Image Hosting API for Developers

ImgLink provides a comprehensive REST API for programmatic image hosting. Upload, manage, and retrieve images from your applications, scripts, and services.

Getting Started

1. Create a Free Account

Sign up in 10 seconds. No credit card required.

2. Get Your API Key

Go to Dashboard → API Keys → Create New Key.

3. Authenticate

Include your API key in the Authorization header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

API Endpoints

Upload Image

POST /api/upload
Content-Type: multipart/form-data
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Parameters:
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
fileFileYesImage file (PNG, JPEG, WebP, GIF, SVG)
visibilityStringNo"public" (default) or "private"

Response:

{
  "images": [{
    "id": "abc123",
    "url": "https://imglink.cc/cdn/abc123.png",
    "thumbnail": "https://imglink.cc/cdn/thumb/abc123.webp",
    "viewer": "https://imglink.cc/i/abc123",
    "width": 1920,
    "height": 1080,
    "size": 245678,
    "mime": "image/png"
  }]
}

Get Image Info

GET /api/images/:id

Returns image metadata, embed codes, and URLs.

Delete Image

DELETE /api/images/:id
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

List Your Images

GET /api/dashboard/images?page=1
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Create Album

POST /api/albums
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
{"title": "My Album", "description": "Collection of screenshots"}

Code Examples

Node.js

import fs from 'fs';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('file', fs.createReadStream('image.png'));
form.append('visibility', 'public');
const res = await fetch('https://imglink.cc/api/upload', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + API_KEY },
  body: form
});
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data.images[0].url);

Python

import requests
with open('image.png', 'rb') as f:
    r = requests.post(
        'https://imglink.cc/api/upload',
        headers={'Authorization': f'Bearer {API_KEY}'},
        files={'file': f},
        data={'visibility': 'public'}
    )
print(r.json()['images'][0]['url'])

cURL

curl -X POST https://imglink.cc/api/upload \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -F "[email protected]" \
  -F "visibility=public"

Rate Limits

Tier	Limit
Free Account	100 uploads/hour

Error Codes

Code	Meaning
400	Bad request (invalid file, too large)
401	Missing or invalid API key
429	Rate limit exceeded
500	Server error

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