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Pexels integration for Claude and Codex

Connect Pexels once, then control which Spaces can use its approved tools and data without pasting credentials into prompts or threads.

Use Pexels from Claude

Add the Pexels connection to a Space that runs Claude, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Pexels from Codex

Add the Pexels connection to a Space that runs Codex, then use it from every channel in that Space.

Use Pexels from Sidekick

Connect your own OpenClaw to Sidekick while type.com provides the conversations, permissions, connections, skills, and automations.

Design & Media

What the Pexels connector can do

Pexels is a library of free stock photos and videos that teams pull into decks, blog posts, and marketing assets. A content or design Space in type.com can ask Claude to find curated photos for a campaign, pull a specific photo's full metadata, or browse a themed collection for a presentation.

One connection, many Spaces

Connect Pexels once, then decide which Spaces can use it in threads, skills, automations, and coding work.

What teams do with Pexels in type.com

Find photos for a new campaign

Pull curated photos as a starting point for a moodboard or social post, instead of scrolling Pexels manually.

Try asking
Get curated photos from Pexels for a fall product launch moodboard.

Pull full details on a chosen photo

Get a photo's dimensions, photographer credit, and image URLs once you've picked it for a deck or blog post.

Try asking
Get the full details for Pexels photo ID 2421 so I can credit the photographer correctly.

Browse a themed collection for a project

Pull a featured collection's media when a project needs a consistent visual theme across several assets.

Try asking
Show me the media in the Pexels Minimal Workspace collection for our new landing page.

Representative actions

  • Get Collection Media

    Returns paginated media from a specific Pexels collection by its ID.

  • Get Curated Photos

    Returns a real-time, paginated feed of curated photos.

  • Featured Collections

    Returns featured, curated collections of photos and videos.

  • Get Photo

    Returns metadata for a specific photo, including dimensions and photographer details.

  • Get Video by ID

    Returns metadata and file versions for a specific video.

Connection

API and auth details

Pexels provides a REST JSON API for high-quality stock photos and videos. Integrations can search photos and videos, retrieve curated media, access collections, paginate results, inspect rate-limit headers, and authenticate with an API key in the Authorization header.

FAQ

Questions people ask before connecting Pexels

Can Claude pull stock photos and video from Pexels?

Yes. Once a Pexels connection is shared with a type.com Space, the agent can pull curated photos, browse collections, and fetch specific photo or video details from a thread.

How do I authenticate Pexels in type.com?

Pexels uses an API key. An admin adds it once when creating the connection, then controls which Spaces can use it.

Can type.com refresh a campaign's photo picks on a schedule?

Yes. An automation can pull fresh curated photos on a recurring basis and post a shortlist to a channel for review.

Is this the same as an MCP server for Pexels?

Not exactly. type.com uses connectors and connections to give selected Spaces access to approved app tools and data. Some connectors use hosted MCP, while others use OAuth, API keys, service accounts, or custom APIs.

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