Pexels MCP Server

An unofficial, production-ready MCP server that integrates the Pexels API, allowing AI assistants to search and browse photos, videos, and collections. It provides 9 tools covering all documented Pexels endpoints, including search, curated lists, and individual item retrieval. The server is license-aware, providing courtesy credits and guidance on usage restrictions, and optimizes output for token efficiency by returning compact metadata and URLs rather than base64 blobs.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by hanoak

You need:You use it under your own Pexels API account

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Search for stock photos and videos using keywords
Retrieve curated or popular photo and video collections
Fetch detailed metadata and URLs for specific media items

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.0.1

mcp-registry: io.github.hanoak/pexels-mcp-server@1.0.1 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:59 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server 1.0.1

npmnpx

@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server package definition

{
  "version": "1.0.1",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server",
  "runtimeHint": "npx",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "PEXELS_API_KEY",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your Pexels API key (sent as the Authorization header, no prefix)."
    },
    {
      "name": "LOG_LEVEL",
      "choices": [
        "debug",
        "info",
        "warn",
        "error"
      ],
      "default": "info",
      "description": "Log verbosity; all logs go to stderr."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PEXELS_API_KEY>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PEXELS_API_KEY>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "pexels-mcp-server": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PEXELS_API_KEY>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pexels-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@hanoak/pexels-mcp-server@1.0.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "PEXELS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_PEXELS_API_KEY>",
        "LOG_LEVEL": "<YOUR_LOG_LEVEL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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