlay centered.

{
    "imageFiles": ["https://example.com/photo.jpg"],
    "logoFile": "https://example.com/logo.png",
    "logoOpacity": 30,
    "logoScale": 25,
    "position": "center"
}

⚠️ Good to Know: for best results with logo watermarks, use a PNG with transparent background. Text and logo watermarks can be combined in the same run.

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📊 Output

Each watermarked image is saved to the Key-Value Store. The dataset contains metadata per image.

🧾 Schema

Field	Type	Example
🖼️ originalImageUrl	string	"https://example.com/product-1.jpg"
🖼️ watermarkedImageUrl	string	"https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/..."
📝 watermarkText	string | null	"© MyBrand 2026"
🎯 position	string	"bottom-right"
⏱️ processingTimeMs	number	850
🕒 createdAt	ISO 8601	"2026-04-16T00:00:00.000Z"

📦 Sample records

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
📝	Text and logo watermarks. Apply text, logo overlay, or both.
🎯	9 position anchors. Place watermarks anywhere on the image with pixel-perfect control.
📏	Opacity and scale. Fine-tune transparency and size as percentages.
🔲	Background box. Optional opaque background behind text for readability.
📦	Batch processing. Watermark hundreds of images in one run.
🎨	Font and color control. Choose font family, text color, and letter spacing.
🚫	No design skills needed. No Photoshop, no Canva, no coding.

📊 Professional watermarking by hand takes 30-60 seconds per image. This Actor processes hundreds of images in minutes with consistent positioning.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Batch	Positioning	Logo + text	Setup
⭐ Watermark Images (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Yes	9 anchors + offset	Both	⚡ 2 min
Photoshop batch actions	$22/month	Semi	Full control	Both	⏳ Hours of setup
Free online watermark tools	Free	Limited	Basic	Usually one	🕒 Per-image
Canva Pro	$15/month	Semi	Drag-and-drop	Both	🕒 Manual per image

Pick this Actor when you want batch watermarking with position and opacity control, without design software.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the Watermark Images page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Upload images, enter watermark text or logo URL, set position and opacity.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor watermark your images.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your watermarked images from the Key-Value Store.

⏱️ Total time from signup to watermarked images: 2-3 minutes. No design skills required.

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💼 Business use cases

📸 Photographers & Studios Batch-watermark client proofs before delivery Protect portfolio images with branded overlays Add copyright text to stock photo submissions Process event photo galleries at scale	🛒 E-commerce & Product Teams Brand product photos before listing Add "Sale" or "New" badges to catalog images Watermark images for marketplace listings Process seasonal photo updates in batch
📱 Content & Marketing Teams Add brand logos to social media images Watermark promotional graphics Process campaign asset libraries Maintain consistent branding across channels	🖨️ Print & Publishing Add copyright marks to publication images Brand preview images before print approval Process image archives for digital distribution Add identification marks to proof copies

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🔌 Automating Watermark Images

Control the Actor programmatically for batch processing and pipeline integrations:

• 🟢 Node.js. Install the apify-client NPM package.
• 🐍 Python. Use the apify-client PyPI package.
• 📚 See the Apify API documentation for full details.

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

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🔌 Integrate with any app

Watermark Images connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get notifications when done
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your pipeline
• GitHub - Trigger from commits
• Google Drive - Export to Drive

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⚠️ Disclaimer: this Actor is an independent image processing tool. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.