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Pexels ACTION

Search Photos

Search for photos on Pexels using a keyword or phrase. See the documentation
  • Action
  • Read only
  • API key
  • SDK
  • MCP

IMPLEMENTATION

Call this tool

Connect a user's Pexels account once, then configure and run Search Photos from your backend or agent.

import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "pexels-search-photos",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    pexels: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    searchQuery: "Search Query",
    orientation: "Orientation",
  },
})

console.log(result)

SCHEMA

Inputs

Pipedream supplies the connected account. Your application provides the operation-specific values below. Dynamic inputs are resolved against that user's account.

Search Photos inputs
Property Type Description
searchQuery Search Query string
The search query. Ocean, Tigers, Pears, etc.
Required
orientation Orientation string
Desired photo orientation.
Optional
size Size string
Minimum photo size.
Optional
color Color string
Desired photo color. You can set any color listed or any hexidecimal color code (eg. #ffffff)
Optional
page Page integer
The page number you are requesting
Optional
perPage Per Page integer
The number of results you are requesting per page
Optional

REFERENCE

Tool details

Behavior hints are published with the component in the Pipedream registry and surface as MCP tool annotations, so an agent can reason about a tool before it calls it.

Registry key
pexels-search-photos
Version
0.0.2
App
Pexels
Authentication
API key
Read-only
Yes
Destructive
No
Open world
Yes