Integration

Pexels integration

Free stock photos and videos API. Search and download high-quality images and video content. Access curated collections and trending media. Build content platforms, design tools, and media applications.

Connect Pexels How integrations work

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Say what should happen.
The workflow builds itself.

When this happens, do that in Pexels.Built from the 9 Pexels tools below, on the connection you add once.

Common Pexels use cases

Content discovery
Gallery organization
Asset retrieval
Photo display
Themed content
Video playback
Featured videos
Featured content
Collection display
Stock photo search

What you can do with Pexels

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Photo, 3 operations

curated_photosCurated photosGETRetrieves curated trending photos.
get_photoGet photoGETRetrieves a specific photo by ID.
search_photosSearch photosGETSearches for photos matching a query.

Video, 3 operations

get_videoGet videoGETRetrieves a specific video by ID.
popular_videosPopular videosGETRetrieves popular trending videos.
search_videosSearch videosGETSearches for videos matching a query.

Collection, 2 operations

list_collectionsList collectionsGETLists featured photo and video collections.
list_my_collectionsList my collectionsGETLists all personal collections belonging to the authenticated API user.

Media, 1 operation

get_collection_mediaGet collection mediaGETRetrieves media from a specific collection.

Use Pexels from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect Pexels in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its Pexels operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

Set up the MCP server step by step

How to connect Pexels

Create your workspace
Sign up free. Nothing to install.
Connect Pexels once
Add your Pexels connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
Describe the job in chat
The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

Pexels integration FAQ

What can you do with the Pexels integration?

LiveContext exposes 9 operations on Pexels, covering photo, video, collection and media. Common uses include Content discovery, Gallery organization and Asset retrieval.